Audit Shows Obama Administration Going Easy on Businesses that Hire Illegal Workers
Audit Shows Obama Administration Going Easy on Businesses that Hire Illegal Workers
Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 10:06 AM EST
Pres. Obama has made cracking down on employers who hire illegal workers a focal point of his immigration reform plan, but a new audit shows that the administration is anything but tough on unscrupulous employers. According to the audit by the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general, administration officials have cut fines by an average of 40%.
According to the audit, one business had it's fine of $4.9 million reduced to just over $1 million - a 78% reduction.
"The knowledge that fines can be significantly reduced may diminish the effectiveness of fines as a deterrent to hiring unauthorized workers," the inspector general said. . . .
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