Trump Would Deport All Undocumented Immigrants

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95. The one sure-fire way to prevent illegal immigration

is to prosecute civilly and criminally employers who knowingly hire people who lack authorization to work in the U.S.

Firstly, we must simplify Form I-9 or eliminate it altogether and replace it with mandatory E-Verify. However, employers must become better trained on Form I-9 and E-Verify. These functions are usually relegated to low-level HR employees or even third parties who do not have sufficient training or understanding. Instead, Form I-9 and E-Verify should be rightfully elevated to a compliance or legal role and anyone involved in Form I-9 and/or E-Verify should be properly trained. There are hundreds of ways an individual is authorized to work in the U.S. and hundreds of types of documentation. There are also plenty of techniques to use to distinguish between fraudulent and real documentation.

Secondly, Form I-9 audits and E-Verify monitoring must occur regularly and consistently (particularly with Form I-9 audits by ICE). When violations are found, employers need to face the music and not a simple slap on the wrist. Instead of a thousand bucks here and there, there need to be substantial monetary and other penalties on the employer, including forfeiture of assets and even jail time if necessary.

If these regulations were enforced, employers would not find it beneficial to hire people they know not to be authorized to work. As a result, there would be no advantage for someone to come to the U.S. without inspection (illegally) as there would be no work available.

[Disclaimer: I work in immigration law and I make my living in business immigration, Form I-9 and E-Verify. I am well recognized in the field.]