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Search results for "Immigration Reform Control Act" ...
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Meaner Pastures
Westword reports on mistreatment of Peruvian sheepherders in Colorado working in the U.S. under the H-2A section of theImmigration Reform Act. Because of the workers' status and the power of the ranchers, numerous complaints of mistreatment, physical and emotional abuse and lack of food and water have been difficult to prosecute. Investigations by the Department of Labor have not changed basic conditions for the workers, Westword reported.
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Crime Without Punishment
In a yearlong investigation, the San Francisco Chronicle analyzed thousands of Immigration and Naturalization Services cases to find that employers nationwide are flouting laws establishing fines and prison terms for those who knowingly hire illegal immigrants. More fines are being collected in cities in Oregon, Ohio, Nebraska and Arkansas than in San Francisco and while the INS pledges to double numbers of workplace inspectors nationwide, most of the money will go to bolster the Border Patrol rather than crackdown on workplace fines. (March 18,1996)