Human Resources and Immigrant Reform

Paper Summary:

The paper looks at how the laws and rules that have been created to discourage the hiring of undocumented workers present new challenges for human resource personnel within businesses and organizations in the United States. The paper provides a literature review and concludes that the best way to ensure compliance with the 1986 Act is for employers to maintain the appropriate documentation and to perform regular compliance audits. The paper makes a specific mention of the I-9 form that seems to be more important than any other in ensuring the compliance of an organization in attempting to accurately verify the status of new hires. The paper provides a glossary of terms used in the paper.

Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Results
Conclusion and Summary

From the Paper:

"One of the intensely debated issues in America right now is the border between Mexico and the United States. In the past year, many states have responded to the impact of illegal aliens on their states' legal, economic, medical, educational and social systems by passing aggressive new rules and laws requiring landlords and employers to verify certain applicant information before providing housing or hiring employees in order to discourage the housing and hiring of undocumented tenants and workers (Green and Coibanu, 2006, p. 1203). The Department of Homeland Security has said that it is going to begin enforcing the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act on employers (The Washington Times, April 21, 2006, p. A01)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• 2 Iraqis Held Trying to Cross Mexico Border; Paid to Enter U.S. Illegally. (2005, June 30). The Washington Times, p. A01. Retrieved September 30, 2007, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5009756967
• 300 Illegals Arrested in Sweep; U.S. Authorities Target Wal-Mart Cleaning Crews. (2003, October 24). The Washington Times, p. A06. Retrieved September 30, 2007, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5002018320
• Aliens Hiding in Plain Sight; Once in U.S., Illegals Have Little to Fear. (2004, July 19). The Washington Times, p. A01. Retrieved September 30, 2007, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5006338256
• Chertoff Gets Tough with Employers of Illegals; Strategy Ends Tolerance O Falien Hiring. (2006, April 21). The Washington Times, p. A01. Retrieved September 30, 2007, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5014752098
• Ferguson, R. F. (2005, Wntr). The Working-Poverty Trap. Public Interest 71+. Retrieved September 30, 2007, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5008256355

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