More on Recent Employer Sanctions Enforcement

Earlier today, my colleague, Dean Kevin Johnson, posted the story on more interior immigration enforcement.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency arrested current and former managers of the German-based IFCO Systems in raids on more than 40 of the company’s plants in 26 states. The agency says nearly 1,200 undocumented aliens working for the company were arrested during the raids.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced the crackdown during a news conference in Washington, saying customs agents are now targeting businesses allegedly involved in deliberately hiring undocumented immigrants in violation of U.S. law.

My Query: The timing of such a high-publicity action in response to recent calls for more enforcement by Senators Frist and Congressmen Sensenbrenner and Tancredo is interesting. Could this be a way of appeasing them, while the White House continues its promotion of a guestworker program?

Click on: http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-04-20-voa33.cfm

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For the NPR story on the raids, click here.

For the DHS releases, click here.

KJ