Homeland Security Seeks Verification of Employee Citizenship Status
The Department of Homeland Security isn't waiting for Congress to require employers to verify they're hiring legal immigrants. It's preparing new rules that would compel companies to take swift action when they receive notice that a worker may be using fake documents, even as another federal agency warns that the proposed rule would be an invitation to discrimination lawsuits. By MARISA TAYLOR and KEVIN G. HALL of McClatchy Newspapers.