William HoGonzalez. is quoted as saying that. "This case points out how oven wellintentioned employers may run afoul of the law if they do not pay sufficient attention to the requirements of the employment authorization verification program." Furthermore. the spokesperson for the Justice Department said. "Taking short cuts in this area will invariably lead to trouble." Mind you. the law requires employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of anyone they hire. and the documents that this company requested would allow them to make this verification. But the Justice Department took the position that the law was technically violated because the company specifically asked for these documents. Ironically. even though the Internal Revenue Service requires employeqs to have a Social Security number to be paid. the Justice Department took the position that a job application that requests an employee to show a Social Security card violated the immigration laws. Mr. President. this particular employer is seasonal. employs many immigrant workers. and obviously is very conscious of the law against hiring illegal aliens. I am told that the reason the Government was able to extract this $15.000 payment was that the law under which they would prosecute mandates a fine. Mandates a fine.
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