I was hoping to call in about the imigration issue but got called out.
First off, I would like to say that I really enjoy your show. You guys inspire the thought process and give forum to Valley as well as national concerns.
Tonight you had a guest from Farm Bureau that discused the problem of verifying the identity of a potential employee. His comment was that if an employer suspects that the documents provided are fradulant, they can do nothing about it for fear of being sued under a civil rights violation. I feel that this argument is a cop out for industries who are prone to hire undocumented immigrants. I have heard it before, and will certainly hear it again. However, it doesnt hold under scrutiny.
My wife is currently a State Licensed Daycare Provider. If she hires anyone to help her, she is required by law to have that person submit to a BCI background check. Not only does this apply to employees of her facility, but to anyone who resides in the home over the age of 12.
Recently there was an article in the Herald Journal concerning the amount of requests for background checks that BCI is undertaking. I believe the article stated that they are receiving upwards of 10,000 requests a month for these checks. BCI receives these requests from government, as well as private employers. So there are numerous employers out there, both govenment and private who require potential employees to submit not only the normally required documentation (ie drivers license, social security cards) but also finger print cards. If BCI finds that any of the documents submitted do not add up, they notify the submiting business (not the potential employee).
If an individual fills out an I-99 form and provides the above mentioned identifications for use as ID and they are later found to be fraudulant, the I-99 form plainly spells out they may be prosecuted for fraud.
Now, what does all that mean….it means that if a farmer required his employees to go through that process, it would ensure that he would not be employing an undocumented worker. The same of course would apply to ANY business.
Unfortunately, business who hire undocumented workers, have an interest in NOT looking to deep, because they wish to keep the wages low. Then when an undocumented worker is arrested, they hid behind the above mentioned excuse.
My second comment is that it seems to me there is another way to easily locate undocumented workers who have used a fradulant or stolen Social Security number.
All employers are required to file quarterly taxes.
When I filed my income tax several years ago, only about 3 days passed before I got a call from our accountant stating he had been contacted by the IRS because one of the social security numbers for my children did not match. Seems when the number was typed on the tax form, a clerical error was made. The mistake was quickly resolved.
What does that have to do with the price of tea in China…simple. When an employer files his quarterly taxes, the IRS should easily be able to see that an employee is either using a fradulant social security number, or someones elses. They should notify the employer to possibly correct the mistake, or verify the employees number. PROBLEM SOLVED.
I just dont understand why this has not been implimented before.
Thanks for your time.
Again….LOVE the SHOW
- Sean Marshall
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