August 19, 2008

Enforcement Works in Iowa – legal labor on the rebound

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Jacobson runs all of its potential hires through the government’s E-Verify system to make sure applicants are in the U.S. legally and are able to work.

Associated Press
08/15/2008

Recruiters fill the void after immigration raids

The largest single-site workplace raid in U.S. history may have cost a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa nearly half its employees, but it’s been a boon to labor recruiters around the country. — After federal immigration agents raided Agriprocessors, Inc., and arrested nearly 400 undocumented workers, Gavino Bravo’s phone started ringing….