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Posted on: December 19th, 2005
Filed Under: [ Business ] [ Hispanic News ] [ Immigration ]
Tags: agriculture, border, border patrol, social security numbers
“No company wants to admit they do it, but it is common knowledge that tens of thousands of illegal workers are employed locally in construction, hospitality, home care, cleaning and agriculture.
At least 60 percent of Miami workers in those industries are immigrants, according to Florida International University’s Center for Labor Research and Studies, but the number of illegal workers is difficult to track. Congressional reports estimate there are between 11 million and 15 million nationwide. Biometrics, international databases and more border patrol agents would be used to thwart workers who often use fake identification and Social Security numbers….”
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