Nervous Employers Re-Examine Practices in Wake of Immigration Raids - South Florida

Posted on: September 15th, 2006
Filed Under: [ Business ] [ Hispanic News ] [ Immigration ] [ Top Stories ]
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“65 percent of South Florida Republicans surveyed favor establishing a path to legalization for immigrants currently living illegally in the United States. ” and “77 percent of South Florida Democrats”

“Some South Florida labor and employment lawyers warn that such federal raids signal that companies here must take serious steps to ensure that they are not employing undocumented workers — either directly or through subcontractors. That could have a major impact on Florida’s economy, which quietly has depended on illegal workers.

Many employers in the state’s large agricultural, tourism and construction industries are nervous. And so are immigrant workers.”

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