Rekan-rekan, ada baiknya berita ini diteruskan ke teman-teman... salam, tino ++++++++ Berita dari Channel 4 KOMOTV: INS Nabs 62 Illegal Workers April 19, 2001 By KOMO Staff & News Services SEATTLE - A U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service investigation nabbed 62 illegal workers at an Everett manufacturing plant Wednesday night. The 45 men and 17 women were employees of Kelly Services and Selectron Inc. Neither company violated any laws according to an INS company records audit. Their hiring practices, as they relate to immigration law, are not in question either. The 57 Indonesians and five Mexicans presented fraudulent documents to gain employment. All but one of the illegal workers were released pending their removal hearing. One undocumented worker had previously been deported and is being detained at the INS detention facility on Airport Way. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 made it illegal to hire undocumented workers and required employers to view citizenship documents from all employees, including U.S. citizens. Penalties for employers hiring illegal workers range from $1,000 to $10,000 per worker depending on the number offenses. Both companies are fully cooperating with the INS. KOMOTV News Link: http://www.komotv.com/news/story.asp?ID=10486 - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Berita dari Channel 5 KING TV: INS busts dozens of illegal immigrants April 19, 2001, 09:45 PM EVERETT. Agents raided an Everett manufacturing plant early Thursday morning. Inside they found 62 illegal immigrants hard at work. Authorities say the plant operator had no idea. REPORTED BY Gary Chittim RESOURCES The INS Online Immigration and Naturalization Service agents capped off an investigation when they rounded up dozens of workers who they say used fake documents to get jobs. This was a big operation and even the INS was urprised by what it found. Solectron Inc. is a big plant. The Everett manufacturing facility employs more than 900 workers who make circuit boards and other computer components. INS agents say the company and its hiring agent, Kelly Services, got duped by illegal immigrants mostly from Indonesia, who used sophisticated fake documents to get jobs. It has all the signs of an organized crime ring. The INS says Solectron and Kelly Services are innocent victims and will not be fined. As for the illegal workers, they were processed and released pending their removal hearings. They're not being held despite being candidates to flee prosecution. The reality of the situation is the INS holding facilities are already full to capacity and it is very expensive to hold illegal immigrants. The INS just hopes to stem the flow by eliminating the job opportunities for undocumented workers. KING5 TV NewsLINK: http://www.king5.com/localnews/storydetail.html?StoryID=17852 - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - -
