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Undocumented Workers
124 published works
ImmigrationProf Blog
ICE, unions and undocumented workers
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the University of Chicago Legal Symposium, held at the law school. The symposium featured a keynote speech by Julie L. Myers,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Canada Rejects Amnesty for Undocumented Workers
Ottawa has ruled out amnesty for the estimated 200,000 undocumented workers toiling in Canada's underground economy, saying it would not be fair to those who have applied legally and are…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Study Shows Abuse of Undocumented Katrina Workers
A new study released yesterday indicates that undocumentedworkers are being mistreated even as they provide critical help to rebuildNew Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The study of more than 200 workers…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Massachusetts State Police Use Undocumented Workers
Gov. Mitt Romney proposed deputizing state troopers, giving them theauthority to arrest undocumented immigrants. But state police have foryears relied on a cleaning company that is staffed in large part…
Construction & Infrastructure Law Blog
Labor Through Contract Theory of Sanctions Liability
On May 8, 2006, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") arrested 76 undocumented workers and 4 construction site managers at Fischer Homes, Inc. worksites in Kentucky. Fischer and its managers were…
ImmigrationProf Blog
S Ct Vacates and Remands Immigration RICO Case
The Supreme Court said Monday that a lower court should reconsider whether workers can use a federal racketeering law to sue a Georgia carpet maker for hiring illegal immigrants. Last…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Wagner Moot Court Finals to be Webcast Live
The final round of the 2006 Robert F. Wagner Moot Court Competition, hosted by New York Law School's Labor and Employment Law Program, will be webcast live on Sunday, March…
ImmigrationProf Blog
ICE Continues OSHA Ruse
According to a New York Times report, ICE refused to rule out the use of impersonating OSHA officials to lure undocumented workers, despite objections by the Occupational Safety And Health…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Case on the Legal Rights of Undocumented Workers
Robert Correales of UNLV has written scholarship on this issue.KJ The New York SunJanuary 11, 2006 WednesdayNEW YORK; Pg. 3521 wordsCourt To Decide If Illegal Immigrants Eligible for Lost Wages…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Protests Held Against Undocumented Workers
Hundreds of protesters squared off in tense and boisterous confrontations Saturday at Southern California day laborer sites, as activists opposing illegal immigration stepped up a nationwide effort to cut off…