The jail’s new 287(g) program plus a lack of jobs in Gwinnett’s low wage, service-oriented economy are reducing costs at the jail and in the schools, according to this AJC report:
Mansogo also said Jimmy Carter Boulevard, once full of Hispanic drivers and pedestrians in the early evening, now appears almost deserted after 7 p.m.
Claudia Aguilar, a manager at Huntington Village Apartment complex located just off the same street, said occupancy dropped by 10 percent in the past two or three months. People who gave a 30-day notice said 287(g) is the reason.
Hispanics flee law, job loss | ajc.com
An undercover operation by a Georgia jobs watchdog group has exposed the employment of unverified bricklayers on Cobb County’s new courthouse:
After discussions with other workers, Alvarez and Lozano learned they were being paid $10 an hour, as opposed to $18 an hour, which Alvarez said is the normal hourly rate. He said he soon found out there was a reason for the unreasonably low pay.
The Marietta Daily Journal – Report Illegals working on courthouse
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports:
Nearly two months after most federal contractors and subcontractors were required to use the government’s employment verification program, local employers report things are running smoothly.
"We’ve been using E-Verify since the new rules went into effect Sept. 8, (and) so far we’ve not experienced any adverse financial or administrative issues using the system," said BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee spokeswoman Mary Thompson. "It’s simply been another step in the hiring and employment verification process."
Chattanooga Times Free Press | E-Verify working smoothly
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Mexican workers in the United States have lost jobs and faced a crackdown on illegal immigration but are not heading home in droves despite the worst recession in decades, officials and researchers say.
Many Mexican migrants stay put in U.S. despite crisis | U.S. | Reuters
