Hiring Undocumented Immigrants Case Study
Employing Undocumented Immigrants
Shaylyn Hastings, Tynice Hunter, Susan Johnston,
Oksana Konopatski, and Malita Joy
Walden University
Swinton Hudson
Human Resource Management 3001-3
October 24, 2014
Abstract
Illegal immigration is the migration of people across national borders, or the residence of foreign nationals in a country, in a way that is illegal according to the immigration laws of the destination country. This case study deals with the hiring of illegal immigrants, which in this case are people who came to the United States without a Visa, who crossed the border by avoiding inspection and who are looking for employment in the United States. When a company hires illegal immigrants, there are possible penalties such as, civil fines, criminal penalties or debarment from contracts with the government. In this case study, we will look at the business practices of LGA Industries, a carpet company who has been exposed for hiring undocumented illegal immigrants and a manager by the name of Martin who is faced to deal with the issue.
Employing Undocumented Immigrants …show more content…
In 1986, employers started to become penalized and some prosecuted due to the hiring of illegal immigrants (NOLO, 2014). The primary reason employers will take a chance of hiring immigrants is to mainly cut labor costs. There are two arguments employers make on why the need to hire undocumented immigrants, there are labor shortages that hamper production, and many of the firms claim that they can’t hire “the best and the brightest” without looking beyond citizen and green card workforce (North, D.,
Shaylyn Hastings, Tynice Hunter, Susan Johnston,
Oksana Konopatski, and Malita Joy
Walden University
Swinton Hudson
Human Resource Management 3001-3
October 24, 2014
Abstract
Illegal immigration is the migration of people across national borders, or the residence of foreign nationals in a country, in a way that is illegal according to the immigration laws of the destination country. This case study deals with the hiring of illegal immigrants, which in this case are people who came to the United States without a Visa, who crossed the border by avoiding inspection and who are looking for employment in the United States. When a company hires illegal immigrants, there are possible penalties such as, civil fines, criminal penalties or debarment from contracts with the government. In this case study, we will look at the business practices of LGA Industries, a carpet company who has been exposed for hiring undocumented illegal immigrants and a manager by the name of Martin who is faced to deal with the issue.
Employing Undocumented Immigrants …show more content…
In 1986, employers started to become penalized and some prosecuted due to the hiring of illegal immigrants (NOLO, 2014). The primary reason employers will take a chance of hiring immigrants is to mainly cut labor costs. There are two arguments employers make on why the need to hire undocumented immigrants, there are labor shortages that hamper production, and many of the firms claim that they can’t hire “the best and the brightest” without looking beyond citizen and green card workforce (North, D.,