The Biden administration recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of a program that helps undocumented immigrants report violations of employment laws by U.S. companies and quietly grants them work permits and a type of backdoor amnesty.
On January 17, Biden’s Department of Homeland Security, whose cabinet-level secretary is currently facing impeachment in the House of Representatives, gleefully said: announced The agency said it has protected more than 1,000 undocumented immigrants who were injured while working illegally or whose employers violated federal employment regulations.
Through its programs, DHS boasted that it had “protected more than 1,000 nonnational workers who were victims or witnesses of labor rights violations.” DHS noted that this policy is used to expedite work permits for undocumented immigrants and legalize their immigration status.
The announcement added that this is part of Biden’s goal to give “legal rights” to “noncitizens.”
“These improvements advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to empower workers and improve workplace conditions by allowing all workers, including noncitizens, to more freely assert their legal rights.” ” states the news release.
Without mentioning that people who join the workforce illegally drive down the wages of real Americans, especially Black people, the DHS press release explains how employers can be charged with violations due to “inhumane practices.” He continues to explain in critical terms how he is making it “perpetuate.” Press release rail:
The fear of reporting violations due to immigration-based retaliation creates an unequal labor market that affects employment, from nonpayment of wages to the imposition of unsafe working conditions to the chilling of workers’ ability to organize and bargain collectively for improvement. It can perpetuate illegal and inhumane acts by the Lord. their working conditions.
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas, who is currently the subject of impeachment proceedings, has stated that “Nonnational workers should never report workplace exploitation or fear retaliation from abusive employers.” It shouldn’t be done.” He continued:
No employer is above the law. DHS will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to hold accountable those who prey on immigrant vulnerabilities and protect those who report abuse. Combating labor exploitation helps ensure fair wages and safe working conditions for all workers in our country.
In a press release, DHS further touted its generous legalization policy granted to illegal aliens who testify against American companies, adding that the agency is expanding gifts to illegal aliens and that the Department of Labor “Noncitizens who are recognized based on enforcement interests may be granted a postponement of litigation.” If there is a continued need for labor institutions, we request that the measures be postponed for an additional two years. ”
A program that allows undocumented immigrants to denounce their employers in exchange for legalized status and work permits. launched In January 2023.
The program also gives people in the country immediate protection from illegal prosecution and deportation if they notify their employers. According to the company, they are primarily deployed in New York, California, and Massachusetts. City.
In New York state, construction unions have flagged violations of the program in an effort to shut down non-union businesses or at least subject them to federal enforcement. City Added.
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