CLINTON TURNS FOCUS TO IMMIGRATION LAW.Byline: Robert Pear The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times President Clinton is expected to issue an order barring federal contracts with companies that violate immigration law This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected future events. It may contain tentative information; the content may change as the event approaches and more information becomes available. by hiring undocumented foreign workers foreign workers Those who work in a foreign country without initially intending to settle there and without the benefits of citizenship in the host country. Some are recruited to supplement the workforce of a host country for a limited term or to provide skills on a , administration officials said Monday. The order is part of a stepped-up effort to stop employers from hiring illegal immigrants and to open jobs for American citizens. Congress outlawed the hiring of illegal immigrants in 1986, but enforcement has faded in the last six years. Doris M. Meissner, the commissioner of immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. and naturalization naturalization, official act by which a person is made a national of a country other than his or her native one. In some countries naturalized persons do not necessarily become citizens but may merely acquire a new nationality. , said in an interview: "This whole area of employer enforcement has been moribund. There has been a steady decline in effort and resources directed at the workplace." Immigration is becoming a volatile issue in the presidential campaign, especially in states like California, Florida and Texas, and Clinton wants to make sure that Republicans cannot use the issue against him, administration officials said. Last week, in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kansas, the front-running candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, criticized Clinton's record on immigration, saying the president had not helped California cope with the costs of illegal immigrants. The administration is already using the armed forces and local law-enforcement agencies to bolster the Border Patrol in Arizona and California. Mexico's economic problems have increased the pressure for illegal immigration "Illegal alien" and "Illegal aliens" redirect here. For other uses, see Illegal aliens (disambiguation). Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. . Recognizing that many illegal immigrants are lured to this country by jobs, Congress recently directed the immigration service to double its corps of workplace investigators. By issuing an executive order, the president can take action by himself, without needing Congress to pass comprehensive legislation to overhaul immigration policy An immigration policy is any policy of a state that affects the transit of persons across its borders, but especially those that intend to work and to remain in the country. . White House officials say Clinton will make increased use of such orders to put his imprint on domestic policy and to show that he has not been stymied by Republicans in this election year. As a condition of doing business with the government, companies promise to obey federal immigration and labor laws, but until now, the government has not had a systematic way to exclude contractors that violate these laws. The president's order would require all federal agencies to inform other units when companies are found to have hired illegal aliens and cooperate to bar such companies from doing further work for the government. The order is likely to complement the immigration agency's new emphasis on workplace violations. Meissner said the enforcement efforts would focus on industries with a history of employing illegal workers, like construction, food processing, hotels, restaurants and agriculture. |
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