Bush (mis)Administration Supports Illegal Immigration

current (mis)administration's lack of enforcement

In 1999, under President Bill Clinton, the US government collected $3.69 million in fines from 890 companies for employing undocumented workers. In 2004, under President George Bush, the federal government collected $188,500 from 64 companies for such illegal employment practices. And in 2004, the Bush Administration levied NO fines for US companies employing undocumented workers. link

how businesses benefit and how illegal immigrants contribute to our economy

Having a sub-minimum wage working class in this country has the effect of benefiting business.

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"It creates a group of people do not demand, for the most part, do not demand their rights as American workers," San Miguel said.

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"The employers prefer to hire undocumented workers because they are more manageable," San Miguel said.

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University of Houston history professor John Hart said what counts is immigrants' contributions to the economy. He estimates undocumented laborers contribute $540 to $590 billion a year to the economy. link

businesses recruit illegal immigrants as cheap labor

His story is not unusual. A growing number of U.S. employers and migrants are tapping into an underground employment network that matches one with the other, often before the migrants leave home.

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As debate over immigration heats up in the United States, more and more U.S. companies in need of cheap labor are turning to undocumented employees to recruit friends and relatives back home, and to smugglers to find job seekers. link