Effect of INS enforcement remains in question. (Immigration and Naturalization Service search for undocumented workers in the apparel industry in Los Angeles, California) (Special Report: Apparel)

From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: March 25, 1991| Author: | Copyright information

Effect of INS enforcement remains in question

Since the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act went into effect four years ago, hundreds of Los Angeles County garment workers have have obtained amnesty and moved on to better jobs. But employee advocates and independent researchers contend the law has had little impact on the industry overall, because many of the workers who left their jobs have been replaced by new illegal immigrants who continue to arrive in Southern California.

And while the law also makes it illegal for an employer to knowingly hire an undocumented ...

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