Herndon Officials Want Proof of Residency For Day Laborers
Under a proposed plan for running the Herndon Official Workers Center, the center would be run more like a private employment agency and workers would be required to submit proof of citizenship or legal U.S. residency. The move is the latest in a series of moves by town officials to make Herndon less hospitable to illegal immigrants. Read the Post's article here.
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November 1, 2006; 11:36 AM ET
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Posted by: Anne | November 6, 2006 8:40 AM
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I feel for people who are really economic refugees, but there is a right way into the US and a wrong way. If you choose the wrong way, then you are "illegal." Showing proof of one's compliance with the law of the land before being placed in a job is certainly not an unreasonable request.
Of course, the practical effect could be to drive the illegal workers back to hanging out in convenience store parking lots and similar places to look for day jobs offered by random people looking for cheap, undocumented labor. I suppose the cynical could say they'd be easier to catch then, since the legals would be using the center. But we all know that immigration enforcement is rather a joke and that no matter what, these illegal workers are human beings beings with hopes and dreams and who want to work and be productive. This is not an easy situation.