Separately, we have to wonder how much of an illegal immigrant’s value to a unscrupulous employer comes from their inability to go to government authorities and complain about mistreatment or unjust employment contracts. They also much less likely to ever make workman’s compensation claims, take their entitled meal breaks, complain about illegal deductions from the pay for work-related tools or materials or transportation, harassment and other violation of workplace laws. This 2008 survey found 37 percent of illegal immigrants were paid wages that violated minimum wage law; nearly 85 percent percent of illegal immigrants not paid the legally required overtime rate by their employers. Giving a worker this new quasi-legal status also gives them the incentive to complain about low wages, employer mistreatment, and so on. An illegal immigrant who comes forward to take the quasi-amnesty may find himself no longer wanted at his old employer, while the boss keeps using his buddy who didn’t take the quasi-amnesty.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 02:32:42 +0000
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