Hans von Spakovsky: DHS' Mayorkas makes jobs for illegal aliens a priority over US workers and the law
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The directive by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the employment of illegal aliens demonstrates his contempt for both the rule of law and the well-being of American workers.
The bottom line here is that Mayorkas has no authority to simply ignore federal law.
One key to deterring illegal immigration is enforcing the federal laws that bar illegal aliens from working and punish employers who knowingly hire them. As the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals pointed out in Texas v. U.S. (2015), Congress "forcefully made combating the employment of illegal aliens central" to federal immigration policy by "establishing an extensive employment verification system designed to deny employment to aliens who are not lawfully present in the United States."
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