,Surety Bonds: A Better Solution Than Burdensome Workplace Immigration Enforcement

Surety Bonds: A Better Solution Than Burdensome Workplace Immigration Enforcement


 

Publication Date: June 2007

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): James Sherk; William W. Beach

Research Area: Labor; Population and demographics

Keywords: Immigration; surety bonds; workplace; alien

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

To ensure that companies hire only legal immigrants, Congress should require them to post surety bonds guaranteeing that their employees are legally allowed to work in the United States.