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‘Workers can be illegal.’

[⟨det (plur worker.n)⟩ illegal.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

This makes them ripe for exploitation, as has been amply documented, and is one reason why US labor law does not allow employers to prevent illegal workers from unionizing.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Balancing National Security And the Rights of Visitors Suit to fight border fence is dismissed this website se shows gap in anti-terror shield Illegal workers booted, but what of their bosses?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The case stems from a worksite raid last year that swept up 58 illegal alien workers at 11 McDonald’s restaurants in Reno, Nevada.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The nation has become dependent on foreign sources for suppliers, capital, strategic products, natural resources, skilled workers and illegal immigrant workers.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Also on the panel is outspoken Sen. Mike Delph, R – Carmel, who butted heads this year with several lawmakers, lobbyists and the business community as he pushed for a bill to crack down on companies hiring illegal workers.
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In Wikipedia:

It states that “It is well known that some labour providers act illegally, by for example employing illegal workers, evading tax and not paying the minimum wage.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

August 12, 2008 Immigration agents arrest illegal workers at Woodfin plant Josh Boatwright and John Boyle Agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement this morning raided a Woodfin manufacturing plant, arresting 57 people on charges related to immigration violations.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Special Agent Del Richburg said that company officials did not know that the workers were illegal.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

He voted YES to the Second Immigration Act of 2007, which proposes building more fences, using crazy unmanned aircrafts, giving a 20 – year prison sentence to illegals, and hiring more patrolmen to stalk the border (and Native American reservations!?); YES to declaring English as the national language; YES to handing over Z visa application info to law enforcement; YES to the Secure Fence Act of 2006 and the Triple – Layered Fencing Amendment ($ 1,829,100,000 for the Army National Guard for the construction of 370 miles of triple – layered fencing, and 461 miles of vehicle barriers along the southwest border) but not the Double – Layered fencing (?!?!); YES to the Employer Verification Amendment that would make employers verify that their workers are not illegal; NO to the Confidentiality Requirement Amendment; NO to the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program that would provide health care and education to non citizens; NO to the Legal Immigrants Assistance Eligibility Amendment; and he hasn’t voted on anything else since 2007.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Special Agent Del Richburg told the Asheville Citizen – Times that company officials did not know the workers were illegal.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

He said that 50 of those suspected of being illegal workers were eligible for some form of’ ’ alternative to detention’ ’ – a concession that could allow them to be placed on a monitoring device while awaiting a caseworker for’ ’ humanitarian reasons’ ’ such as children in their care.
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In Wikipedia:

While Israel lacks a formal procedure to identify victims of labor trafficking, immigration officers interview illegal migrant workers housed in deportation facilities on a daily basis for evidence of trafficking.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The groups also contended the law, called the Legal Arizona Workers Act, violates employers’ due process rights by denying them the chance to challenge allegations that their workers are illegal before their licenses are revoked More here
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

My heart goes out to these workers illegal and legal who are here toiling under the blazing heat.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Passions fly on immigration, but I don’t know anyone who benefits when a mother is separated from her infant child or an employer undercuts American wages by hiring illegal workers.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Many agriculture employers fear crackdowns on illegal immigrant workers will leave them with labor shortages.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

She said she has been unable to find a job since she graduated from Heidelberg High School in the spring and blames, in part, the willingness of companies to hire illegal workers.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

She said she has been unable to find a job since she graduated from Heidelberg High School in the spring and blames, in part, the willingness of companies to hire illegal workers.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Vaughan also said that E – Verify, the government’s electronic system for checking Social Security numbers, can *n’t be trusted to weed out illegal workers.
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Queried on 2013-06-18.