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Employer Sanctions For Hiring Illegal Aliens: A Simplistic Solution To A Complex Problem, R. Paul Faxon

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

Several factors have led to the current push for sanctions against employers who hire illegal aliens. One main factor is the perception that illegal aliens take jobs from United States citizens and legal aliens, work- ers and negatively affect the national economy. Obviously, any percep- tion that the jobs of United States citizens are being lost tends to create an emotionally charged environment that hampers objective decision making. Further, frustration has built up because current legal mecha- nisms seem incapable of halting illegal immigration. This frustration has increased xenophobia. Finally, proponents of sanctions identify a major inequity in a law …