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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by zdragnar on Thursday July 03, 2025 @09:45AM (#44455023)
Employers who knowingly employ illegal workers in the US also get in trouble. However, we also have a system called e-verify which handles checking the employability of people for them. It's relatively easily gamed via identity fraud.
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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by ocschwar on Thursday July 03, 2025 @10:34AM (#44455490)
No. They don't get in trouble. They could, but they don't.
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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by vel0city on Thursday July 03, 2025 @11:00AM (#44455755)
> Employers who knowingly employ illegal workers in the US also get in trouble

They might get a slap on the wrist fine that probably doesn't even negate the profits off the illegal labor.

> However, we also have a system called e-verify

The majority of states do not require e-verify for most jobs. Many states don't have any requirements for e-verify and a few only have limited requirements.

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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by dpkirchner on Thursday July 03, 2025 @12:39PM (#44456849)
> Employers who knowingly employ illegal workers in the US also get in trouble.

If this were true -- if they were actually punished (eg sent to prison for N years) -- the whole problem would solve itself overnight.

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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by rat87 on Thursday July 03, 2025 @11:09PM (#44460849)
They don't. They get elected president despite committing crimes
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