legislation: 105-hr-2548

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105-hr-2548 105 hr 2548 Eliminate the Magnet for Illegal Immigration Act of 1997 Immigration 1997-09-25 1997-10-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50] CA D F000116 0 Eliminate the Magnet for Illegal Immigration Act of 1997 - Authorizes additional appropriations for increases in: (1) Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) investigators to enforce employer sanctions; (2) Department of Labor investigators to enforce labor standards; and (3) Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (Department of Justice) investigators to enforce antidiscrimination provisions. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant specified subpoena authority to the Secretary of Labor. Increases specified penalties for: (1) hiring, recruiting, and referral violations; (2) labor standards violations; and (3) unfair immigration-related employment practices. Provides for joint INS-Department of Labor efforts to investigate violations of employer sanctions and labor standards and target high concentration areas of illegally employed aliens. Directs the Attorney General to conduct: (1) a national employer education program; and (2) a study of immigration-related discrimination. 2026-03-23T12:47:58Z  

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