The government tried to reduce the inflow of illegal foreign workers by prosecuting employers of such workers.

California at the Vanguard California stands alone in the United States in its willingness to prosecute employers who kill or harm their workers by violating safety laws.

Federal workplace-safety laws do give the Occupational Safety and Health Administration some power to ask the Justice Department to prosecute employers who intentionally or negligently injure their employees.

As the authorities have aggressively prosecuted employers for hiring undocumented workers, companies are examining applicants more carefully, and fake documents no longer pass inspection as easily as they did.

He noted that the courts had interpreted the wage law broadly enough to allow the department to prosecute employers directly.

Since the Government started prosecuting employers of illegal aliens, he said, many of his patrons have lost their jobs.

When faced with choices between prosecuting cold-blooded killers or employers who have cut corners in order to make a living, the former win out every time.

In April 2009, DHS issued new guidelines and regulations that are increasing attention and resources on prosecuting employers who violate our nation's immigration laws.

It does almost nothing to prosecute employers who hire unlawful migrants.

The trial marks the first test of a new federal effort to prosecute employers who repeatedly put workers at risk by violating safety and environmental laws.