Crackdown on illegals forces Irish in US out of jobs

UNDOCUMENTED Irish in the US are being forced out of their black market jobs by tough new measures to clamp down on illegal workers, according to the Immigration Rights Commission in San Francisco.

Crackdown on illegals forces Irish in US out of jobs

Commission chairman Angus McCarthy said the new e-verification form has forced thousands of illegals to quit their jobs.

“The e-verification number has changed the game for workers here. Under this system you have to prove you are legal to keep your job so workers are being given the option of complying, or leaving their jobs.”

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