Thread: ICE conducst forum to Dallas Chamber re: business compliance

Wow! This seems like a good thing..ICE speaking to a large, city Chamber of Commerce to inform them about complying with immigration laws, enforcement and verification of workers. ... this is great, if it's true.

Greater Dallas Chamber Presents Corporate Immigration Enforcement Forum
Tuesday March 11, 11:31 am ET

DALLAS, March 11, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Companies are continually facing immigration enforcement and compliance issues by the Department of Homeland Security. The uncertain immigration environment is leaving employers asking how to manage I-9 Audits, how to navigate the new worksite enforcement landscape and how to process a ``No-Match'' letter from the Social Security Administration.

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On April 9, 2008, the Honorable Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will give a keynote address on current enforcement trends for ICE. With No-Match regulations pending approval in the next few weeks, the Honorable Myers will discuss the current enforcement priorities and strategies, ICE's plan for enforcement tools for No-Match regulations and the agency's position on the enforcement environment. Myers will be speaking at the Greater Dallas Chamber's International Business Council's Corporate Immigration Enforcement Forum.

``Since April 2006, when ICE began a new initiative to target employers engaged in the use of unauthorized workers, criminal prosecutions have jumped to over 863 cases in FY 2007. Criminal cases will likely increase again this year and Ms. Myers' visit to Dallas will be a first-hand opportunity for employers to hear where and how ICE will be focusing its enforcement strategy and how employers will be impacted by the new SSA No-Match regulations in 2008,'' says Steven M. Ladik, Partner, Berry Appleman & Leiden, LLP.

An expert panel will address how to ensure your company is following the correct hiring and record-keeping procedures, and the economic impact of these proposed rule changes for ICE. Panelists include David P. Berry, Partner, Berry Appleman & Leiden, LLP and Pia Orrenius, Senior Economist & Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The moderator will be Steven M. Ladik, Partner, Berry Appleman & Leiden, LLP.

Sponsored by Berry Appleman & Leiden, LLP, the event will be held at the Rosewood Crescent Hotel (400 Crescent Court, Dallas TX, 75201) from 11:30 AM to 2:15 PM. The cost to attend is $45 for International Business Council Investors, $55 for Chamber Members, and $65 for Non Members. Table sponsorships are still available for $700.

For more information please contact Jane Edson at jedson@dallaschamber.org or 215-712-1937.

The Greater Dallas Chamber's International Business Council's mission is to unite and engage the international business community of North Texas and promote the region's global growth.

The Greater Dallas Chamber logo is available at http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4067

(Note to Editors: For photo/interview opportunities or to RSVP to this event please contact Jo Trizila at 214-746-6690)


Contact:

Greater Dallas Chamber
Jo Trizila, Senior Director, Media Relations
214-746-6690
jtrizila@dallaschamber.org

I'm waiting to hear the whining start and it'll go something like this...

B-b-b-ut we WANT our cheap labor! We don't want to pay for benefits, workmen's comp OR taxes. It's soooo hard to comply. It'll be a hardship. Yada, yada, yada

miguelina,

My thoughts exactly. You know they just showed up to whine and discover new excuses not to use the E-Verify system.

Dixie

Oklahoma and Arizona have both implemented bills that enforce immigration laws resulting in ILLEGALS leaving their states and returning to their home country or moving to another state in the United States to drain their resources. The Chamber of Commerce always claims to follow Immigration Laws but continuously become confused about the interpretation of the law.