Town joins with Feds in crack down on illegal immigrants

ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - The city of Elgin is responding to complaints it is not doing enough to combat illegal immigration by joining with federal law enforcement agencies in screening applicants for city jobs.

Investigators will be checking potential employees for valid Social Security numbers, and doing random checks to make sure city contractors do not hire illegal workers.

City spokeswoman Susan Olafson says the city of 105,000 - a third of whom are Latino - also has applied to participate in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement initiative that would authorize police to work with federal agents on immigration enforcement actions.

The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights says Elgin’s efforts will be watched closely for possible violations of federal civil rights laws.

But David White of the Elgin-based Association for Legal Americans says he welcomes the city’s efforts.
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