In her confirmation hearings, Janet Napolitano, the new head of the Department of Homeland Security, warned employers that they’ll be the focus of stopping illegal immigration.
Among her comments: “You have to deal with illegal immigration from the demand side … with what is drawing people across the border, and that is a job.”
Those comments, combined with Napolitano’s record — as governor, she signed into law Arizona’s employer-sanctions bill — could signal the direction DHS will take in stopping illegal immigration and the hiring of undocumented workers.
She also mentioned that, under her, DHS would take a look at reviving the controversial Real ID program, which called for national standards for state driver’s licenses, providing another document employers could use to verify eligibility for employment.
