Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)
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The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) “requires employers to verify employment eligibility of individuals on [Form
Failure to present this form for inspection to officers of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) or Department of Labor within the time period specified by regulation, or improper completion or retention of this form, may be a violation of the above law ... “ In effect, this Act mandates that employers, with the assistance and signed attestation of job applicants, become agents of the INS in denying employment to the undocumented.
When the landless poor are excluded from the market for their labor, they are prevented from making a living. Being prevented from making a 1iving violates a person's right to life. With respect to this basic right, no human being is an alien.
The Creator of the earth is the owner of it. He gave us being thereon, and our nature requires nourishment which is the produce of it. As he is kind and merciful, we as his creatures, while we live answerable to the design of our creation, we are so far entitled to a convenient subsistence that no man may justly deprive us of it.
(John Woolman,A Plea for the Poor) Therefore, as an employer, Mt. Toby Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) will not require, fill out, or file Form
Mt. Toby Monthly Meeting will support those who for conscientious reasons do not comp1y with the
We urge that other Friends Meetings and all employers and job applicants throughout the United States consider whether they can in good conscience comply with the
In common with all other testimonies concerning faith and practice, the Meeting's refusal to comply with the