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Arkansas Democrat-GazetteDeportation cases against two dozen illegal aliens apprehended in a recent raid at two Springdale houses highlight an inconsistency in how such cases are handled.
The cases also reveal a continuing problem with some business owners who hire aliens but then don't pay them, law enforcement and immigration experts said. That happens frequently because the owners know the illegal workers likely will not report them to authorities, they said.
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Plumlee said prosecutors will be looking at the nonpayment of wages, along with the claims that De Oliveira was providing housing and transportation. The fact that the workers hadn't been paid is a factor to consider in building the case, Plumlee said, but it will not add any criminal charges.
"Not paying is a factor," he said. "But it's really not a crime to not pay employees."
Nonpayment of wages is a civil matter and just one way in which illegal aliens are exploited, Plumlee said. He said they are targeted because they won't go to authorities to file a lawsuit for wages and won't file a claim if they get hurt on the job.
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Now, I'm no lawyer but isn't fraud illegal?