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Hiring Immigrants

Questions - 1 to 21 of 21

All	Q#	Top 100	Question
	1		Do you recall filling out an I-9 form in the last three years, that is a federal form associated with hiring new employees?
	2		What type of picture ID do new employees most often provide you to show that they are the person they say they are?
	2a		Would you estimate that at least 90 percent of the new employees use a for picture ID?
	3		What type of ID do new employees most often provide you to show that they are eligible to work in the United States?
	3a		Would you estimate that at least 90 percent of the new employees use a (response in Q#3) for picture ID?
	4		Do you make photocopies of those documents and retain them?
	5		How long do you retain the actual I-9 form? Do you retain the I-9 for as long as the person works for you, for a longer period than that, or for a shorter period than that?
	6		In the last three years, have you experienced or strongly suspected anyone of attempting to give you false or counterfeit ID for purposes of getting hired?
	7		A non-match letter is a letter telling you that a Social Security number you submitted with an employee’s name either does not exist or is not associated with that employee. In the last three years, has the Social Security Administration sent you a non-match letter?
	7a		(non-match letter) About how many times has that occurred in the last three years?
	7b		A mismatch can occur due to a clerical error or an employee not having a valid Social Security number. Is a clerical error always, sometimes or never the reason for your Social Security number mismatches?
	7c		Does it typically take less than a week, one to two weeks, or longer than two weeks to resolve mismatch problems?
	8		When you hire someone, is the most common time frame between the actual hire and when the person starts to work:?
	8a		Do you commonly, sometimes, or never start a new employee the day he or she was hired or the day immediately following?
	9		Do you have a photocopy machine in your place of business?
	9a		Is there a photocopy machine you can use within five minutes of your business?
	10		In the last year, have you hired any “day labor” for the business, that is, a person or persons to do usually manual labor for a day or two knowing the work is just for that brief period.
	11		Does your business employ an immigrant worker or workers of any kind?
	12		Would your business directly benefit a lot, directly benefit a little, be damaged a little, or be damaged a lot by increasing the number of immigrant work visas available for highly skilled people, known as H1B visas. Or, would your business not be affected by a change in the number of H1B visas?
	13		Would your business directly benefit a lot, directly benefit a little, be damaged a little, or be damaged a lot by increasing the number of immigrant work visas available for seasonal workers, known as H2B visas. Or, would your business not be affected by a change in the number of H2B visas?
	14		In the last three years, have you needed an explanation of the law or legal requirements with respect to hiring immigrants or to complete I-9 forms for the people you hire?

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