Illegal Immigration Watch: Dunkin’ Donuts Now Screening Employees For Work Status

Business Week: Small Biz Screens for Work Status

A number of employers are signing up for a program that uses government databases to weed out illegal hires

A small but growing number of small businesses and franchises are using a voluntary federal program that checks new employees’ legal work status against government databases. Participation in the program, known as Basic Pilot, signals that the debate over how to prevent the widespread hiring of illegal immigrants is spreading to small businesses.

Both the controversial immigration-enforcement bill passed by the House in December and the bill passed by the Senate on May 25 call for mandatory implementation of an employment-verification system similar in theory to Basic Pilot (see BW Online, 5/29/06, “Hiring Illegals: Inside the Deal Ahead”).

But some employers aren’t waiting for the proposed new system (which would require all U.S. employers to submit job applicants’ Social Security numbers or another ID to a new federal verification system and face stiff fines for violations) because it could take at least two years to go into effect.

On May 30, Dunkin’ Brands, the parent company of Dunkin Donuts, announced that it would require all 5,000 of its franchisees to participate in the Basic Pilot verification program starting June 1 (see BW Online, 04/11/ 2006, “Dunkin’ Donuts’ Cheap Chic”). Gerri Ratliff, chief of the verification division for U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), says Dunkin’ Brands isn’t alone — roughly 200 new companies — both small and large businesses — are signing up for the free program every month. Over 6,200 U.S. employers have joined so far.

Good for Dunkin Donuts and the other companies.

Now, let’s get more American business to turn away illegal alien employment.

Michelle Malkin has I SUPPORT DUNKIN’ DONUTS…

…because they support our immigration laws.

Beginning today, all 5,000 of Dunkin’ Donuts franchisees will be required to participate in a government database program to verify that workers are here legally. The company was responding to customer concerns about illegal employees. Only 6,200 out of the nation’s 8 million employers participate in the screening program, by the way. (Hat tip: Polipundit) The open-borders crowd is up in arms, of course, because enforcing the law = profiling!

All the more reason to buy a dozen chocolate sprinkleds plus a box of Munchkins on your lunch break today. Or shop Dunkin’ Donuts online here.

Polipundit has Dunkin’ Donuts to Screen Workers

As if you needed more reasons to shop at Dunkin’ Donuts:

Stay tuned as the lawsuits from the ACLU fly……..

But, in the meantime, get over there and buy some Dunkin’ Donuts …..

Flap knows you will be glad you did.

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