Employers' shock as illegal Filipino immigrant found working at their seafood firm

[Dedworth]

I know there are!

Actually where many employers come unstuck is that they feel awkward asking every recruit to produce a birth certificate or passport; if someone presents as "British" or "has been here a long time" they are worried that they may be accused of racisim if they ask for proof of right of abode.

I would like to say they're mugs for risking an "up to £10000 fine" for failing to provide evidence that legally required checks were carried out. But as these fines are rarely imposed they are shrewd operators keeping their costs down and putting their law abiding competitors out of business.

I wrote to Theresa May yesterday asking why the UKBA website is now so eager to brag about raids on places of business and nabbing illegals but never has any reports about fines actually collected in