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30 Seton Hall Legis. J. 189 (2005-2006)
Be Our Guest: A Review of the Legal and Regulatory History of U.S. Immigration Policy toward Mexico and Recommendations for Combating Employer Exploitation of Nonimmigrant and Undocumented Workers

handle is hein.journals/sethlegj30 and id is 195 raw text is: BE OUR GUEST: A REVIEW OF THE LEGAL AND REGULATORY HISTORY OF U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY TOWARD MEXICO AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMBATING EMPLOYER EXPLOITATION OF NONIMMIGRANT AND UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS Shannon Leigh Vivian* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. IN TRO D U CTIO N ................................................................ 190 II. THE FOREIGN LABOR FORCE: WHO THEY ARE, WHY THEY COME, AND WHAT THEY FACE .................. 191 III. THE HISTORY OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN IM M IG RATIO N .................................................................... 196 A. The 1942 Bracero Agreement ....................................... 196 B. The H-2 Guestworker Program and Problems with its Expansion .......................................................... 202 IV. THE CURRENT DEADLOCK IN IMMIGRATION POLICY: THE IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT AND ITS EFFECTS ON EMPLOYEE REMEDIES UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIO N S ACT ................................................................. 206 A. Why the Immigration Reform and Control Act Fails to Prevent Employers from Hiring Undocumented W orkers ........................................................................... 206 B. Why the National Labor Relations Act Fails to Prevent Employer Exploitation of Undocumented W orkers ........................................................................... 208 V. REMEDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ......................... 210 A. Distingu ishing Employee Claims from Those Barred by H of m an Plastic ........................................................... 210 * Seton Hall Law School, J.D. expected May 2006, University of Virginia, B.A., 2003. The author thanks Professor Ronald Riccio, Esq., David M. Mrazik, Esq., Nahal Kazemi, Esq., and Peter Iorio for their invaluable assistance. 189