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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.

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