GUARDIAN UNLIMITED: Everyone who applies for a new job should be required to produce their birth certificate or passport as part of a tough new plan to "flush out" illegal immigrants, the Government said.
Even employers who report a worker they suspect is illegal could be hit with a fine of thousands of pounds under the proposals.
Immigration minister Liam Byrne announced proposals for a new system of civil penalties for firms which employ illegal workers, suggesting they should be fined up to £10,000 to cover the cost of deporting someone from Britain.
Mr Byrne said: "What we are proposing here will, I think, flush illegal migrants out.
"We are trying to create a much more hostile environment in this country if you are here illegally. Plan to ’flush out’ illegal workers (more)
Mark Alexander
