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Two California executives of a fence-building company have been sentenced in federal court for hiring illegal immigrants. The move is the latest in a surge of enforcement, but honest operators are unlikely to be targeted, a PLANET expert told landscapearchitect.com. Most members of the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) or state landscape contractor associations avoid questionable practices and need not worry about the current crackdown, said Tom Delaney, PLANET?EUR??,,????'?????< DO YOU know of an incident where a landscape contractor was raided or prosecuted for illegal hiring? Click on ?EUR??,,????'?????< Putting the squeeze on illegal hiring is a get-tough stance by the Bush administration designed to improve the chances of immigration reform in Congress. An oft-stated goal is to pass sweeping new legislation by the end of the year. ?EUR??,,????'?????< Krikorian was quoted in the Los Angeles Times?EUR??,,????'?????< Honest Operators: Don?EUR??,,????'?????< Prosecutors said that the fence company was targeted because of a pattern of illegal hiring practices. The San Diego, Calif. company had been repeatedly warned about hiring questionable workers. A 1999 raid of the company?EUR??,,????'?????< PLANET?EUR??,,????'?????< ?EUR??,,????'?????< Under current rules, employers are required to accept documents that appear to be genuine. Some bigger companies are experimenting with computerized verification systems that confirm workers?EUR??,,????'?????< Companies that want to explore the use of verification systems (like the Basic Pilot) are invited to contact Delaney at tomdelaney@landcarenetwork.org Company Issues Statement Riverside, Calif.-based Golden State Fence Co. issued a statement after its two executives were sentenced to three years?EUR??,,????'?????< Sentencing took place on March 28. The sentence includes 180 days of home confinement and 1,040 hours of community service. The executives were fined $200,000 and $100,000, respectively. Golden State was also ordered to forfeit $4.7 million in profits, earned with illegal workers, to the federal government. ?EUR??,,????'?????< Sources: Los Angeles Times, Professional Landcare Network
Two California executives of a fence-building company have been sentenced in federal court for hiring illegal immigrants. The move is the latest in a surge of enforcement, but honest operators are unlikely to be targeted, a PLANET expert told landscapearchitect.com.
Most members of the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) or state landscape contractor associations avoid questionable practices and need not worry about the current crackdown, said Tom Delaney, PLANET?EUR??,,????'?????<
DO YOU know of an incident where a landscape contractor was raided or prosecuted for illegal hiring? Click on ?EUR??,,????'?????<
Putting the squeeze on illegal hiring is a get-tough stance by the Bush administration designed to improve the chances of immigration reform in Congress. An oft-stated goal is to pass sweeping new legislation by the end of the year.
?EUR??,,????'?????<
Krikorian was quoted in the Los Angeles Times?EUR??,,????'?????<
Prosecutors said that the fence company was targeted because of a pattern of illegal hiring practices. The San Diego, Calif. company had been repeatedly warned about hiring questionable workers. A 1999 raid of the company?EUR??,,????'?????<
PLANET?EUR??,,????'?????<
Under current rules, employers are required to accept documents that appear to be genuine.
Some bigger companies are experimenting with computerized verification systems that confirm workers?EUR??,,????'?????<
Companies that want to explore the use of verification systems (like the Basic Pilot) are invited to contact Delaney at tomdelaney@landcarenetwork.org
Riverside, Calif.-based Golden State Fence Co. issued a statement after its two executives were sentenced to three years?EUR??,,????'?????<
Sentencing took place on March 28.
The sentence includes 180 days of home confinement and 1,040 hours of community service. The executives were fined $200,000 and $100,000, respectively.
Golden State was also ordered to forfeit $4.7 million in profits, earned with illegal workers, to the federal government.
Sources: Los Angeles Times, Professional Landcare Network
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
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Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
November 12th, 2025
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