Immigration Laws Case Study: Agriprofit and Meatpacking Plant Analysis

This case study examines the potential acquisition of a meatpacking plant by Agriprofit, focusing on the impact of immigration laws. The analysis considers the legal and business challenges associated with employing unskilled workers, the prevalence of illegal immigration, and the limitations imposed by state and federal laws. The study references the Arizona Senate Bill 1070 and the Supreme Court's decision in Arizona vs. U.S. to highlight the complexities companies face when dealing with immigration and employment laws. It also uses the previous problems of Agriprocessor to predict the issues Agriprofit may encounter if it acquires the plant. The conclusion advises against the acquisition, given the legal risks and potential for conflicts with immigration regulations. The document references sources to support its claims.

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Immigration Laws: Conclusion
Agriprofit should not consider acquiring the meat packing plant. This is because Jan
Brewer, the Arizona governor signed into law the Arizona Senate Bill 1070, a piece of
legislation that has been described as the strictest and broadest immigration measure of this
generation. To add to this, the federal government has been unable to solve the illegal
immigration problem which has become rampant. There is also the case of Arizona vs. US
Supreme Court’s decision that has limited a state to pass legislations on immigrations inside
its own borders (Ewing, Martinez, & Rumbaut, 2015).
Recommendations
Given that the company would require a lot of unskilled labor mostly provided by the
illegal immigrants, it is bound to be exposed to conflicts with the law. Although Agriprofit
has no intention of hiring undocumented aliens and minors, there are instances where they
must look the other way just to employ due to production demands. The state of Arizona has
so many restrictions imposed on the employer making it difficult to do the business. Just like
Agriprocessors, Agriprofit will have to contend with so much scrutiny on its employment
terms (Amuedo-Dorantes, & Lozano, 2019). Agriprocessors received 12 letters in one year
showing that the social security numbers it was using did not match with the information with
the federal agency. 78% of information did not match. This is the same problem that
Agriprofit will face if the strict Immigration laws in the state of Arizona are not amended.
This shows that there are so many run-ins with the authority that would otherwise affect
production if the immigration laws are this strict. Therefore, Agriprofit should not consider
acquiring the meat packing plant.

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References
Amuedo-Dorantes, C., & Lozano, F. A. (2019). Interstate Mobility Patterns of Likely
Unauthorized Immigrants: Evidence from Arizona. Journal of Economics, Race, and
Policy, 2(1-2), 109-120.
Ewing, W. A., Martinez, D., & Rumbaut, R. G. (2015). The criminalization of immigration in
the United States. Washington, DC: American Immigration Council Special Report.