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Why ALL of us will have to produce a passport to get a job in Britain JAMES SLACK All Britons will be treated as potential illegal immigrants when they apply for a job - to avoid discriminating against foreign workers. Employers will also risk punishment if they ask job applicants to speak fluent English, according to papers released by the Home Office last night. The Government said businesses would in future face on-the-spot fines of up £10,000 for every illegal immigrant they are caught employing. Immigration Minister Liam Byrne said firms must carry out proper checks on new employees to ensure they are legally resident in the UK.
But documents released alongside the crackdown revealed that, in doing so, firms must ensure they do not flout the Race Relations Act. They must treat all applicants the same, which means British workers must be made to prove they are not an illegal immigrant by, for example, producing a passport. The papers state: "We recommend that employers obtain a statutory excuse for all potential employees.
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