Fact-check: “People who enter the country illegally are legally allowed to be employed”
Verdict: False (92% confidence)
Federal law directly prohibits this. Under 8 U.S.C. § 1324a, employers cannot lawfully hire anyone who lacks work authorization, and a person's status as an unauthorized alien — defined as someone not lawfully admitted for permanent residence and not authorized to work by the Attorney General — bars them from legal employment. Entering the U.S. without authorization does not itself confer any right to work. Some individuals who entered illegally may later obtain work authorization through a sep…
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