Other sources provide even higher figures. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the number of undocumented individuals in the United States is 8-12 million, while the Center for Immigration Studies puts the count at 10-11 million. Almost all sources agree that there are 700,000 to 1 million illegals entering annually, according to Richard A. Watts, an attorney in the Atlanta law firm of Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers.
These numbers mean that many employers and HR professionals who deal with workers' compensation will eventually have to handle claims filed by undocumented workers, Watts told attendees at a July session of the SEAK National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference.
Federal Law Makes It Illegal to Employ Undocumented Workers
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