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Page 8 The Skanner May 16, 2018 News February 2, 1944 - April 11, 2018 James Ray Dapre Sr. & Burns was Shannon Gas- born February ton of Portland, 2, 1944 to Mary Oregon. Two McCully and brothers: Dan- Ecker Burns in ny Ray Lew- Portland, Ore- is of Burien, gon. Wa sh i n g t o n ; Ray met Hel- Glenn Lionell en Jones in Lewis of Port- James Ray Burns high school and land, Oregon. they were married April Two sisters: Patrica Di- 8, 1966. Brought to this ana & Roosevelt Lewis union was Darrell Ray of Renton, Washington; Burns, Damon Burns and YuLinda Marie & Wayne Galen Burns. Highsmith of Portland, Ray met Marilyn Joyce Oregon. Grand children: Gaston and brought to Darrell A. Burns, Ashley this union Michael Ray Unique Burns, Ki’marra Gaston and Dapre Gas- Fields, Savannah Burns, ton Sr. Devyn Burns, Jordyn Ray worked as a box Burns, Nakiyah Burns, maker. He loved the Lord, Niccole Burns, Galen he loved to fish and he Burns Jr, Galante Burns, enjoyed card games and Tamia Gaston, Dapre dog races. He loved life Gaston Jr., Dashawn Gas- ton, Davon Gaston, Dam- and he loved his family. On Wednesday, April arion Gaston, Michale 11, 2018 our Lord and Jeray Gaston, Janeice Savior saw that Ray was Gaston, Marilyn Gaston. Grandchildren: tired and sent an angel to Great Azani White, JaVion bring him home. Ray was preceded in Gaston-Bedinger and a death by parents Mary host of nieces, nephews,- McCully and Ecker friends,relatives, in-laws Burns, Step father Wal- and loved ones who will ter Lewis. Brother: Don cherish his memory al- A. Burns. Sister: Shawn- ways. tella Lewis. We thank God for Ray. Ray leaves to cherish We have loved him and his memory his wife Hel- we will miss him every- en Burns. Five Children: day. He will be in our Darrell Ray Burns of Los hearts forever. Memorial service will Angeles, California; Da- mon Burns of Portland, be held Saturday, May Oregon; Galen Burns of 26, 2018, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Portland, Oregon; Mi- at Genesis Community chael Ray & Janelle Gas- Fellowship, 5425 NE 27th ton of Portland, Oregon; Ave, Portland, OR 97211. Immigration Crackdown Shifts to Employers Focus on employers comes after surge of deportation arrests starting right after Trump took office By Elliot Spagat Associated Press WASHINGTON — Immigration officials have sharply increased audits of companies to verify that their employees are authorized to work in the country, signaling the Trump administration’s crack- down on illegal immigration is reaching deeper into the work- place to create a “culture of com- pliance” among employers who rely on immigrant labor. Expansive plans also have been drafted for a long-term push to scrutinize employers’ hiring practices more closely. Under a 1986 federal law, com- panies must verify their employ- ees are authorized to work in the United States by reviewing their documents and verifying to the government the employ- ees’ identity and work authori- zation. If employers are found to hire someone without proper documents, the employers may be subject to administrative fines and, in some cases, criminal pros- ecution. The recent focus on employers comes after a surge of depor- tation arrests of workers that started immediately after Trump took office in January 2017. The crackdown is likely to please im- migration hawks among Trump’s supporters but may alienate in- dustries and companies that rely on immigrant labor. There were 2,282 employer au- dits opened between Oct. 1 and May 4, U.S. Immigration and Cus- toms Enforcement said Monday, nearly a 60 percent jump from the 1,360 audits opened between October 2016 and Septem- ber 2017. M a n y of those reviews w e r e AP PHOTO/CHRIS CARLSON, FILE Obituary: James Ray Burns In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gather before serving a employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Los Angeles. Immigration officials have sharply increased audits of companies to verify that their employees are authorized to work in the country, signaling the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration is reaching deeper into the workplace to create a “culture of compliance” among employers who rely on immigrant labor. launched following the January ICE audits and employee inter- views at about 100 7-Eleven fran- chises in 17 states. There were 594 employers ar- rested on criminal immigration charges from Oct. 1 to May 4, up from 139 during the previous fiscal year, and 610 civil immi- gration charges during the same period, compared to 172 in the preceding 12-months. Derek Benner, head of ICE’s Homeland Security Investiga- tions unit, told The Associated Press that another nationwide wave of audits planned this sum- mer would push the total “well over” 5,000 by Sept 30. ICE audits peaked at 3,127 in 2013. The agency has developed a plan to open as many as 15,000 au- dits a year, subject to funding and support for the plan from other areas of the administration, Ben- ner said. The proposal calls for creation of an Employer Compliance In- spection Center to perform em- ployer audits at a single location instead of at regional offices around the country, Benner said. Electronically scanning the doc- uments will help flag suspicious activity, and the most egregious cases will be farmed out to re- gional offices for more investiga- tion. Audit notices will be served electronically or by certified mail, instead of in person. Benner said that putting up to 250 auditors in one center with the right technology and a team of attorneys to quickly levy fines would enable his agency to audit between 10,000 and 15,000 com- panies annually. The proposal aims to create a “reasonable expectation” among employers that they will be audit- ed, Benner said. “This is kind of our vision of cre- ating this culture of compliance,” he said. “I think it’s a game-chang- er.” Tamar Jacoby, president of Im- migrationWorks USA, a group that represents small- and medi- um-size businesses, said the “ris- ing tide of enforcement” can hurt companies in tight labor markets and industries, like construction, and threatens to ensnare employ- ers who follow the law but are presented with fraudulent docu- ments by their workers. “It’s just very hard to find work- ers willing to take some of these jobs,” Jacoby said. In October, Thomas Homan, See ICE on page 9
