European businesses caught employing illegal immigrants face jail sentences under new proposals from the European Commission to control immigration.
Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini also wants a five-fold increase in the number of spot checks on companies.
As much as 16% of Europe’s business is done off the books, Mr Frattini says.
It is estimated that there are 3-8m illegal immigrants in the EU, a figure increasing by up to 500,000 every year because of easy access to illegal work.
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