The new migration legislation, signed into law on 15 August by former President Hipolito Mejia, obliges companies hiring illegal foreigners to cover all costs in the event of their deportation, as reported in Hoy newspaper. Nevertheless, the law establishes that any violation of migration norms does not relinquish the employer from his legal responsibility to pay remuneration to the illegal worker. Article 100 of the law establishes that non-resident foreigners cannot hold jobs or perform any nature of lucrative work.