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TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY CHAPTER 12--IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY SUBCHAPTER II--IMMIGRATION Part VIII--General Penalty Provisions Sec. 1324a. Unlawful employment of aliens (a) Making employment of unauthorized aliens unlawful (1) In general It is unlawful for a person or other entity-- (A) to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee, for employment in the United States an alien knowing the alien is an unauthorized alien (as defined in subsection (h)(3) of this section) with respect to such employment, or (B)(i) to hire for employment in the United States an individual without complying with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section or (ii) if the person or entity is an agricultural association, agricultural employer, or farm labor contractor (as defined in section 1802 of title 29), to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee, for employment in the United States an individual without complying with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section.