1.   Employers cannot hire illegal aliens.

2.   And The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens are prohibited from dismissing them if they support unionization.

3.   But government officials and industry experts admit the new program has only been partially successful in deterring meatpacking companies from hiring illegal aliens.

4.   But the company says it does not knowingly hire illegal aliens.

5.   Clinton announced in his State of the Union address Tuesday night that employers who hire illegal aliens will be barred from receiving federal contracts.

6.   EEOC Chairwoman Ida Castro asserted that without the policy announced Tuesday, unscrupulous employers would feel encouraged to hire illegal aliens with an eye to exploiting them.

7.   Employers are more likely to hire illegal aliens who want the work and will not report labor-law violations.

8.   Others hire illegal aliens, making any disclosure risky.

9.   Republicans also dropped from the bill a proposal that would have stiffened penalties for employers who repeatedly hire illegal aliens.

10.   Smithfield says it does not knowingly hire illegal aliens.