[Zhang Fei]

The way to do this would be to pay whistle blowers a percentage of the tariff. People at work presumably have a pretty good idea as to who is illegal. If employers insist on hiring illegals, they should be made to pay the price. And there's every reason for their legal employees or ex-employees to benefit from exposing their disdain for the law. Heck - make illegal workers eligible for a whistleblower reward as well - that way, if he is fired, he can nail the criminals who hired him in the first place.

[hedgetrimmer]

I've tried to explain that our "free trade" policies preclude us from setting tariffs on labor.

[kenavi]

Smart proposals. One interested party to inform on illegals are competing companies who don't hire illegals.

I like people who think up level-headed solutions rather than just run around like Chicken Littles. We can control our destiny.