Are we supposed to give Perry credit because Romney hired a small fraction of the illegals that Rick and his tax-funded freebies lured over from south of the border?
Or are we just supposed to shrug our shoulders and say hiring illegals is just as bad as bringing them in?
Isn't that like saying the John is just as bad as the pimp?
I do employment law. The fact is that if an illegal presents and I.D. and SSN, all the employer can do is send the stuff off to Washington for verification, and then put the person to work. It sometimes takes up to 6 months for D.C. to let the employer know the person is illegal. They then fire that person, who then takes the same I.D. and SSN to another employer, and some other illegal with a new I.D. and SSN shows up, and starts the process over.
In such a situation, a person who hires a contractor who employs such people really doesn't have much control over this, because of the lag time to confirm that someone is actually illegal.
That being said, Mitt was deservedly crushed on RomneyCare.