Your pessimism notwithstanding, those of us who have responded to all of USA Numbers alerts are delighted with the outcome and realize we as citizens have some weapons if we'll exercise them.I, for example, am housed next door to two families of Mexicans who recently moved into the neighborhood (where I've lived for 12 years). Each family has multiple vehicles in the driveway--some brand-new trucks; the wives stay home instead of working out of the home; sometimes as many as twenty other Mexicans sit on the lawn drinking beer and throwing beer caps and cigarette butts all over the cul de sac they spill over onto.
I have written letters to my congressman and, more importantly, to the Criminal Investigation Unit in Austin, Texas, asking whether the families AND the employers (names on two of the trucks) pay income taxes. My ZIP code alone should indicate to the IRS that the occupants are at least making a hefty salary to afford the houses they live in--and it can go after the employment records of the plumbing company that hired them.
Long shot? Sure, but worth my time. It's worth the time of people in the majority of the states, too, to pay attention to the increased density of living in general when illegal occupants move into America in large numbers--to increased strain on all resources, from roads to schools to hospitals.
If you or anyone on this forum suspect an employer of hiring illegals, it is your public duty to report the suspicious activity.
Best wishes,
Penny
Do you live in East Germany, or just want to?