In the 80s amnesty there was no proof --- so the proof had to be that someone who just came over from Mexico to get in on the amnesty had to find someone ---- anyone at all --- to write a notarized letter saying they had employed them for 5 years. So we had people knocking on our doors asking us to write them this letter and getting it signed by notary public. I even had an 18 year old girl ask me to write a letter saying I had employed her --- like I would break illegal AND child labor laws?
That's why there were only about 300,000 illegals in this country in 1986 --- but amnesty was given to over 3,000,000.
And it's pretty bad when all you have to do to obtain a monthly Social Security check is PROVE you committed a felony crime. If you can't prove you committed a felony crime or if you didn't commit a felony crime --- then you are out of luck.