[txdoda]

Thanks for pointing this out.>>>>>>>>

When I saw your post, I thought maybe I had misread on this 'so-called' law.

Leave it to those in DC, to 'pat themselves on the back' for passing ANOTHER law, complete with the usual LOOPHOLES.


Unfortunately, making the program mandatory, will not curtail illegal immigration.>>>>>>

We always hear that it's so hard to prosecute the employers, because 'some' forged papers are so good. *IF* gov't had made this law MANDATORY, wouldn't this give them a way to FINE the illegal employers ??

For GWB to sign this in 'voluntarily', just seems to me, that *no one* is too serious about catching the millions of employers who work these illegals & also avoid paying MILLIONS in state & federal taxes.

[Marine Inspector]

*IF* gov't had made this law MANDATORY, wouldn't this give them a way to FINE the illegal employers ??

Unfortunately no. Even if the program is mandatory, the law is the same and LEO's will still have a hard time prosecuting employers. Employers are not document fraud experts and the court precedents already set reinforce this.

Marine Inspector

[ninenot]

With regards the Bush immig law that Southack is so pleased about, see: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1060232/posts

Evidently there is no "there" there in the law. Just flash a few papers and nobody asks questions. Particularly useful for employers who don't really want to know...