We are in full agreement on that. And a lot of the illegals achieve that status by coming here legally and overstaying their visas. To solve the illegals problem we need to crack down on employers as well as sealing our borders.
But this article was about our borders, national security and a guest-worker program. My comments were responsive to that topic.
Everyone wants employers of illegals shut down, except the ones in their town.
Companies pay the bulk of local ad valorum taxes, not working stiffs. Many of the employers of illegals also employ citizens, often times in good paying white collar positions.
But there is a lot of stress involved in hiring illegals. Not just the civil and criminal liability, but problems with bonding and insurance. Illegals usually don't drive and thus may have trouble getting to job sites.
They can't get licenses required to do basic mechanical work such as handling refrigerants or chemicals. They may get busted by ICE or mugged for the cash they have to carry.
If legal employees were available, I don't think anyone would to go through the stress of hiring illegals.