Martha Stewart committed a crime and went to prison.
Therefore, we should confiscate all of her houses, stock and bank account?
It can't work like that.
Drug dealers made their money on a criminal activity: selling drugs.
It's not criminal activity to rake yards and build houses.
Illegals do not have the legal right to work here, but their status of being criminals does not justify confiscating money earned from normal work as well as deporting them. Drug money? Sure. But not housepainting money.
No but she should loose her ill gotten gains-she was fined $30,000
It can't work like that.
Why not? There should be a disincentive for illegal activity.
Drug dealers made their money on a criminal activity: selling drugs.
It's not criminal activity to rake yards and build houses. Illegals do not have the legal right to work here, but their status of being criminals does not justify confiscating money earned from normal work as well as deporting them. Drug money? Sure. But not housepainting money.
Why not? What is the difference, both are illegal. The theory is the same, sounds like disparate treatment to me. Ask the unemployed housepainter or construction worker who lost his job to an illegal who would work for less money under the table and not pay withholding what they think the punishment should be. We not only don't seize their assets, we give them free medical care, public education, food stamps etc. (not free taxpayers are paying for it)what we get in return is ungrateful people demanding rights for having broken the law. BS. You don't want to seize their assets, then seize the assets and fine those who employ them, that was the idea behind the 1986 law. We either enforce all our laws or give everyone amnesty for everything. They should not be given special consideration. How many are prosecuted for using false documents or not filing tax returns? What would happen to you or I if we did the same?