[boilinghot]

I’m all for punishing employers. But until we develop a system that is secure and that can’t be counterfeited, then punishing employers who try to do the right thing is counter productive. If this government would allow employers to access the SS system to verify numbers given, little can be done. This Govt. needs a tamper proof system, handled by an outside private company like Am.Express that can issue temp. work visas, that can keep tract of people, then any form of temp. work visa’s will not work. Those employers who know that they are hiring illegals with forged documents need the book thrown at them.

[Sefton]

With forged documents so prevalent many employers are between a rock and a hard place, but you can’t tell me they don’t know most of their employees that speak no English arn’t here illegally.

[o_zarkman44]

As an employer there are only certain things that help me establish residency.
How well they speak english.
Where were they born and raised.
A valid drivers license.
How long they have resided in the area.
And yes, call me a racist if you wish. Ethnicity.
Not like I am a big employer because I have 4 employees, so it is easier for me than large companies.
But many big employers abuse the system and they are responsible for the trickle down effect on small employers.
A few thousand dollar fine for a huge corporation is insignificant. For a small company it can mean bankruptcy.
So as a small business owner I can afford to utilize common sense instead of the political whitewash gender/color neutral our so called leaders say is the only way.

All the stupid laws about social security numbers are meaningless. As long as they collect some money they don’t care where it comes from or if the person is eligible.
Same goes for the IRS. When they don’t cross reference taxpayer ID numbers to verify duplicates, they can bring in more cash. Nothing like an illegal stream of revenue from illegal workers!! Al Capone couldn’t have been more proud if he had cooked up this scheme rather than evading taxes.
If our government had to refund all the illegally collected taxes on illegal workers, the amount of a refund would be hundreds of millions of dollars.
But they have stuck it in their pocket.
No wonder government isn’t into enforcing immigration.
They get a kickback and nobody files for a refund because illegals don’t file taxes.

[Steve0113]

If this government would allow employers to access the SS system to verify numbers given, little can be done.

They already do:

http://www.ssa.gov/

Click on "Business Services Online".