“I do not think it is the job of employers to verify the legal status of their employees. You should be able to hire people without asking the DHS whether it is OK or not”
Let’s tell the states that they MUST NOT demand that you register possession and title of a motor vehicle; just let every guess whether or not they are buying a stolen car next time. /sarc
That’s no different than what you want to do.
So let’s see:
(a)Everyone knows we have an illegal immigration problem of a magnitude this nation has never seen, and;
(b) Everyone knows that the ability to illegally obtain employment here is what makes their continued illegal residency here possible;
but let’s NOT start at the one place they need and the one place that makes all that possible - the place that illegally employs them;
no, let’s not go directly to the source, let’s make it difficult for ourselves.
Why?
Are you suggesting an employer should not be able to accurately obtain accurate information about YOUR background when you are hired? Oh he, should!!!
And if you are in an industry RIFE with illegal activity, can he get a police background check on you too? Oh, he can?
Then why can’t we “E-verify” everyone?
There’s only one reason not to. To protect the illegal immigrant and prevent the illegal immigrant’s forced repatriation to their own homeland. There is no other reason. Just admit it.
An employer should be able to obtain factual information about me, yes. My credit rating and non-existent criminal record are easily obtainable. However, the government should not mandate that an employer must check up on my background. I am not saying employers should not have the ability to check backgrounds, I am saying the government should not command
As far as motor vehicles are concerned: Motor vehicles that must be registered only if you intend on driving them on public roads. If a vehicle is not driven on public roads, it does not need to be registered. So, I suppose a contractor with the civil government (someone who receives public money) can be required to check up on backgrounds including legal status, and I believe they already are.
This is why Libertarians like CATO and Stossel must be ignored in any immigration debate. They are 100% detached from reality, and don't even heed their own idols such as Milton Friedman, who said you cannot have open borders with a welfare state (which we have in spades, even for illegals).