Nice lawyer-like quote. They file the forms but don't care if the worker is legal or not. They never find out if the person is actually who they say they are. They don't check that. Just that the number "exists".
Why would an employer pay into an employee's insurance if they thought the employee would not be covered?
Of course, it doesn't make sense. But, they do it anyway.
The federal government requires employees to fill out a W2 for taxes, and I-9 for legal identification. If a new hire comes in with fake documents the employer is NOT authorized to question the documents. He can only file them. If an employer made the mistake of questioning a legal worker's document he would open himself up to litigation, and charges of discrimination. The employer does not have the right to dispute the documents. That is the responsibilty and duty of the INS.
The I-9 requires 2 forms of ID like birth certificates, drivers licenses, and other document that are not standardized from state to state, county to county, city to city. The right fringe recently tried to stop everyone else from passing regulations and standards for birth certificates and drivers licenses, along with more border agents, holding cells for captured illegals, and information gathering streamlining. They got shrill and puffed out their chests. They pounded on the podium and declaired loudly "THIS WILL NOT STAND! We ARE the majority!"...but they failed. Like they always fail. It must be a conspiracy...a conspiracy of the sane.