[Auntie Dem]

But the fact remains that legally the employers have to withold taxes from "employees" and when they don't they can be prosecuted and sent to prison.

There are a lot of tax cheats, but that doesn't deny the fact that the laws still exist. There are a lot of people who violate traffic laws also.

So because we have home-grown tax cheats we should let the illegals cheat us too? In fact, if we don't let them cheat us we're being racist--according to them (and the rats).

No one--I repeat--No one has ever gone to prison for not sending a 1099 to the IRS.

[bayourod]

"we should let the illegals cheat us too? "

No one said that. All that has been said is that taxes are not voluntary. Illegals and their employers are legally obligated to pay taxes just like everyone else.

The misunderstanding comes from the anti-illegals who continuously repeat the lie the "illegals don't pay taxes".

There are some not very well educated people who think that illegals are not legally required to pay taxes.

By the way, illegals are also subject to the military draft when it is active.