the thing is - the Feds don't go after the employers. What's the point of having the laws if we aren't going to enforce them?
Working in the field I know so many mom and pop businesses who have hired illegals as dishwashers, janitors, etc. The only way to get to these people is to have a hotline that you can call, knowing damn good and well that someone undercover will be out to that place of business within an hour and arrest the illegals. The mom and pop's, unfortunately, need to be fined enough to not do it again, and if they are put out of business, too bad. They committed a crime. These businesses KNOW that these workers are illegal. That's why they pay them under the table and hook them up with good American citizens who'll marry and sponsor them.
Most businesses do check and all that is required of them is to make the best assessment possible that the docs given are real. But in many, many cases, no docs are given.
We need attorneys in on this. At least to clear out the inital 12 million illegals in this country right now. I guarantee you if we made it mandatory for attorneys to hand over the names of all individuals who have come into this country illegally - we could deport almost 3/4 of the ones who had not married a U.S. citizen or claimed amnesty. We know where the other 25% is - in jail.
To us, that sounds like a good question. But to the crooked politician, there are multiple reasons to have laws that are selectively enforced. The law can be enforced to apply pain to your political enemies, to threaten people who don't contribute enough to your campaign fund, or to hit at groups who are not politically correct so the politician can score points with the public.
That's why so many politicians and crooked businessmen are attracted to the idea of having millions of illegals or quasi-citizens in our midst. They are compliant as slaves and especially vulnerable to carrot and stick politics.