[Revel]

[FreeReign]

Sure worksite enforcement is down. The president moved all such funds to border enforcement.

[samadams2000]

geez...amazing. Its all about the dollar. Grandfather lied.

[nicmarlo]

FYI, this was posted by Spiff some time ago, as well:

Employer Investigations Conducted by
U.S. Immigration Authorities, 1997-2003

Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Arrests 17,554 13,914 2,849 953 735 485 445

Investigations Completed 7,537 7,788 3,898 1,966 1,595 2,061 2,194

Number of Fines Levied 778 535 297 180 78 13 124

Source: Dept. of Homeland Security, 2003 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, (pdf file)
September 2004. Table 39.(1997-2003)

[dagnabbit]

What a clear display of Bush Jr.s dereliction. He's basically stopped enforcing the law because he doesn't like it. Our sovereign status vis-a-vis Mexico clearly offends him.