[lemura]

Under current law they cannot tell the employer.

The only two things Bush has to do is enforce EXISTING laws - that is, uphold the rule of law:

1. Order the SSA/IRS to make an I-9 validity checking system available to employers. (Right now, employers can only verify that a SSN exists - not whether 5,000+ other people are using the same number.)
2. Direct the DOL/DOJ/IRS to begin rigorous enforcement of existing labor/immigration/employment laws.

[RightWhale]

The only two things Bush has to do is enforce EXISTING laws

The President can only request funding from Congress and administer the programs Congress approves. If Congress funds $250 billion this year to begin dealing with the illegal aliens, the President must administer that program. In the meantime he is severely constrained in what he can actually do.

[small voice in the wilderness]

From the "WHOA, didn't see THAT one coming" Department of the Obvious: 1.Who didn't think that the *now* $6.00-an-hour illegal would be granted amnesty and voila'(sorry, don't know the spanish word for voila'), becomes *newly formed union member* demanding $18.00 an-hour for same job? Suddenly, the cheap wage excuse has ended and the amnesty has been about WHAT, exactly? A brand new democrat voting union has been formed, and once again, we find ourselves screwed.