"correctly applied to all of us, or not?"
Yes. Whether I agree with the law is a whole 'nother thing.
The example here is an illegal immigrant, not a legal immigrant, with 59k in cash. I doubt said cash is all legal because of his criminality.
#89 is a pretty good discussion of that law about cash.
Fair enough. I'm not a huge fan of this law, either. I just don't think many people realize that the fact this illegal alien did not pay taxes on his income is an unoperative fact in this case.