[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

"The picture that is often painted is (that) these are negative people, but in this case, though some of them may be, it certainly wasn't all of them. They were very hardworking, very professional people who, yes, had bad documents."

Barbara Streisand.

Employers who fail to confirm the legal status of employees should spend time in prison, IMO.

[cake_crumb]

"Employers who fail to confirm the legal status of employees should spend time in prison, IMO."

You know, such an incentive is a pretty darned good idea. At the very least, penalties should include IMMEDIATE cut-off of all government funding, INCLUDING emergency funding, as with the post 9-11 Airline bailout, with stiff fines on top of it. A federal regulation like that IS an incentive....airlines...no...ANYTHING which falls under the pervue of the FAA OR DEPARTMENT of Transportation should be included in this....you hire people in these national security sensitive industries without proper checks of documentation, you get shut down. You do it right, and you DON'T get shut down.