They wouldn't be able to hire people that are not here. Several years ago Arizona created their own immigration laws for their state. The results were much of the children not attending school, construction companies reporting that half their crew never showed up for work. Illegals got the hell out of that state quickly. DumBama took it to court and forced them to stop, and then they all came back.
OK, let's say we do that.
What about those brave, bold and able enough to make it through the cracks and enter into the country to work illegally.
Tell me about the punishment you have in store for those illegal job-creators that hire them.
How does an employer verify that they are illegal?
It reminds me of a similar discussion where a poster stated that landlords should be fined and imprisoned for renting to illegals. As a landlord, I wouldn't know where to start to verify their occupation or citizenship status here.
Okay, so we come out with some sort of system that verifies everybody. Don't you think that could lead to identity theft? No system is foolproof.
Every American is entitled to his or her day in court, and the presumption of innocence is still the law of our land. It's a simple case of pleading not-guilty because you had no way of knowing you were hiring illegals, and your fear of racial discrimination also led to your pressure of hiring them.
What can the government do with that?
ABOUT E-VERIFY
E-Verify is a web-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. E-Verify employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees by electronically matching information provided by employees on the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, against records available to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
E-Verify is a voluntary program. However, employers with federal contracts or subcontracts that contain the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) E-Verify clause are required to enroll in E-Verify as a condition of federal contracting. Employers may also be required to participate in E-Verify if their states have legislation mandating the use of E-Verify, such as a condition of business licensing. Finally, in some instances employers may be required to participate in E-Verify as a result of a legal ruling.
E-Verify, which is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, is currently the best means available to electronically confirm employment eligibility.
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why it's voluntary except for certain reasons, i don't know... but there is a mechanism to find out who's legal.