You want to see illegal immigration dry up?

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22. Two comments on this subject:

1. Virtually every major or mid sized city in the country has certain gathering places (parking lots, parks, etc) where people will congregate and wait for cars/trucks/vans to pull up and offer day labor, usually cash. No background checks are done. Usually these are small time contractors or sub-contractors that need to supplement their work force on a temporary basis. No way are they going to hire someone permanently to do that verification process because it is largely temporary needs. In the city I am familiar with, Churches Fried Chicken was a popular gathering spot. Might not be true today. In a nearby, smaller city it was at a parking area outside of a farmers' market.

2. I ran a labor intensive business for a couple of years that sometimes had applicants that might be questionable. I complied with federal guidelines and submitted whatever was needed prior to hiring. It was not that big a deal. The only person I ever had to let go was a white guy. Him and his wife had fled some charges in New England. His initial clearance was okay, then I got a letter a few weeks later stating the opposite. He did a great job but I couldn't keep him. The weird thing is about a day after I gave him the news both he and his wife moved out of the area with no forwarding address.

To put this in perspective this was the late 1980's, so I am not pretending to know the current guidelines. But even back then, I could have been liable if I did not submit the necessary paperwork. I guess my main point is that there is absolutely no reason for these employers to NOT know the rules. They have been in place, with some modifications, for at least 30 years. I think the main difference is that prior to 9/11 no one cared. It was all about the bottom line.