Reply #1: He is also going after the employers

[Andy823]

Something that hasn't been done in the past, but should have been. Republicans say they want to STOP illegal immigration, but they are lying. They "want" to keep everyone illegal so they can keep hiring them to keep wages down. As long as employers can hire illegals without being fined or even given jail time, they will keep on doing it, and wages will keep on going down, while unemployment goes up!

We need to enforce the laws for both the employers and the illegals, otherwise it's a losing battle. We do need a "real" immigration program, a way for those who really want to work here to be able to come and work where employers really need them. We need to do background checks on those who want to become legal. There needs to be provisions for those who get on the path that say if you commint a felony you lose your chance to get legal. We also need to make sure those employers who really do need help get it, but are not simply laying off legals in order to pay lower wages! Allowing employers to lay off legal workers so they can hire illegals needs to be stopped!

Sure there is a lot more to be done, but my thought is going after the employer is he best way to stop things, and working out a real immigration plan, on that will help those who came here to work and not to commit crimes, needs to be done as soon as possible. The problem is getting something that everyone will agree on, and that is going to be hard as long as we ignore the employers who are breaking the law in order to make larger profits!