Witness Says ICE Lax On Employers

[Froufrou]

The Department of Homeland Security has allowed thousands of employers to hire millions of illegal aliens because of a lack of funding, manpower and commitment to solve the problem, a House subcommittee was told yesterday.

Homeland Security -- through U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) -- has not actively sought to bring cases or level fines against employers who knowingly hire illegals, said Carl W. Hampe, the Justice Department's former top legal representative in immigration litigation.

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[Texasenior]

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&quot;Issues of national security have been the focus of ICE investigations, and while none of us wants to see another September 11, work-site enforcement has been discouraged,&quot; Mr. Stana said. &quot;Fines are often negotiated so low they are viewed by employers as a cost of doing business instead of a punishment.
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How true, when Wal-Mart was fined $11 million, the news reported &quot;In case you think that is a lot of money, consider this - Wal-Mart takes in an average of $30 million every hour&quot;.

We will not stop illegal immigration until Mexico can provide jobs for their people and our country stops feeding off of cheap labor - I will not hold my breath waiting for that to happen.

[Froufrou]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">until Mexico can provide jobs for their people and our country stops feeding off of cheap labor - I will not hold my breath waiting for that to happen.
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I was thinking that there's not much industry in Mexico, but that's not really true.

They have good stuff there, too. Jewelry, textiles, pottery, tile, and many mfg. venues, to include all the things we look for from Beatrice and the like. They just do not pay the workers anything much. It wouldn't be so bad if they weren't so bent on breeding every hour of the day and night.

[RealDeal]

Texasenior wrote:
<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">How true, when Wal-Mart was fined $11 million, the news reported &quot;In case you think that is a lot of money, consider this - Wal-Mart takes in an average of $30 million every hour&quot;.

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Yes indeed...they need to make the fines so high that is would be more profitable to hire Americans to do the work.

In additon to being &quot;the cost of doing business&quot; I would just bet that they get to write it off at the end of the year.