Your Republican friends will never enforce anything against employers. You can bet on that. Since 1986, how many employers where jailed?
I know of enough small business owners who regularly employ illegals. The funny thing is that they vote Republican, but the lure of saving some bucks and pad their bottom line is too great. Afterall, how do they otherwise afford the McMansion?
It was a sad day for human rights. Sigh. Unfortunately, I don’t see immigration reform for another 6 years. The incoming Democratic president is unlikely to do anything in the first term.