Why legalize unauthorized immigrants first and still then enforce current law against the employers. Why not first enforce the current laws to force the employers to hire legal employees and thereby eliminate the abuse of unauthorized immigrants. The unauthorized immigrants will return to place of origin and work towards legal immigration required by current law. This requires no debate, no new laws, just action by our government (Republican or Democrat).
We should use California state income tax law to punish the employers for hiring unauthorized immigrants. State income tax is under state jurisdiction and not federal jurisdiction. The state has a constitutional right to collect taxes. There should be no reason the state cannot conduct income tax audits on businesses suspected of fraudulent employment practices. The FTB currently has this authority and responsibility. This would be more affective than stopping individuals on the street.
Penalize the demand of the product (illegal jobs) and the supply (unauthorized immigrants) will be greatly reduced. It is funny how the same individuals want to do the same for energy. Penalize the demand of the product (Gas prices) and the supply (Oil) will be reduce. But they don’t have any problem with it.
