What If There Were No Illegals?

But most people agree this system just isn't working, and hasn't worked for a long time. The number of unauthorized immigrants keeps growing--there are an estimated 11.5 million to 12 million illegal immigrants in the country, up from 8.4 million in 2000--and enforcement is next to nil. In 2003, only three employers were cited for employing illegal immigrants, according to the Internal Revenue Service. An owner of one midsize manufacturer in Chicago says the current policy is "don't ask, don't tell." "As long as the documents presented to us during the hiring process appear to be official, we photocopy them and place them on file, but we are not expected to be forgery experts," he says. http://www.forbes.com/2006/09/08/immigration-reform-small-biz-cx_mc_0911immigration.html?partner=weekly_newsletter

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