[lightman]

It's a deal.

Seriously, it is the same principle as the "war on drugs". Gotta crack down on the users, even if that brings down the "respectable" suburbanite. Those who hire the illegals make exiting the rat hole look very attractive.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

True, no different than fingering (pun intended) the Johns who cruise the streets looking for purchased sex.

The casual employers of illegals do not deduct, nor themselves pay their one half of payroll taxes. (for those in Loma Linda, SS & Medicare insurance) Nor do the illegals pay their half of the payroll tax, nor income tax.

Methinks we could have the makings of a Al Copone case here for tax evasion. Local police can damned sure arrest them if they are breaking state or local laws on tax evasion. Hell, illegal employers and their illegal employees may both even come under the RICO act.