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The municipality laws have to do with “day laborers”...not illegals. True, some day laborers may be illegals, then the feds should go after them.

But I’m in my mid 50’s and there have been areas in our town where day laborers congregate..and this has been going on for as long as I can remember. If a person needed somebody to help with a big job they’d go by and hire a few men for the day. They weren’t illegals...alcoholics, yes; bums, yes, but not illegals.

Should it be Home Depot’s responsibility to ensure that there is no federal crimes occurring at these gathering places they are forced to provide? Do they have the right to demand proof of citizenship of the “day laborers” that gather on their premises?

If the municipality refuses to ascertain the legal status of the “day laborers” on the site, then Home Depot should be able to show to any jury that the municipality is forcing them to be an unwilling party to federal crime activity.

The federal govt would then be neglecting their own laws if they didn’t address the problem of municipalities forcing Home Depots to be a party to breaking those federal laws.

The federal government requires me to provide identification to prove that I’m a citizen when I apply for a job so why should the federal government exempt day laborers from providing proof of citizenship?