I wonder if this gives private citizens a way to completely bypass the ICE and law enforcement through nuisance suits.
Could you or I have a lawyer file a lawsuit against a local business — say a construction contractor, restaurant, etc. — that we know uses illegal labor. After the business has been served with notice of the lawsuit, offer to settle out of court the private civil claim for PAST infractions for some amount of money — say $25,000 — and a promise to terminate and never hire illegals again.
Yes, this would be an extortion tactic, but if they settled, it would accomplish both fining the employer that the government seems so reticent to do, and cut off the jobs for illegals.
If they do not settle, then you proceed with the lawsuit and include all the bad publicity for that business that you can generate along the way.
Oh, and before anyone asks, I would have NO qualms about lining my pockets with the settlement money from these businesses that hired illegals.
I would start with the city of New Haven, CT that started issuing ID cards this week to illegal aliens to use for city services and local businesses.
I don’t know bump!