> I am a small business owner and have recently signed up for E-verify (the instant check to screen out illegals.) It’s incredibly easy … if I can add that simple step to my employment process, every other employer can, too …
E-verify began as a program called “Basic Pilot”. I suppose they renamed it because it was problematic, and several large companies were raided by INS that did require Basic Pilot. I suspect we’ll need a better system before requiring such a thing.
> So, do we allow illegals to have amnesty only if they are filling a need for farmers, hotels, and meat packing plants? I would much prefer streamlining the legalization process than give lawbreakers a free pass just because we want cheap produce.
I agree, but demogoguery being what it is, I think most in this folder would rather not streamline the legal process and give a free pass to lawbreakers. They hope keeping the status quo will improve their chances of convincing everyone that a crisis is at hand (card to use at election time) and that immigration (legal and illegal) is polluting our culture.
