should the people who hire illegals be put in jail? are they at fault?
455016
They are the problem, they should have to pay huge fines and jail time. The people coming here are just looking for a better life. The people that do the hiring should have to do background checks and not hire ILLEGALS.
503042
if they are illegal then they should go and before they go be forced to pay back taxes on any and all wages that they recieved while working in the US. All companies found hiring illegal immigrants should have their business licenses revoked and the actual business sold off at auction. Seriously fight the businesses who hire and the problem will go away.
571867
I don't think they will be hiring less immigrants. Just less ILLEGAL immigrants. Hopefully this will force them to pay hirer wages also. They will have to start doing their homework and background checks (which should have been being done anyway) I don't feel sorry for them (the company's) they did this to themselves..
658063
I totally agree with you.  By law, employers aren't supposed to hire anyone who cannot legally work in the United States.  When one is hired, one fills out paperwork and gives the documentation proving that they were either born or naturalized US citizens or that they are legally able to work in this country.\n\nThe employers who hire the illegal immigrants are doing so by not filling out any of the paperwork, which is a criminal offense, and paying all of their labor in cash.  \n\nKeep in mind that no paperwork means no payroll taxes of any kind (FICA, Social Security, Medicare, etc.) are being paid by or on behalf of these illegal workers.   This means that no contributions are being made into the system from which these people will be expecting to draw benefits.
326500
No, the would just find another way. The way to stop them is to take away their jobs here. Arrest those that hire them, they are scum bags any way, and put them in jail make them pay huge fines and that will stop the flow. NO JOBS = NO illegal immigration.
299481
It called reverse discrimination and it SUCKS! They should be thrown in prison for not obeying the laws. Can't indict the Mexicans, we wouldn't want to "discriminate" against them now would we. Lets be nice to them and not make them follow the rules like everyone else, we might offend them. You know they whole dang thing just pisses me off and I think that it is a steaming shovel full.
429204
Yes, they should be charged under the law for aiding and/or abetting a felony (If illegal entry is on the books as a felony), not only because they violated statutes but because of their greed which leads them to look for employees who need employment so badly that they will do hard labor for low wages. And also because they are taking the jobs they offer off the open market by hiring illegals. If they did not hire illegals they would be forced to hire U.S. citizens at whastever wage level would attract them to hire on.  Supermarket produce prices would go up, of course, but we should be willing to pay up and, in doing so, do our part in sending lawbreakers back to their own country. Let them break laws in their own country, not ours!
1174725
I don't care why they're here either.  I think they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for invasion.  I also think that companies that hire them should be fined 100,000 dollars or more per infraction if they hire illegals.
646368
There are small fines set already.  What needs to happen is they need to enforce the law.  They also need to up the ante by raising the fine and also impose jail time.  I promise, if they set enough punishment, companies will think twice about hiring them.  They also need to fire, fine and jail any law enforcement person who ignores this law, such as those idiot border patrol guys.\n\nAmericans also needs to help in this.  If they know of a company that has them hired, they need to turn them in.
633322
They should be and if they are legal immigrents they should be deported also, I realize this is hard line but Illegal is Illegal and to aid and abet a criminal is just wrong.
983674
this is wrong and should be stoped . now why are all the illegals in this country???if they were not hired to work here they would be someother place. think about it and think who is responsible for the influx of illegals. its not the mexicans. talk to your big rich companies and the ones who hire illegals.
579316
I cannot believe this question to be serious in nature. \n\n\nEvery person for illegal immigration needs to compensate these innocent people who have had their social security numbers and identities stolen by these illegals who invade our country with no care who they hurt. They should have to not only compensate the money lost from their social security accounts after they are zeroed out once the fraud is detected, but every last cent the victims had to pay taking time off work, every cent that went into photocopying documentation, every cent that went towards lawyers and gas driving somewhere to get this mess taken care of, and any other financial expenditure the victim had to cough up. They should also be forced to compensate the victims for the emotional hardships endured. They should have to compensate for the money and time spent trying to straighten out their credit ratings after these illegals have ruined them. They should be forced to compensate these victims for every single hardship related to what these illegals have inflicted upon these people. Currently, the system does not provide any compensation at all and a lot of people are never restored to previctimization status. Oh but these pro-illegals claim that illegal immigration is a victimless crime that hurts no one and that we are whining when we complain. \n\nYou think these illegals care that they are hurting innocent lives? Their loyalty is to Mexico. They proved that during one of the first rallies when they took down the American flag, hung up the Mexican flag, and then hung the American flag upside down underneath it. THAT is how they feel about America. \n\nhttp://michellemalkin.com/archives/004869.htm\n\n\nThen the people who want to appease them pull out the excuses about how people who are not even alive now, and haven't been for hundreds of years, 'stole' the land from the American Indians. Even American politicians are carrying out this traitorous attack on our sovereignty! If this keeps up, the United States of America will become a 3rd world country, just like Mexico! Mexico's problems are not the fault of Americans, but they are becoming our problems because the Mexicans are invading us and bringing their problems with them.\n\nThe illegals make up about 5 % of the work force. The unemployment rate is about 4.5%. Keep in mind that the unemployment rate does NOT represent everyone who is unemployed. It only counts those who are collecting unemployment. Everyone else's plight is ignored. The unemployment rate if everyone was counted would be tremendous. We do NOT have a shortage of labor, we have a large surplus. The more illegals that come in and take our jobs at minimum wage or less (often less) puts more and more Americans out of a job. Most of these Americans are never counted in the unemployment rate if they do not manage to get unemployment benefits. Unemployment benefits are hard to receive.\n\nIllegals draw welfare by stealing people's social security numbers and identities. That means there are a lot of people being directly hurt by these people as well. Innocent people are having their credit ratings ruined, having IRS problems, and social security problems. If someone who has had their social security number stolen gets married, if either spouse dies or become disabled then they can be denied their benefits. \n\nMy family moved to the US before WWII. Those of my family that didn't make it over got killed by the death camps. Our family assimilated to the American culture. We didn't expect the Americans to change to suit us. The illegal immigrants from Mexico are not civilized like that.\n\nThey not only changed the National Anthem to Spanish, they changed the words. They already burn our flag and hang our flag upside down. They waved the Mexican flag during a lot of their protests. Some schools have stopped hanging the American flag and forbidden students from wearing clothes with any part of the American fl
893825
I'm with you in that I also do not believe illegal immigrants should be allowed to sue anyone in the USA.  The way I look at it, they committed the first crime by being in the country illegally and if they had not done so, whatever "wrong" was done to them could not have been done, so they are responsible for having "caused" any wrong to be done to them by being here illegally, in the first place.  As soon as they file a lawsuit and their illegal status is revealed, I think they should be immediately deported.  Let them continue with their lawsuit from their home country, if they still want to.
1074242
well,thats what I've been trying to get across.But some ppl don't understand basic english.The only defense they have is that illegals brake the law,don't pay taxes,and commit crimes.1)Americans break the law too,so should we send them back to whatever country they originated from?Or would it be easier to pay a fine?So why can't illegals pay the fines for entering illegally?It's not like they killed someone coming here.2)Every job that pays by checks take out taxes.No matter what kind of SS# you give them,taxes will be taken out.AND,there are tax ID#s now.And if a company doesn't take taxes out on their employees,its not the workers fault--it's the employers.3)Every race has ppl that commit crimes.And if a persons biggest crime is entering here illegally,then I think thats pretty good considering all the american drug dealers,pedophiles,rapists,etc. that are living here now.\n\nI hope you realize you're not the only one who thinks as you do.Good Luck!
629045
They should absolutely be charged. It should also be a felony with prison time implimented.
332697
Illegal is the magic word here, latino isn't, I think that we should go after the people that hire them and pass laws that contain provision's for Jail time for them. That would take care of the problem.
541216
If you want to stop hiring of illegals, simply place the CEOs of a few high-profile companies in jail for hiring illegal aliens. There have to be line workers or janitors without papers in almost any major corporation in America.\n\nAnd while you're at, put their neighbors in jail for hiring illegal nannies and gardeners. Let's see how Muffy and Trevor like the big house.