Quote:That would address part of the problem certainly.  However, I have seen people hire illegals to do private work.  Need some landscaping or construction work done on your house?  You can "DIY" by hiring a few hands to do the labor for you.  I've seen it personally.  Want your house cleaned?  Need to clean some horse stalls?  Bail some alfalfa?  The list goes on.

 

My point is, it's not just companies that hire illegals and it's not something easily tracked.

I can attest to this. Hang out in front of any Home Depot at around 8:00 AM on a weekday morning in SoCal or Phoenix and you'll see a crowd of men waiting for someone to come by and ask who's available to come "help out" for a day. That's virtually impossible to police, as a homeowner isn't required to perform visa checks like an employer would be. Technically, landscaping and construction companies have to verify immigration status, but lots of those guys are sole proprietors who drive their own personal, unbranded trucks. Good luck to any cop who's trying to prove that they aren't just looking for help on their own property.

 

I do recall stories on the news in San Diego of Imperial Valley farms being raided by the feds in surprise immigration checks of all workers, and having any undocumented immigrants working the fields would net very hefty fines.

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