old salt wrote:
That's not just Everify -- you have to do something about the 11-22 million already here illegally.
You can't just expect them to selfdeport. There's not enough off the books work for all of them.
Businesses who've hired them, based on fake ID's, would be devastated.
It's ez to get fake ID & the "slimy" employer is off the hook.
Everify is just the easy part of a very complex issue. There needs to be a way to legitimize the presence of self-supporting, noncriminal. illegal workers already here & working.
It's simplistic to say that Everify will fix the problem. That's a dodge, used as an excuse to not do anything to enforce existing laws.
That's why it's proposed as an alternative to doing anything.
The wall is going to increase the odds of apprehending illegal entrants & drug smugglers.
You see economic migrants flow whichever way the wind blows - we had
more Mexicans leaving than entering during the recession - if they don't have work here, they'll leave for better climes, so you could definitely see many people leaving.
Yes, some businesses would be devastated, but if all businesses have to hire legal workers, all boats will rise with the tide (and rising wages) and prices will adjust accordingly. It's basic free market stuff.
You're correct that E-verify is just one part of a complex issue. And notice I didn't say it would fix the problem completely, but it would be a big step and help with a lot of issues. It's easy, low-hanging fruit to implement with large effects. A border wall will have a much smaller effect, and does absolutely nothing to address the 11-22 million already here illegally, whereas E-Verify will have at least a small effect, if not more on them.
Conduct raids on businesses much as you are now if you're concerned with the black market businesses. You should have a smaller pond in which to fish.
Trump should be trumpeting shame upon businesses who hire illegals - it's an easy target, you can call them un-American and un-Patriotic, and it riles up his base. It's a win for him and Republicans.