There are legal ways to combat Illegal immigration, will this tactic be effective?

Question

This is what some Americans are doing.
A southwest Idaho county filed a racketeering lawsuit against agricultural companies accused of hiring illegal immigrants - an attempt to recoup money the county says it has spent on the workers.

The lawsuit by Canyon County commissioners alleges four agricultural companies and a nonprofit have taken part in an "illegal immigrant hiring scheme," and that the county has paid the cost of medical care, jails and schools.

The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on Wednesday claims the companies violated the federal Racketeering and Corrupt Organizations Act, which allows winning plaintiffs to receive triple damages...

Answer 1

that sounds like a really good tactic. if they are successful in their lawsuit, i hope other counties will do it too. no one has been holding the companies who hire illegals responsible.

Answer 2

Yes, the government should go after companies that hire illegal immigrants, as well as landlords who rent illegally (we've had instances of forty people living in three bedroom houses here).

It is a hiring scheme, it undercuts minimum wage, unionization and health insurance, which impacts everyone.

As for the housing, in Connecticut there was a law that made it illegal to rent a house/apartment to 5 or more unrelated individuals...

Answer 3

until these self righteous bastards in the congress and especially the senate get off their asses and represent their constituents like they were elected to do, instead of trying to pass there "feel good marrige between man and woman and flag burning reasons for changing the constitution, and change the constitution for something more meaningful such as a requirement to be born a us requires at least 1 parent not be illegally in the US, I think the anchor baby crisis will doom this country. Don't think for 1 minute that the county/s guilty for sending there unwanteds across the borders don't already have these maeasures in place in their own constitutions.

Answer 4

Sounds like a good idea. Any way to threaten the flow of commerce by a legal means usually gets results. This method sounds like it could go as far as the Supreme Court and could make a bunch of companies very nervous about hiring illegals

Answer 5

Do you really think that a lwasuit awarding triple digit settlements is tha answer. Who pays for the court time and litagation, you do, who pay for the triple digit settlements, you do. So how is this combating immigrantion. When we have to tie up our court systems on immigrantion when there are other things I would think need tending to more than immigrantion. Don't get me wrong I am not for against immigrantion. immigrants have been around for a very long time know all of a sudden it is something that we cant put to sleep.. I think our SS systems need special attention, the innocent lives been lost in Iraq we need to get out of Iraq, sky rocketing gas prices, rebuild the city of New Orleans and getting those people back on their feet and mosy of all is keeping jobs in America for american workers. All the above i feel are more importatnt than immigration.

Answer 6

Sounds good. Hope it works.

I don't believe that there are jobs that Americans don't want to do. It's just ridiculous - another curtain to hide behind of. If illegals go, everything else will start to fall back in place. Like, better education, lower unemployment rates, a cleaner country, less frustration due to the language barrier, and ...It'll just get better.

Answer 7

It's an interesting experiment. It could work, but I think a lot of Americans underestimate what illegals contribute to the economy.

Without them:
a) you won't have anyone to do the jobs you guys don't want
b) whatever competitiveness is left in your economy from an agriculutral and even manufacturing front will be rendered redundant.

I think the reason that the Bush govt is so soft on illegals is that he, and his fatcat social set, acknowledge what mexico provides. I'd be interested to see the result if this action succeeds.

Answer 8

That's fantastic! The federal Gov is an illusion and are completely useless. Local Goverment is the only way this problem will be dealt with.

Answer 9

It will be up to local governments to take the lead. The Corporations control the US government so expect nothing from the federal gov't.

Answer 10

YES.
If anybody wants to enter and work in USA that should be by legal ways.If anybody is staying/working illegally, he/she should be deported and moreover the mindset of that person will always feel guilt and he/she will never be so effective for US economy.So whatever country u r visiting pl. visit by legal ways.