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I am a contractor in Phoenix, there are already laws here that say you must e-verify new employees, the penalty for hiring illegals can be a fine or loss of your business license.
That said, I think that there have been only 2 cases where anything was done to the employeer and both of those were recent (the law is about 3 years old) and only after multiple violations. I personally stopped hiring illegals when the law went into effect (too much liability, if I lose my license my family and all my employees familys no longer have an income)
This new law has more teeth as far as the employeers are concerned.
You say only 2 cases (that you know of) and only after multiple violations--that's not good.
I guess once the new law goes into effect, police can pull up to a job site and question those who they suspect of being undocumented. If this does happen, I would hope that the other law re: the employer would be enforced as written. Like you said, if employers know they are risking their livelihood, they will be less inclined to cut corners.
From what I know about this -- it's mostly demolition and landscaping crews that hire day labors.
I've always wondered how fruit growers and wineries get away with this in CA.