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Immigration probe of Chipotle widens

Some of the perks with hiring illegals is the fact you can pay them sub-standard wages with no benefits and treat them like crap.They are here illegally what they are they going to do complain to a government agency that they are being taken advantage of and mistreated? They can't. Abolishing or lowering minimum wage and entitlement programs is not going to do anything to curb illegal immigration.

If getting the entitlement programs do nothing in regards to illegal immigration then why do people use "they suck our welfare rolls" arguments? I have delt with illegals that come in my store with state payment cards from the labor department, they somehow get them. The entitlement programs are one of the reasons they come over here illegally, Mexico has no such welfare system there is no welfare system down there (which is a good thing).
 
If getting the entitlement programs do nothing in regards to illegal immigration then why do people use "they suck our welfare rolls" arguments? I have delt with illegals that come in my store with state payment cards from the labor department, they somehow get them. The entitlement programs are one of the reasons they come over here illegally, Mexico has no such welfare system there is no welfare system down there (which is a good thing).

This is a failure of the state to make sure those seeking welfare are actually legal residents of the state. In Oklahoma we do not have this problem because we required that state agencies verify the legal status of someone wanting welfare, driver's license, food stamps and so on.
 
You are saying that it is only the government's job to verify if employees are who they say they and credentials are when they apply for a job? By your logic since investigation is the police's or private investigator's job then employers should not verify the applicant's identity and credentials. What you are trying to do is give scumbags a free pass by making it easy for them to turn a blind eye.

No.....Im saying its the government's job to control our borders. Since the government wont do it........I guess the over-burdened US Employer will have to take care of it.........like everything else.


Many of these illegals were children when their parents brought them over here and many of them do have day jobs so yes cracking down on the scum who hire illegals will have an effect. Plus there is the fact that most of the 12-20 million illegals in this country are not murderers, drug dealers, gang bangers and other similar scum. You are deflecting in an attempt to defend the scum who hire illegals.

I didnt say they all were......but many are.......and your "solution" does in no way what so ever address the filth that should first in line to be deported.


If that mom and pop store verify the I-9 form, the SS card, ID, birth certificate and so on then that Mom and pop store's ass will be protected because they did everything they could to verify that they were not hiring any illegals.

Fake documents are a dime a dozen. I guess we should mandate that all employers take classes in spotting fake documents......OR FINE THEM!

No one is saying it should end with employment except for pro-illegals trying to push for amnesty and shift blame away from the illegals. The reason we should start with scumbags who hire illegals because they are the main reason we have 12-20 million plus illegals in this country. It takes two to tango and both parties involved should be punished. Those who hire illegals are the pieces of **** who are screwing this country over by enticing people to come here illegally. They should get no sympathy what so ever.

Two to Tango indeed. So lets also start fining The Landlords, The Mortgage Companies, The Utility Companies, and The Grocers.

.........if Illegals didnt have a home, food, heat, water, and electricity........they wouldnt be coming here or staying here. If its good for the goose.....

If the mom and pop shops verify the I-9 forms, the driver's licenses, the SS cards and any other documents an applicant presents to them then their ass will be covered and therefore less likely to mistakenly hire an illegal. Cracking down on the scum who hire illegals is not the only solution to the problem of illegal immigration. We can employer local police law enforcement, make it practically impossible for someone to live here illegally, create laws that entice illegals to go back home. owever those are the subject of another thread. The subject of this thread is scumbags who hire illegals.

Damn right it isnt the only "solution". Here is a crazy idea......lets punish THE ACTUAL CRIMINALS.....rather than all the American Citizens that come after the fact.


Punishment for Illegals--The Actual Criminals
1. Warm Bed
2. Free Food
3. Free Bus Ride Home
4. Thank you for coming, please try again.

Proposed Punsihment For American Citizens who knowingly or unknowingly hire Illegals
1. Fine them up the ***
2. Destroy their Business
3. Throw them in Jail


Bank Robberies are not the fault of Banks.....Auto Theft is not the fault of Car Owners......and Illegal Immigration is not the fault of the few remaining US Employers.

The deterrent is only effective as the punishment is harsh. And considering the punishment for Illegaly crossing this border is a warm bed, free food, and a free bus ride........I think the focus should be on punishing THE ACTUAL CRIMINALS......rather than the few US Employers that still reside in this country.
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I strongly disagree. If two guys hold up a liquor store, do we let the getaway driver off? No, we go after his ass too. And employers who hire illegal aliens are their getaway drivers.

Also, it IS THE LAW they are breaking, when they don't fill out those I-9's. Prosecute the crap out of them.
 
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I strongly disagree. If two guys hold up a liquor store, do we let the getaway driver off? No, we go after his ass too. And employers who hire illegal aliens are their getaway drivers.

Well in this case the Getaway driver is getting fine/imprisonment.........

...........the Robber is getting a warm bed, free food, and a trip back to the liquor store.


Also, it IS THE LAW they are breaking, when they don't fill out those I-9's. Prosecute the crap out of them.

F the I-9's....F the 1099's.....get government off my back and out of my business.

THE LAW begins at the border......at least it used to.......
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This is a failure of the state to make sure those seeking welfare are actually legal residents of the state. In Oklahoma we do not have this problem because we required that state agencies verify the legal status of someone wanting welfare, driver's license, food stamps and so on.

It sure is the failure of the state. In California, welfare agencies, schools, state and local agencies, hospitals, law enforcement, landlords and realtors are all prohibited by law from inquiring about the legal status of anyone who seeks services. It is virtually impossible to determine the immigration status of any person living in the state. The only agencies empowered to question legal status are the Border Patrol and ICE agents.

A couple of years ago, ICE arrested a guy selling fake documents out of the trunk of his car in a mall parking lot. The entire hispanic community went into outrage mode, and practically closed downtown L.A. with a rally of tens of thousands demanding the right to buy fake documents where ever and when ever they wished!

And people wonder why we're mad as hell.
 
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This is a failure of the state to make sure those seeking welfare are actually legal residents of the state. In Oklahoma we do not have this problem because we required that state agencies verify the legal status of someone wanting welfare, driver's license, food stamps and so on.

It still doesn't negate the fact the entitlement programs are one of the reasons illegals come here. In addition the programs have destroyed the work ethic of those who become dependent on them. Entitlement programs are nothing but another forum of theft by another name. The immigration debate is the perfect time to show why they need to be killed.
 
You know, being the critic of Barack Obama that I am, I was quite surprised to find this out:



Looks like we agree on something, Mr. President. After all, we wouldn't have illegal aliens in this country is we didn't have crooked employers who are willing to hire them. Good job. On THIS, I support you.

Article is here.

God forbid we have actual Latinos making Mexican food.
 
God forbid we have actual Latinos making Mexican food.

Legal Mexican immigrants make great Mexican food! And they don't have to drop tortillas on the floor and run everytime someone yells, "Immigration!"
 
No.....Im saying its the government's job to control our borders. Since the government wont do it........I guess the over-burdened US Employer will have to take care of it.........like everything else.
The employer is not over-burdened to verify if a potential employee meets the qualifications to work.



I didnt say they all were......but many are.......and your "solution" does in no way what so ever address the filth that should first in line to be deported.

Who ever gets deported should be who ever is first finished serving their sentence.

Fake documents are a dime a dozen. I guess we should mandate that all employers take classes in spotting fake documents......OR FINE THEM!

It shouldn't be too hard for an employer to do a back ground check to make sure the applicant is who they say they are.

Two to Tango indeed. So lets also start fining The Landlords, The Mortgage Companies, The Utility Companies, and The Grocers.

Is it illegal to rent,sell property to illegals? Is it illegal for the utility companies for sell water, gas or electricity to illegals? Is is illegal for grocery stores to sell groceries to illegals? NO? Is it illegal for some piece of **** to hire an illegal? Yes it is.So is absurd to say we should jail the grocer for selling groceries to illegals.

.........if Illegals didnt have a home, food, heat, water, and electricity........they wouldnt be coming here or staying here. If its good for the goose.....

Your defense of scumbags who hire illegals amuses me. You almost remind me of another poster who kept defending these scumbags who hire illegals. Is that you Voidwar?

http://www.debatepolitics.com/archives/31293-e-verify-2.html

Damn right it isnt the only "solution". Here is a crazy idea......lets punish THE ACTUAL CRIMINALS.....rather than all the American Citizens that come after the fact.

Those who hire illegals are criminals.

Punishment for Illegals--The Actual Criminals
1. Warm Bed
2. Free Food
3. Free Bus Ride Home
4. Thank you for coming, please try again.

They should be thrown in jail for a minimum of six months before being deported.


Proposed Punsihment For American Citizens who knowingly or unknowingly hire Illegals
1. Fine them up the ***
2. Destroy their Business
3. Throw them in Jail

The part in bold is what many are concerned about. If you knowingly hire an illegal or deliberaltly not do the proper checks in order to hire illegals those three things should happen to you.

Bank Robberies are not the fault of Banks.
It is if the pay someone to rob their bank.


....Auto Theft is not the fault of Car Owners..

It is if the car owner pays someone to steal his car.

....and Illegal Immigration is not the fault of the few remaining US Employers.

Most of these 12-20 million in this country are here because of the fact these pieces of **** will hire illegals.

The deterrent is only effective as the punishment is harsh. And considering the punishment for Illegaly crossing this border is a warm bed, free food, and a free bus ride.

Which is why they should serve jail time before getting their free bus ride home.


.......I think the focus should be on punishing THE ACTUAL CRIMINALS......rather than the few US Employers that still reside in this country.

Those who hire illegals are criminals. They are just as much as a criminal as those who come here illegally.

FAIR: The Law Against Hiring or Harboring Illegal Aliens
Summary

A person (including a group of persons, business, organization or local government) commits a federal felony when he:

* assists an alien whom he should reasonably know is illegally in the U.S. or who lacks employment authorization, by transporting, sheltering, or assisting him to obtain employment,
* encourages that alien to remain in the U.S., by referring him to an employer, by acting as employer or agent for an employer in any way, or
* knowingly assists illegal aliens due to personal convictions.

Penalties upon conviction include criminal fines, imprisonment, and forfeiture of vehicles and real property used to commit the crime.

Anyone employing or contracting with an illegal alien without verifying his work authorization status is guilty of a misdemeanor. Aliens and employers violating immigration laws are subject to arrest, detention, and seizure of their vehicles or property. In addition, individuals or entities who engage in racketeering enterprises that commit (or conspire to commit) immigration-related felonies are subject to private civil suits for treble damages and injunctive relief.
 
It still doesn't negate the fact the entitlement programs are one of the reasons illegals come here.

And if you require state agencies to verify the legal status of those seeking IDs, driver's licenses,welfare and other tax payer funded services and benefits you eliminate one of the reasons illegals come here. Oklahoma has done this.


In addition the programs have destroyed the work ethic of those who become dependent on them. Entitlement programs are nothing but another forum of theft by another name.

This is why the emphasis on welfare should be changed from hand out to helping hand like requiring able bodied individuals to seek jobs or lose welfare. Perhaps laws can be created to easily hook up employers with welfare recipients.

The immigration debate is the perfect time to show why they need to be killed.

If states or perhaps even the federal government does what Oklahoma did the issue of illegals and tax payer funded benefits and services will be a non issue.
 
You know, being the critic of Barack Obama that I am, I was quite surprised to find this out:



Looks like we agree on something, Mr. President. After all, we wouldn't have illegal aliens in this country is we didn't have crooked employers who are willing to hire them. Good job. On THIS, I support you.

Article is here.

Yep when he's right, he's right. I just hope he isn't using this as a tool of political manipulation. Targeting businesses that only support republicans. I wouldn't put it past him.
 
The employer is not over-burdened to verify if a potential employee meets the qualifications to work.

Are you speaking via assumption or have you ever signed the front of a paycheck?


Who ever gets deported should be who ever is first finished serving their sentence.



It shouldn't be too hard for an employer to do a back ground check to make sure the applicant is who they say they are.



Is it illegal to rent,sell property to illegals? Is it illegal for the utility companies for sell water, gas or electricity to illegals? Is is illegal for grocery stores to sell groceries to illegals? NO? Is it illegal for some piece of **** to hire an illegal? Yes it is.So is absurd to say we should jail the grocer for selling groceries to illegals.

Well were just one law away from making it ILLEGAL.......

.....why do you defend these scumbags that give Illegal Immigrants Housing, Food, and Utilities?

Your defense of scumbags who hire illegals amuses me. You almost remind me of another poster who kept defending these scumbags who hire illegals. Is that you Voidwar?

http://www.debatepolitics.com/archives/31293-e-verify-2.html



Those who hire illegals are criminals.



They should be thrown in jail for a minimum of six months before being deported.

Well thats "not the LAW" now is it?
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.....and just as it was seen in this thread.......so many are quick to point the finger at US EMPLOYERS.......rather than the Actual Criminal Infestation that has invaded this country.
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Are you speaking via assumption or have you ever signed the front of a paycheck?

What does pre-employment back ground checks have to do with signing pay checks? Nothing, nadda, zip, zero, zilch.

Well were just one law away from making it ILLEGAL.......
.....why do you defend these scumbags that give Illegal Immigrants Housing, Food, and Utilities?

People are noting coming here illegally because they can buy groceries, rent houses or get gas and electricity. Their main reason for coming here illegally is because traitorous scumbags will hire them. I agree that property owners should not rent, sell, lend or lease or give property to illegals and that Utility companies should not sell services to illegals. As far as banning grocery stores from selling groceries to illegals you are just being a moron.






Well thats "not the LAW" now is it?


It is the law that illegals can be jailed for up to six months before being deported.

Illegal Immigration IS A CRIME!

Under Title 8 Section 1325 of the U.S. Code, "Improper Entry by Alien," any citizen of any country other than the United States who:

* Enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers; or
* Eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers; or
* Attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact;

has committed a federal crime.

Violations are punishable by criminal fines and imprisonment for up to six months. Repeat offenses can bring up to two years in prison. Additional civil fines may be imposed at the discretion of immigration judges, but civil fines do not negate the criminal sanctions or nature of the offense.







.....and just as it was seen in this thread.......so many are quick to point the finger at US EMPLOYERS.......rather than the Actual Criminal Infestation that has invaded this country.

If you deliberately hire an illegal or refuse to do the proper checks so you can hire an illegal you are a criminal. You are a piece of a **** and worse than the people who do come here illegally. Why do you insist of on defending these scum?


Are you voidwar?
 
What does pre-employment back ground checks have to do with signing pay checks? Nothing, nadda, zip, zero, zilch.

Everything......to the few of us over-burdened US Employers that still reside in this country. Had you ever signed the front of a paycheck.....you might be able to see both sides of this issue.

People are noting coming here illegally because they can buy groceries, rent houses or get gas and electricity. Their main reason for coming here illegally is because traitorous scumbags will hire them. I agree that property owners should not rent, sell, lend or lease or give property to illegals and that Utility companies should not sell services to illegals. As far as banning grocery stores from selling groceries to illegals you are just being a moron.

Well any rational mind would agree they WOULD NOT come here if they did not have access to Housing/Food/Utilities/The Democrat Provided Social Teet.

....but lets blame it all on the few US employers who have yet to take part in the mass exodus from the Most Business Unfriendly Country in The World.

It is the law that illegals can be jailed for up to six months before being deported.

Illegal Immigration IS A CRIME!

......"can be" is by no means a mandatory sentence. And considering the vast majority are never given a 6-month sentence......or any sentence for that matter.....what good is a Law if your not going to enforce it.....what good is a punishment if your never going to administer it?

If you deliberately hire an illegal or refuse to do the proper checks so you can hire an illegal you are a criminal. You are a piece of a **** and worse than the people who do come here illegally. Why do you insist of on defending these scum?

Im not defending the "scum".......Im defending all the legal over-burdened US employers that are subject to the mountains of paperwork and miles of red tape mandated by an over reaching US government......in the name of stopping a handful of scumbag employers in this case.

The border doesnt begin at the front of our desks......and if the government, the border patrol, and ICE did its job........we wouldnt have to do it for them.


Are you voidwar?

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Everything......to the few of us over-burdened US Employers that still reside in this country. Had you ever signed the front of a paycheck.....you might be able to see both sides of this issue.

Employers piss test potential employees, run credit checks, check to see if that diploma a potential employee is real, check to see if the applicant is who they say they are and do a criminal back ground check on applicants and you are telling me that an employer would be over burdened if they look on a computer database to see if someone is here legally ?



Well any rational mind would agree they WOULD NOT come here if they did not have access to Housing/Food/Utilities/The Democrat Provided Social Teet.

You got to have money to have access those things.

....but lets blame it all on the few US employers who have yet to take part in the mass exodus from the Most Business Unfriendly Country in The World.

Most employers are not dishonest pieces of **** and therefore do not hire illegals.


......"can be" is by no means a mandatory sentence. And considering the vast majority are never given a 6-month sentence......or any sentence for that matter.....what good is a Law if your not going to enforce it.....what good is a punishment if your never going to administer it?

You said "Well thats "not the LAW" now is it? " I proved to you that it is.

As for it no being enforced you should check out operation streamline.
Migration Information Source - Arrested on Entry: Operation Streamline and the Prosecution of Immigration Crimes




Im not defending the "scum".......Im defending all the legal over-burdened US employers that are subject to the mountains of paperwork and miles of red tape mandated by an over reaching US government......in the name of stopping a handful of scumbag employers in this case.


The idea that an employer simply doing back doing the proper checks is over burdening them is a myth.

The border doesnt begin at the front of our desks......and if the government, the border patrol, and ICE did its job........we wouldnt have to do it for them.

And if traitors inside the US did not hire illegals then we would not have 12-20 million illegals in this country.


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Other than Voidwar you seem to be the only other poster in the who history of DP to stick up for these scum and suggested that only illegals should be punished.
 
Employers piss test potential employees, run credit checks, check to see if that diploma a potential employee is real, check to see if the applicant is who they say they are and do a criminal back ground check on applicants and you are telling me that an employer would be over burdened if they look on a computer database to see if someone is here legally ?

Walk a mile in an employer's shoes in THE MOST BUSINESS UNFRIENDLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD and you would know the answer...........

......perhaps you see this "one more step", 10,000 steps later, as the solution to our Illegal Immigrant infestation.....it is not.....its just another burden for legal employers. You must realize.....a large portion of Illegals in this country work under the table and off the books.....a majority of them work in industries with such a high turnover rate, the in depth background checks you desire are never going to be the norm. Were talking about burger flippers, tomato pickers, and burrito wrappers........not Bank Executives, Police Officers, Management, ect. positions where it would make sense for an employer to spend the time and money needed to verify a potential employees identity and credentials.

The whole premis of your argument falls on the notion that "They wouldnt come here if they didnt have jobs"......and to that argument I say this.....

..........WE JUST HAD ONE OF THE LARGEST RECESSIONS IN US HISTORY.........with a loss of jobs never before seen in this country.......and guess what......10-20 million Illegal Immigrants didnt pack their bags and head home. As I said before, if you want to fine employers so be it......then fine the landlords, mortgage companies, the utility companies, and everyone else who aids the infestation.

We can all be Border Agents........and do the job the government just wont do.

We dont need to fine employers.....we dont need any additional LAWS and REGULATIONS.......we simply need the government, Border Patrol, and ICE to do its job for the first time in 40 years.

From the news today.......

Man charged with 3 counts of murder in Va. attacks - Yahoo! News

Man charged with 3 counts of murder in Va. attacks

MANASSAS, Va. – A Salvadoran man who was ordered deported nearly a decade ago but never left has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in a series of shootings and a knife attack in a Virginia suburb of Washington, authorities said Friday.

10 years after he was ordered deported........

..........if only we would have fined his employer huh?
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As far as I am concerned when a US employer hires an illegal alien he, she or it immediately becomes a criminal.
 
Walk a mile in an employer's shoes in THE MOST BUSINESS UNFRIENDLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD and you would know the answer...........

......perhaps you see this "one more step", 10,000 steps later, as the solution to our Illegal Immigrant infestation.....it is not.....its just another burden for legal employers. You must realize.....a large portion of Illegals in this country work under the table and off the books.....a majority of them work in industries with such a high turnover rate, the in depth background checks you desire are never going to be the norm. Were talking about burger flippers, tomato pickers, and burrito wrappers........not Bank Executives, Police Officers, Management, ect. positions where it would make sense for an employer to spend the time and money needed to verify a potential employees identity and credentials.

The whole premis of your argument falls on the notion that "They wouldnt come here if they didnt have jobs"......and to that argument I say this.....

..........WE JUST HAD ONE OF THE LARGEST RECESSIONS IN US HISTORY.........with a loss of jobs never before seen in this country.......and guess what......10-20 million Illegal Immigrants didnt pack their bags and head home. As I said before, if you want to fine employers so be it......then fine the landlords, mortgage companies, the utility companies, and everyone else who aids the infestation.

We can all be Border Agents........and do the job the government just wont do.

An employer can not be that over burdened if he can do credit checks on employees,criminal back grounds, check to see if that employee is who they say they are, piss test employees, and a check of an employees credentials. You are just as the pro-illegals fear mongers who say that the price of tomatoes will soar to nine dollars a pound if farmers have to hire legal workers.



We dont need to fine employers.

Yes we do. We also need to throw their asses in prison, and confiscate their assets and property.

....we dont need any additional LAWS and REGULATIONS.

We already have laws on the books that say employers can be fined, jailed, lose assets and property.

FAIR: The Law Against Hiring or Harboring Illegal Aliens
A person (including a group of persons, business, organization or local government) commits a federal felony when he:

* assists an alien whom he should reasonably know is illegally in the U.S. or who lacks employment authorization, by transporting, sheltering, or assisting him to obtain employment,
* encourages that alien to remain in the U.S., by referring him to an employer, by acting as employer or agent for an employer in any way, or
* knowingly assists illegal aliens due to personal convictions.

Penalties upon conviction include criminal fines, imprisonment, and forfeiture of vehicles and real property used to commit the crime.

Anyone employing or contracting with an illegal alien without verifying his work authorization status is guilty of a misdemeanor. Aliens and employers violating immigration laws are subject to arrest, detention, and seizure of their vehicles or property.



......we simply need the government, Border Patrol, and ICE to do its job for the first time in 40 years.

We need a combination of things to fix our illegal immigration problems.

From the news today.......

10 years after he was ordered deported........

..........if only we would have fined his employer huh?
He didn't come to the US because he planned on killing 3 people ten years later after being ordered to be deported.
 
Employers who knowingly hire illegals should obviously be punished, but let's stop acting as if they are the problem and their punishment is the only solution to the problem.

It's not the only solution... How am I acting like it is?
 
I've noticed a lot of focus being on employers of illegal immigrants, and illegal immigrants themselves. when you are discussing a law that everyone is required to follow, i think it's also important to look at the implications of legal residents and their employers.

If i'm going to hire a neighbor for the summer to work for my cement company, i now have to provide a ton of personal information on him to the government. how about a form to fill out to make sure i don't hire a drug user, or a thief, or a murderer.

while i agree that people shouldn't be allowed to employ people people illegally, we do have a notion in this country of innocent before proven guilty. please remember this when your fears of foreign invaders brings you to lessen the value your freedoms.

I have always been asked if I have been convicted of a felon or drug trafficking on a job application... but I am not sure why the government should get involved with making sure such people don't have employment opportunities because of their past...
 
In regard to illegal aliens and employers who break the law, I have one trite statement to make.......

It takes two to tango.

So, why don't we remove BOTH partners from the dance? It's the only logical solution.
 
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