varem wrote...
The system doesn't work. Instead of punishing the illegals, we should make them pay taxes so they can put back into society what they are taking.
How would we make them pay taxes? Income tax is useless as they aren't even in the system or have fraudulent social security cards. The majority of them are below the radar and the Government doesn't even know they are there.
The only way to collect taxes from illegals is a consumption tax placed at the point of sale but, that particular idea is stalled in congress as politicians won't be able to use the tax system as a political weapon to garner votes.
really, the only good option is to threaten employers with heavy fines and long jail times for hiring illegals and. Then once the demand for their employment is gone via penalties and the mandatory use of e-verify style programs they will simply return home and apply for legal status.
The other outcome would be a sudden surge in anchor baby births thus forcing us to "accept them". Though that would put them into the system so we can tax them.