So, just what is an "illegal immigrant"?
 

I think it's because those four items are already regulated by the feds. Like this "One provision created a civil action against employers who hired illegal immigrants over legal workers".

We already have something to combat this -- RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act). RICO not only has criminal penalties -- it also has civil ones.

A person or entity materially injured by a party or parties participating in RICO can file suit to recover damages.

How do you use this against illegal aliens? By suing their employers.

You allege racial discrimination. Meat processing plants hire the poorest of the poor. Historically, lots of black folks have worked at these plants. Now the plants hire only Hispanics. This is where organizations like the local NAACP come in.

They can fund the suit and one of their members can stand in as a representative of the class of employees who have been discriminated against.

If you are successful, you get treble damages. That's right, three times your original damages.

I've always said the U.S. Code is a lot like the Bible. It's amazing what's in there once you take the time to read it.
 

That's also exactly what the liberals do. Use laws for things they were never intended for. I am conflicted though, because this is a war as TRKOF always says, so using their tactics against them is a fair tactic.
 

Actually, it's using the law exactly as it was intended. Take a look at 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a) which makes employment of unauthorized aliens unlawful.

18 U.S.C. § 1961(1) identifies this plus the forgery or use of all kinds of documents relating to work eligibility as “racketeering activity”. Then you hook them for civil RICO and you're in business.
 

Chuck,
I appreciate your knowledge of the law, but your clients pay you for that. Mine don't.

"...It's amazing what's in there once you take the time to read it. (the U.S. Code)"

Why should I, as an employer, bother to read it when the bureaucracies issue conflicting instructions? To wit:

FILLING OUT FORM I-9: Employee

The cited element of this instruction states "Providing the Social Security Number is voluntary..." Granted, that is only one item from List C, "Documents that Establish Employment Authorization", but how does one comply with IRS requirements for withholding without it?

As you are well aware, I am going to run afoul of some rule or regulation several times daily because mine is a very small company in the construction industry and I don't have the time to read all the rules nor the ability to comply with them all. Not only that, the thugs at EPA don't worry about the U.S. Code when drafting and implementing their regulations.

What I want is the ability to operate my company without the fear that some jackbooted bureaucrat will land on me with the sole intent of destroying my business and my life. That's not gonna happen without a radical realignment and reduction of the size of government. I don't expect to live long enough to see that happen. -- Skyhawker, Doug
 

The U.S. Code and the Code of Federal Regulations are two entirely different things.

It's like comparing apples and -- spaghetti.

I've come to the conclusion that federal bureaucracies like the SSA and the VA simply don't follow the rule of law. They see their job as screwing those they are supposed to help. After they get finished reading the newspaper, drinking coffee and smoking a cigarette, they do whatever they want. That's why suing them is so much fun and helps me sleep at night.
 

Point taken. Unfortunately, it's the CFR that keeps me ducking and weaving.

My plan for non-violent reduction of the size of government is to terminate immediately all of the bureaucratic agencies, commissions, administrations - by whatever title. The heads of those organizations can apply for reinstatement by citing where in the Constitution as originally written and legally amended, the justification for its existence can be found. Final determination is to be made by the states, with each state having exactly three votes to cast on each application and each of the persons charged with casting a vote shall be from a different demographic than the other two. I think that would be a show worth watching. - Skyhawker, Doug.
 

If I had been either Geo. Bush or BHO, one of the first things I would have was to put an empty cardboard box on SSA Commissioner Michael Astrue's desk, told to pack his crap and get out.