Originally Posted by Lstudent
Two of those methods listed, "Employers refusing to retain or hire illegals" and "local law enforcement" are not likely to be uniform in their actions. For example, I live in Nassau County, New York. Recently, the police commissioner stated that they do not participate in enforcing the immigration laws because, by doing so, it negatively impacts their ability to carry out effective law enforcement. Concretely, the Commissioner stated that if the local police force enforced the immigration laws, the whole immigrant community(legal and illegal) will not cooperate with Law Enforcement in criminal investigations. Therefore, the community would be put at risk because criminals(not the border-crossing types) will be more difficult to apprehend.
The employer part is difficult, because, as you said, profit very well may come before "country".
So, it is safe to assume that many local law enforcement agencies will not cooperate with federal ICE authorities. Do you suggest local law enforcement be mandated to comply?