Quote Originally Posted by hattiecat View Post
The construction industry is what brought and keeps a bulk of the illegals and their families here. Worksite enforcement on the construction jobs , with employers held accountable on a consistent basis , would do much to curb illegal alien employment .
Why is it that such employers use illegal workers? It is the availability, because government allows them to put their children in our schools and live as if they belong here as long as they don't commit crimes other than being here against our laws. But if they are here, they need money to survive. So being off the books, the are willing to work for low wages, and employers trying to compete, seek the low worker costs.

You want to penalize employers competing against cheap labor in other countries which means going out of business.

You single out construction. But agriculture/farm, as well as restaurants/resorts are all part of that problem. They all cry that they would have to pay higher wages to attract legal workers, Big surprise. On the other side are consumers who don't want to pay higher prices for food, motels, and just about anything else we pay for. But we aren't going to get it for free. Businesses can't absorb the cost, so if we want security and jobs for Americans, we are going to have to pay for it!