Originally Posted by coolegg2

That is a good point. We don't have the same illegal immigrant problem you folks have. That is because we have federal payroll taxes and batallions of tax auditors. Illegal immigrants can only get under-the-radar type of jobs, which are much more rare here in Canada, because for a business to do it requires large-scale tax fraud on multiple levels.

I've never understood why you guys don't use the power of the IRS to fix your illegal immigration problem. It worked on Al Capone (well not quite the same scenario). Pass a modest federal payroll tax, so now each employee needs a SSN to get a legit job. Then send auditors to workplaces unannounced and ask each employee to identify themselves. Every undocumented employee is a $5k fine for the company, plus a thorough combing of the company books to figure out how their wages went unrecorded, major tax fraud, so more fines. Voila, no more jobs for illegal immigrants, so no illegal immigrants. My theory is the Republicans don't want an easy fix like that, bad for business - perhaps the Democrats too.

I know this will rankle the feathers of the Republican hawks out there, but it turns out a bit of regulation does make for a better country and better economy. I suspect Obama knows this and has the right idea, but it remains to be seen if he has the balls to match.