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Yeah, I think I know the reasons, or at least some of them. That particular idea might be a little bit more subversive but why does an employer need to care?

Yeah, I think I know the reasons, or at least some of them. That particular idea might be a little bit more subversive but why does an employer need to care? Immigrant or natural born citizen, they should have some sort of tax paying relationship with the US federal government. The southern boarder is being used mostly just for politics right now, but if we wanted to curb illegal immigration I think a big part of it would be some sort of "you're here now" stamp, some sort of criminal penalties for hiring undocumented non-residents, maybe mandatory tax withholding for everybody and then some sort of "you're allowed to work here" token from the feds.

prottog 3y ago
> why does an employer need to care? The IRS certainly doesn't care whether you're working legally or illegally, as long as they get their share. The employer is mandated to care by immigration law, since it's against the law to hire someone who is not authorized to work in the US. > we wanted to curb illegal immigration ... some sort of criminal penalties for hiring undocumented non-residents This would certainly make a big impact. > then some sort of "you're allowed to work here" token from the feds It's called an Employement Authorization Document or EAD, issued by USCIS.