Reply #24: So true. GAO: number of fines to knowing employers went from 417 to 3 !!!

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The actions of the Bushies are 180 degrees from their sanctimonious statements - AND WE MUST DEMONSTRATE THEIR LIES FOR ALL TOO SEE.

The numbers from the OP article:

A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office in August found that the number of fines issued to employers for knowingly hiring illegal workers has plummeted, from 417 in 1999 to just three last year. Arrests of unauthorized workers dropped 84 percent from 1999 to 2003.

We need to get the text of that GAO report and also any published commentary on it in major media or by knowledgeable analysts.