Reply #39: Arizona has rarely invoked its last tough immigration law against businesses hiring illegal immigran

[Shallah Kali]

i agree they should go after companies that hire people who are here illegally but as you can see the will to do this is low. I remember a CA US attorney who went after companies who hired illegal immigrants, including one who was building a section of the border fence, who the bush admin. fired for not going after individuals instead. if I recall correctly she also was the one who prosecuted randy 'duke' cunningham.

Arizona has rarely invoked its last tough immigration law
Most counties haven't prosecuted anyone under a 2007 act that bans knowingly hiring illegal immigrants. Some say that's because businesses are complying.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/19/nation/la-na-employer-sanctions19-2010apr19


So it's no surprise to Silva that the 2007 Legal Arizona Workers Act -- at the time the first state law in the nation to prohibit businesses from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants -- hasn't been a top priority for the county. Silva said he had received only a couple of inquiries about the law and his office had not prosecuted an employer.

As it turns out, Santa Cruz County is not alone.

Officials from 12 of the state's 15 counties said last week that they had not taken legal action against any businesses for failure to comply with the law. Officials in two counties -- Apache and Coconino -- could not be reached for comment.

Proponents of Arizona's tough laws against illegal immigrants say the lack of prosecutions is a sign of the law's success in deterring border crossers. Critics of the measure, which went into effect in 2008, say the law has only pushed illegal immigrants deeper underground in the workforce.

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County attorneys in other border areas, including Cochise County in southeastern Arizona, also say they haven't had a single complaint.