Resolved Question: Why Are Democrats Against President Bush’s Administration’s Crack Down On Employers Of Illegal Immigrants?
Democrats are against cracking down on employers of illegal immigrants. Nancy Pelosi accused President Bush of terrorizing illegal immigrants he had arrested. And the ACLU and unions sued to stop our government from sending out letters to companies that hire people that commit ID theft (stolen social security numbers).
“Far from abandoning the rule, we’re going to fight hard to make it effective,” Chertoff wrote. “[The ACLU] opposes virtually every measure - including this one - to enforce America’s immigration laws.”
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=38758&dcn=todaysnews
Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff: ”
Contrary to the ACLU’s incorrect statements, the rule is not harmful to legal workers. DHS is not abandoning it…”
http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1196872065694.shtm
United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff said, “(u)ntil Congress chooses to act, we’re going to be taking some energetic steps of our own.”