Arizona Federal Judge Recognizes the Cost of Illegal Alien Workers

A federal judge...upheld an Arizona law that prohibits businesses from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants and rescinds the business licenses of those that do.

The ruling by the judge, Neil V. Wake of Federal District Court, was a defeat for employers who argued that it was an unconstitutional effort by a state to regulate immigration.

The ruling was a victory for advocates of tougher immigration enforcement who reject the position that immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility.

Judge Wake rejected arguments by business groups that federal immigration law severely restricted Arizona’s ability to punish people who knowingly employed illegal immigrants.

He concluded that the Arizona law did not conflict with federal immigration law...

NO SSN REQUIRED? Suspicious Loan Offer

Homeowners, refi $200k for $1,090/mo. Fixed for Life of Loan. NO SSN REQUIRED

A suspicious sounding blurb-ad on my homepage today: sounding much like an offer to illegal aliens rather than to U.S. citizens. What U.S. citizen above the age of 5 years does not have a social security number? Or, perhaps SSN stands for something else, something less transparent than social security number...like, refinance your house without an income! That way, we can take your home from you in a few years, and when the market has recovered, sell it for a big profit!