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To: Ilaine who wrote (163556)	4/13/2006 1:48:40 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793729

There are already civil penalties for knowingly hiring illegals as a lawyer, i'm not certain what you do not understand about 'criminal penalties' hint: jail time in the 80's the gov't criminalized environmental polluting behavior....once that happened, and a few business owners were sent to jail, the cost/benefit correlation became clear... fail to comply?/jail time fail to comply/jail time? hmmmm... what to do...what to do... i think i'll comply! make the laws clear, and the penalties clear (and substantial) compliance will follow is that so hard?

To: Ilaine who wrote (163556)	4/13/2006 2:18:36 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793729

You can't criminalize someone for accepting a fake ID unless you can prove he knew it was fake. Can you? As I'm sure you are aware, there is a very easy way to check the validity of a Social Security Number. I might be missing something, but it should not be rocket science to make sure the license and other documentation match the name the government has associated with the Social Security Number they give.