Governor of Maine Signs Executive Order Allowing State Agencies to Check Immigration Status

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Originally Posted by PFBALL

Immigration is a FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY !
Why not audit Federal Income tax returns of all residents of the State?

Audited by the IRS that just rakes in the $$ and doesn't give a damn if they're earning the income illegally or not?

Courts have tried and been shot down for it.......

[LEFT]The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that a 2008 raid of a local tax preparer's office aimed at building identity-theft cases against hundreds of suspected illegal immigrants violated their Fourth Amendment right to privacy.

Raid violated privacy rights of alleged illegal immigrants, Colorado's top court rules - The Denver Post
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Originally Posted by PFBALL

Immigration is a FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY !
Why not audit Federal Income tax returns of all residents of the State?

How many illegals are filing tax returns?

It would be a very expensive undertaking (create more federal jobs?) and the cost woukd probably be more than the savings recognized picking off illegals.