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Originally Posted by wannabehippie
10k isnt enough of a deterrent. I think it should be 10 times that, at the same time make sure that they have ways to verify that documents given to them are legit.
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Yes, I suppose $10,000 fine is too small since that is less than the difference between hiring a proper wage legal full time maid or gardener vs an illegal one.
As such, a $10,000 fine for such illegal labor would be considered only a 'tax' on the illegal labor (or a cost of business).
On this basis, the fine has to exceed the material value of the product. In this case, the annual value of a minimum wage employee (whatever that is).