We Shall See What We Shall See

From the Christian Science Monitor:

To critics of the administration's immigration policies, the Department of Homeland Security sent out a strong message this week: Current laws can discourage illegal immigrants and those who hire them.

On Wednesday, federal immigration officials stormed light manufacturing facilities in Atlanta and 41 other US locales, arresting more than 1,100 suspected illegal immigrants as well as people believed to have hired them.

This is a good start, but I'll be surprised if this gets much past the "start," especially after November's elections.

One of the big things missing from this effort, at least from this article, is the necessity in removing civil rights protections in employment discrimination for illegal aliens. Sometimes, employers can be prosecuted for hiring illegal aliens if they do, and sued for discriminating against illegal aliens if they don't. Taking this necessary step would eliminate mixed messages in this stead from the Feds.