Drew Edgar

Stratford-upon-Avon

Management Consultant

Who is the more culpable ... the alien trying to earn & feed himself or the employer exploiting him?

Karen Challinor is correct in her summary of the ineffectual (in this particular case) application of ID cards.

The reason is because of the criminal conduct of employers, in e.g. the hotel/tourist business, who illegally employ & seek to employ aliens at well below market rates.

The problem of illegal aliens is one that should be addressed by a vastly strengthened immigration service.

The problem of illegal employment is one that can & should be addressed by the vigilant prosecution of the exploitative criminal employers seeking to profit from the aliens.

It is incumbent on every law abiding subject of the Crown to notify the DSS / Inland Revenue / Immigration Service of known cases of criminality.

Surely the TUC & the CBI should collaborate is pressuring the authorities diligently to prosecute the existing legislation, or am I being naive?