&gt; but it might be easier to get support for a fine that won&#x27;t immediately bankrupt the businesses in question<p>The entire point is to bankrupt the company immediately. If the fine can be included as a cost of doing business, its not effective.<p>The question is, can you devise a method where if the employer does everything right in verifying someone&#x27;s right to work in the country, they won&#x27;t be held liable? That&#x27;s the trick. To squeeze out any chance of fraud on either side, with damning consequences for breaking the rules (I&#x27;d also accept criminal liability for those involved in lieu of bankrupting a concern).