In answer to your question. The employers of those that pay demand payment, whether they send it to the government or not is another question. I'm guessing unscrupulous employers would find this a way to pay even less to the workers they are exploiting. The real deal is this: there are millions of people all over the globe that want to come and be part of the American experience. Why should they be penalized by having to wait for years to come legally while by virtue of you being a neighbor you can waltz in unanounced and take up residency, feeding off our medical, schooling, welfare and Jobs, while lowering the standard of living for legal citizens. I realize this is not entirely your fault and the employers who most assuredly know you are illegal are mostly to blame as no jobs, no immigrants. Go back and apply like all the rest of the world, and while you're there, try and change your corrupt government for the better.