...from previous posts on this matter...see the link from the Texas Tribune, entitled "In Texas, Lawmakers don't mess with employers of undocumented workers"
This is all about getting votes for Trump and GOP candidates...has nothing to do with rooting out criminals...heck, we have a life-long criminal as President.
Link: https://www.texastribune.org/2016/12/14/lawmakers-go-easy-employers-undocumented-workers/