Forest: think about it. People doing 10 scenes a week for cash, maybe 2-3k a week income. Wonder how much of it they actually declare? it would appear that there are some pretty good records of who worked with who, and how often they worked. I would suspect that it would take just one slightly conservative politician (or staff member) to give a call and fax a list, and the harrassement level goes up another notch. I would suspect the same for all the people working on these productions...
Without intending to, the industry in SoCal has just been opened up for investigations at all levels, inquiries, and tight scrutiny, all in the name of "public health".
Mike, the immigration people are just another "player" in the list of agencies and groups that will be poking everyone with sharp sticks. If you can't kill the industry off with obscenity charges, you can always nickel and dime them to death. What is the penalty for knowingly using illegal workers? If there is potential for jail time, I am sure someone will try.
Alex
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