Interesting article

Alright, so here I am reading this article about a hospital that was criticized for reporting someone who was illegal and was doing identity theft (i.e. fake/stolen SSN, premanent residency cards, etc) and I am left feeling very irked. Are you kidding me? Ummm, yeah that's stupid. So it's okay for people to be committing crimes and to NOT be reported even when it's known to the company? BUT on the OTHER HAND it's okay for people to NOT report them, hire them, and then be prosecuted for hiring them and possibly put in jail. But no, don't tell the authorities that they are illegal, because then you are considered insensitive and too harsh and are taking the law into your own hands because you don't know really what crimes they are committing and if they should be deported. You're kidding me, right? How dumb are these lawyers and other people who commented for this article.
*My frustration is really geared toward the fact that reporting a crime is apparently a negative thing here.

Here are some highlights from this article:

"She did use a counterfeit social security on her application to Trinity Medical Center, but her relatives and supporters wonder whether the hospital overreacted by calling the police."

"A spokeswoman for the medical center here contends the hospital was simply following policy and has a responsibility to report criminal activity, including possible identity theft."

"It may be hospital policy, but employers aren't required to report a worker or applicant suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, say immigration attorneys and enforcement officials."

"'For an employer to go ahead and take it upon themselves ... to report that is unusual,' said immigration attorney Kathleen Walker. 'There's no obligation on my part to go call law enforcement.'"

"'When people are being prescreened before a decision to hire is being made, then you could have exposure to discrimination charges,' said Walker, an El Paso lawyer and former president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association."

Full article link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080901/ap_on_re_us/immigration_employer_reporting;_ylt=AqljUI6Yvj95kgqDHzxsYylH2ocA