One big exception is getting attention in Texas
(NEWSER) - Under House Bill 1202, one of a number of proposed Texas bills that addresses illegal immigration, anyone who "intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly" hires an illegal immigrant would face up to two years in jail and a fine as high as $10,000 ... unless, of course, he or she is just hiring that illegal immigrant to do housework or yardwork. As long as you're hiring unauthorized immigrants "for the purpose of obtaining labor or other work to be performed exclusively or primarily at a single-family residence," you're in the clear. More»