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Prosecuted in that situation. which is why we see so few prosecutions of employers in that situation. is that a reasonable standard in your experience? do you think thats a reasonable standard to hold employers to, or should the law be toughened? should it be -- there be more latitude to go after employers? >> the problem is the law was designed to 1986 when we didnt have any technology. in the 2013 senate comprehensive immigration bill, it actually would have given employers a very simple red l...

Light system that would have been based on biometric identification that would have said if youre the person you claim to be, well either take your picture or a fingerprint. and at that point, we will determine with a green light/red light system whether you can work or not. and if anyone else is found at the employers sight, that is fine. but right now the employer is in a difficult situation because they cannot accept certain documents if they think theyre fake. but if they think a document is...

Light. his health scare ended safely but this week did not. he got a ticket, $158 ticket in the mail. he fought it and showing his hospital discharge papers but the judge ruled against him and fined him another $125 for the court aegs time. he says he believes the city is crossing the line in an effort to make some bucks. >> i understand why the red light system exists but at the same time i dont think they should take advantage of people who are sick or, like i said something could have happene...

Factor in the contractor who installed the red light system gets a cut from every ticket. >> the entire program is suspect. just not working. not working on a safety level. and its not working on a revenue level. >> reporter: and then theres those legal costs for the cities. >> dismissing your case. dismissed your case. ? >> in broward county, florida, every single person who has challenged their ticket has won. >> they didnt anticipate that people like myself would be coming to court and fighti...

Have hoped. >> reporter: run a red light and smile, youre on camera. used to be officers patrolled intersections, but these days so-called robocops are standing sentinel, with a picture and computer match of the license tag, out goes a several hundred dollar ticket. drivers hate it. >> its not a police officer, so its like im being called out from a machine or a roborobot. its a camera. >> reporter: nationwide local officials who thought the red light tickets would be a huge new source of munici...

Sentinel. with a picture and then a computer match of the license tag, out goes a several hundred dollar ticket. drivers hate it. >> its no the a police officer. its like im being called out by a machine or a robot. >> reporter: nationwide local officials who thought the red light tickets would be a huge new source of municipal revenue are discovering just the opposite. in the pembroke pines, florida, a recent report revealed red light cameras at four intersections cost more than $83,000 but the...