Employer Sanctions Law

This story is from the Arizona Republic:

A Tucson Panda Express restaurant where 11 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested during an identification-theft case won’t be prosecuted under Arizona’s new employer-sanctions law, authorities said Wednesday.

Can I ask a simple question? What is the point of having the Arizona Employer Sanctions Law if we aren’t going to enforce it? The point of the law was to hold employers accountable for “knowingly” hiring illegal immigrants. If authorities know Panda Express is hiring unauthorized workers, then why not go after them? Here is more from the story:

The Arizona Department of Public Safety said it won’t be looking into whether Panda Express knowingly hired the illegal workers - which would be a violation of federal and the new state law and could lead to a business losing its license if it knowingly or intentionally hires illegal workers.

We already have proof that they are hiring illegals, but we won’t be looking in any more restaurants.  Just to add fuel:

The agency did not refer the case to the Pima County Attorney’s Office or Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said Officer Quentin G. Mehr, a DPS spokesman. 

I mean really, who cares?