There is a reason why things can be reported anonymously in this type of situation. https://www.ice.gov/webform/hsi-tip-form
The moral issue aside there is also legal ramifications that can come in to play. Since you KNOW they are illegal it could come back as harboring https://www.justice.gov/jm/criminal-resource-manual-1907-title-8-usc-1324a-offenses
In this situation federal law is the one you really have to worry about.
I would personally rather not pay a fine and potentially spend time at Club Fed. Even though you are a teacher if someone else reports and you don't and have direct knowledge it could be construed to equate harboring.
The choice is yours but doing nothing is actually something. Wanting a better life is fine as well but there is a right way and a wrong way to do things. My wife did it the right way and became a citizen, her brother was attempting to do things the right way and went home for a visit less than a month before becoming a citizen and was then told he couldn't stay due to someone saying it was ok to go for a visit when it really wasn't.
The moral issue aside there is also legal ramifications that can come in to play. Since you KNOW they are illegal it could come back as harboring https://www.justice.gov/jm/criminal-resource-manual-1907-title-8-usc-1324a-offenses
Harboring -- Subsection 1324(a)(1)(A)(iii) makes it an offense for any person who -- knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation.
In this situation federal law is the one you really have to worry about.
Penalties -- The basic statutory maximum penalty for violating 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(i) and (v)(I) (alien smuggling and conspiracy) is a fine under title 18, imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both. With regard to violations of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(ii)-(iv) and (v)(ii), domestic transportation, harboring, encouraging/inducing, or aiding/abetting, the basic statutory maximum term of imprisonment is 5 years, unless the offense was committed for commercial advantage or private financial gain, in which case the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 years. In addition, significant enhanced penalties are provided for in violations of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1) involving serious bodily injury or placing life in jeopardy. Moreover, if the violation results in the death of any person, the defendant may be punished by death or by imprisonment for any term of years. The basic penalty for a violation of subsection 1324(a)(2) is a fine under title 18, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2)(A). Enhanced penalties are provided for violations involving bringing in criminal aliens, 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2)(B)(i), offenses done for commercial advantage or private financial gain, 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2)(B)(ii), and violations where the alien is not presented to an immigration officer immediately upon arrival, 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2)(B)(iii). A mandatory minimum three year term of imprisonment applies to first or second violations of § 1324(a)(2)(B)(i) or (B)(ii). Further enhanced punishment is provided for third or subsequent offenses.
I would personally rather not pay a fine and potentially spend time at Club Fed. Even though you are a teacher if someone else reports and you don't and have direct knowledge it could be construed to equate harboring.
The choice is yours but doing nothing is actually something. Wanting a better life is fine as well but there is a right way and a wrong way to do things. My wife did it the right way and became a citizen, her brother was attempting to do things the right way and went home for a visit less than a month before becoming a citizen and was then told he couldn't stay due to someone saying it was ok to go for a visit when it really wasn't.