And once more this all turns back into economics via employers looking for dirt-cheap labor. (Funny term, that, because I bet some of these people would settle for a nice plot of earth as long as they weren't harassed by drug lords and crooked politicians. "YOU! Grow my cacao trees or else I kill your boys and rape your women!")
Please try and tell me how lawmaking in immigration has nothing to do with the economy. Granted, the fact that the recent drug-related violence in Mexico has been spilling across the border doesn't help matters any... But last time I checked that's a problem that mainly Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California have to deal with. Not unless the drug lords have been arming those narco subs of theirs. And if that's the case, then we got some serious problems that go well above the State level. Seriously, how much violent crime do they have in Alabama that is caused by illegal immigrants? Honestly, if anyone knows this statistic, then please post it.
If violent crime isn't the issue, then what is it? Is it because they're a burden on the social welfare system? That is utter BS. They're not citizens. They don't even have legal work visas. Why should they get things like food stamps or welfare checks or even a driver's license? Some of these people just come to the US for a year or two, work their asses off while sending all the money home, and then go back so they can 'retire to a better life' (if you can call it that).
As for the jobs thing... like I said before in the other thread, the economy is simply broken - profoundly so, in fact - and if we do not get a handle on it we are quickly gonna go the way of the Roman Empire. We operate on a fiat currency that has nothing of any tangible value backing it and we keep on raising our debt limits like it's going out of style. A handle has to be gotten ahold of in every single aspect of our government. Fat must be trimmed, corruption rooted out, and change to better ways must be fostered.
The trouble is that we cannot be overly radical in how we do things. A good place to start would be to re-implement the changes the Clinton Administration had implemented. Back then, the economy was on an even keel, a road map to better times had been plotted, we had a surplus in the Federal Government's coffers, and the Trade Deficit was slowly, but surely starting to shrink. Once we get to that point once more, then we can implement more radical changes that, while only promising very slow growth, guarantee the long term success of the nation. And one tried and true method is the opening of our borders to immigrants looking for a better life. It's these people that, if they are welcomed into the country, become the most rabidly patriotic Americans and it is all because of the basic rights we guarantee: The right to speak, the right to due process, the right to self-defense, the right to gather, the right to worship, the right to be represented, the right to equality, and the right to vote.
Please try and tell me how lawmaking in immigration has nothing to do with the economy. Granted, the fact that the recent drug-related violence in Mexico has been spilling across the border doesn't help matters any... But last time I checked that's a problem that mainly Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California have to deal with. Not unless the drug lords have been arming those narco subs of theirs. And if that's the case, then we got some serious problems that go well above the State level. Seriously, how much violent crime do they have in Alabama that is caused by illegal immigrants? Honestly, if anyone knows this statistic, then please post it.
If violent crime isn't the issue, then what is it? Is it because they're a burden on the social welfare system? That is utter BS. They're not citizens. They don't even have legal work visas. Why should they get things like food stamps or welfare checks or even a driver's license? Some of these people just come to the US for a year or two, work their asses off while sending all the money home, and then go back so they can 'retire to a better life' (if you can call it that).
As for the jobs thing... like I said before in the other thread, the economy is simply broken - profoundly so, in fact - and if we do not get a handle on it we are quickly gonna go the way of the Roman Empire. We operate on a fiat currency that has nothing of any tangible value backing it and we keep on raising our debt limits like it's going out of style. A handle has to be gotten ahold of in every single aspect of our government. Fat must be trimmed, corruption rooted out, and change to better ways must be fostered.
The trouble is that we cannot be overly radical in how we do things. A good place to start would be to re-implement the changes the Clinton Administration had implemented. Back then, the economy was on an even keel, a road map to better times had been plotted, we had a surplus in the Federal Government's coffers, and the Trade Deficit was slowly, but surely starting to shrink. Once we get to that point once more, then we can implement more radical changes that, while only promising very slow growth, guarantee the long term success of the nation. And one tried and true method is the opening of our borders to immigrants looking for a better life. It's these people that, if they are welcomed into the country, become the most rabidly patriotic Americans and it is all because of the basic rights we guarantee: The right to speak, the right to due process, the right to self-defense, the right to gather, the right to worship, the right to be represented, the right to equality, and the right to vote.