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Originally Posted by Danzig
i'm absolutely sure, princess, that's exactly what he means.  people always go from one extreme to another, and then wonder why their opinion gets discounted.
if you actually got rid of everyone here that wasn't a citizen, the price of goods would skyrocket, and the deficit would skyrocket.
by the same token, if you made a path to citizenship for all here illegally, the same would happen.
if you 'let them all in', we'd have a mess as well. the govt is doing it's very best to act as tho they want to change things, while keeping the status quo, as economically it makes the most sense. illegals who commit crimes are unwelcome here. the problem with that part of it is no one has a crystal ball to see the future and recognize ahead of time who those people are.
most illegals that some on here are in a rush to disparage are hard working folks who only seek to make a better life. they come here to work because it's better than at home, with them trading better pay and working conditions for feeding our federal budget with nothing to show for it later. |
Instead of discounting information offered, it would be nice for someone to come up with facts and figures from a reputable source to indicate that illegal immigration is not costing the American tax payers exorbitant amounts of money.
At this stage and numbers of illegals, we can't just "kick them all out" even though it was promised in 1986 that something like this would never happen again.
I fully realize that, but the government is not doing its best to control the situation. If they were, then employers employing illegals would be called to task, the social security administration would not allow an illegal to obtain a SS number, law enforcement hands are tied dealing with illegals who commit crimes - it's another don't ask don't tell situation. How bad does it have to get before an illegal is deported? How many of them actually are? Or, are they taking up USA taxpayer money by languishing in US jails which is probably better than any kind of accommodation they can get in their mother country?
The vast majority of illegals are here to work, to make a better life for themselves and their families. I don't doubt that. But, the fact remains that they are here ILLEGALLY and far too many people in this country, especially our lawmakers, have become comfortable with the situation. Amnesty is on the table because lawmakers of a certain ilk want that vote. Amnesty when the one in 1986 was promised to be the last one.