09-04-2007, 11:35 PM
Quote:The point is that illegals tend to earn money in a black market economy, funnel it out of the country and simultaneously burden ALL the social systems of the host nation. They can earn quite a bit of money (e.g. I know of one Santa Barbara gardener that earned $100K while I was there), yet pay zero taxes, then get quite a bit of free social services, and also the benefits of infrastructure.
All this would be cured by an effective method of registering aliens for whatever purpose they arrive, enforcing their Visas, and severely punishing those with forged documents. On the other side of the equation we need to more effectively deter hiring undocumented aliens, limit the available free social services and have aliens pay their fair share of taxes. If it is worth coming to this country to work, then people should pay their own way. If they need aid to survive or are in any other way undesirable, then let their own nations bear that burden.
Yes, I concur with everything you just said!
However... this is obviously an issue which should have been addressed a long time ago, wouldn't you agree? As it stands now, there are so many illegals here, by their choice or not (such as the girl who was born in Mexico, but taken to the states when she was 2-mo. old) that there must be a way to give illegals here now amnesty in the form of temporary work visas for the year. Then they can go threw the system to renew their visa, apply for citizenship, or get the hell out if they aren't being productive. But there has to be a middle ground for these people - not just a, "surprise, your *ucked and can't work here anymore. Abandon your families and houses which are American and go home now!"
"The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self." -Albert Einsetin