Illegal Immigration Is Immoral

[Mister D]

Another VDH gem.

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1. Entry-level labor. Real wages for the working poor in the United States have been stagnant for decades, especially in the Southwest — largely because of the influx of millions of illegal aliens, who, at least for a time, will work for considerably lower wages than Americans. In the last three decades, we have written off an entire class of Americans on the premise that “They won’t do the work.” Here in a California of 10 percent–plus unemployment, everyone from farmers to landscapers complains from experience that the citizen poor cannot or will not work manually. But in theory, why should they, when employers have a constant option of undercutting their wages, and when expanding entitlements make entry-level work an unattractive alternative, both financially and socially? We have expanded social services and decreased workers’ incentives, and then we wonder that a subsidized welfare class lacks the spunk of people crossing the border illegally from an impoverished Mexico. Yet there is something abhorrent about the present American notion of giving up on incentives to promote American labor — among which would be the prevention of cheaper foreign workers entering the country illegally and undercutting wages. Advocacy for illegal immigration is now a de facto lack of concern for the American underclass.

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http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/285087/illegal-immigration-immoral-victor-davis-hanson

[GRUMPY]

maybe you could communicate to newt that there is no such thing as a law abiding illegal.....

[Mister D]

maybe you could communicate to newt that there is no such thing as a law abiding illegal.....

I still don't know if that's political expedience on Newt's part or if he genuinely believes what he says on this issue.

[wingrider]

while I destest the fact that we currently have an estimate of 12 million ( which I think is a low count) illegals in this country.. unless we seal the borde add start deporting all and I mean all illegals and cut off the welfare support to these poeple we are going to continue down this path of idiocy at 100 miles an hour. granted there is no quick fix.. but to sit back and do Nothing is ludicrous.

[Mister D]

That's just it, Wing. Much of our political class doesn't seem to believe it's a real problem.

[wingrider]

That's just it, Wing. Much of our political class doesn't seem to believe it's a real problem.

and the ones who do see it as a problem are called vile names and basically run out of office.

[MMC]

http://hosted2.ap.org/CBImages/?media=photo&contentId=246501939a26c21b000f6a706700cc1b&fmt=jpg&Role=Preview&reldt=2011-12-09T02:38:27GMT&authToken=eNoNybsNgDAMBcCJLD3%2fcZFhEgskOkqKDA%2fX 3j7fEWpeZlIoAAeX7b6HWDi4lGpKUAsv%2bveimIlIoJvXvp9B qZoeLv4B3iMS%2bQ%3d%3d

FOR USE SUNDAY, DEC. 11 2011 AND THEREAFTER - In this Oct. 31, 2011 photo, Guillermo Gonzalez Diaz, resident of Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico, wades into the Rio Grande across from Big Bend National Park, Texas. In this rugged, remote West Texas terrain where wading across the shallow Rio Grande undetected is all too easy, federal authorities are touting a proposal to open an unmanned port of entry as a security upgrade. If approved, the crossing would be the nation's first such port of entry with Mexico.....snip~

[MMC]

The crossing, which would be the nation's first such port of entry with Mexico, has sparked opposition from some who see it as counterintuitive in these days of heightened border security. Supporters say the crossing would give the isolated Mexican town long-awaited access to U.S. commerce, improve conservation efforts and be an unlikely target for criminal operations.
The proposed crossing from Boquillas del Carmen leads to a vast expanse of rolling scrub, cut by sandy-floored canyons and violent volcanic rock outcroppings. The Chihuahuan desert wilderness is home to mountain lions, black bears and roadrunners, sparsely populated by an occasional camper and others visiting the 800,000-acre national park.
Customs and Border Protection, which would run the port of entry, says the proposal (http://thepoliticalforums.com/#) is a safe way to allow access to the town's residents, who currently must travel 240 road miles to the nearest legal entry point. It also would allow park visitors to visit the town.
If the crossing is approved, Border Patrol (http://thepoliticalforums.com/#) would have eight agents living in the park in addition to the park's 23 law enforcement rangers.

But U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican member of the House Homeland Security committee, questioned the wisdom of using resources to make it easier to cross the border.
"We need to use our resources to secure the border rather than making it easier to enter in locations where we already have problems with illegal crossings," McCaul said in an email. "There is more to the oversight of legal entry than checking documents. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) needs to be physically present at every point of entry in order to inspect for contraband, detect suspicious behavior and, if necessary, act on what they encounter.".....snip~

http://hosted2.ap.org/OHCOL/8ef5320729ce4298abefc1903704c7d5/Article_2011-12-11-US-Unmanned-Border-Crossing/id-2095486662a94dafa9878fb1defe83c3

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-proposes-unmanned-border-crossing-mexico-15133684?page=2

[Mister D]

and the ones who do see it as a problem are called vile names and basically run out of office.

Correct. They are vilified as racists. We need to rally behind such folks.

[Jail Nation]

Immigration lobbyists, remember, are not really worried about the plight of Chinese or Indian students who overstay their visas. Somehow ethnic chauvinism has been cloaked with a thin humanitarian veneer, when in fact the concern is not for illegal aliens per se, but for a particular category of illegal aliens
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