What should be done about illegal immigration?

If racism is the subject, it is the pro-illegal folks that need to be scrutinized. How come they want their little slaves here to do work that nobody else will do? How often have we heard that, that nobody else will do the work? Well, maybe it is because they aren't being paid wages and being treated like the rest of us. I say, lets end that arrangement and make everybody equal instead of keeping those people on the plantation.

okie wrote:

If racism is the subject, it is the pro-illegal folks that need to be scrutinized. How come they want their little slaves here to do work that nobody else will do? How often have we heard that, that nobody else will do the work? Well, maybe it is because they aren't being paid wages and being treated like the rest of us. I say, lets end that arrangement and make everybody equal instead of keeping those people on the plantation.

First of all they are not slaves. They get paid wages. They work along side legal immigrants. They can make a living here and are still able to send money back home. There is large amount of money leaving this country and going to Latin America. So to say they are under slave conditions is outright stupid.

I suppose as an alternative we should not hire illegal immigrants but increase salaries so Americans who would not work for such wages will get the jobs. Well then what do you think will happen to our infrastructure? How much increase in cost will there be to maintain our bridges, roads and everything else local governments have to maintain, as demanded by people like you? Would you be willing to accept the increase in taxes necessary to pay the higher wages?

Depending on the source it is estimated there are 7 to 20 million illegals in America from most all countries in the world. If we had enough jobs for legals only than there should be 7 to 20 million unemployed illegals. However I suspect most all of them are employed at one time or another so if we shipped them all out, very unrealistic I might add, who will take their places? If born Americans are not going to be our "little slaves to do work that nobody else will do" than who?

You should appreciate illegals. They keep the cost down, they do the work "nobody else will do" and they are benefitted by it. By your standards they may get "slave" wages but it's a lot better than what they would get back home.

Cut the jobs, they go home and come here legally, and then everyone is treated with dignity.

okie wrote:

Cut the jobs, they go home and come here legally, and then everyone is treated with dignity.

Dear illegal immigrants,

please stop working and go home right now. We cannot find you, since you have no contracts and it is unlikely your employers will rat you out. Please go home.... surely you can spare a few thousand dollars to move back home and then apply for legal permit, wait months, and then travel back to the States... We depend upon your conscience, thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Hugs,
...

dagmaraka wrote:

okie wrote:

Cut the jobs, they go home and come here legally, and then everyone is treated with dignity.

Dear illegal immigrants,

please stop working and go home right now. We cannot find you, since you have no contracts and it is unlikely your employers will rat you out. Please go home.... surely you can spare a few thousand dollars to move back home and then apply for legal permit, wait months, and then travel back to the States... We depend upon your conscience, thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Hugs,
...

"... and if you do all that, we'll even treat you with dignity. Honest."

By the way okie, I still would like to know who will work those jobs nobody else will work if we export all those illegals, what is it; 7 to 20 million?


With that many illegals in this country you had better learn to live with it.

I am in favor of the free market determining what wages will be paid, and what taxes will be paid to do it, based on everyone in the game being legal and all playing by the same rules. I suspect wages might increase, but I have no problem with that, if the market dictates.

Get off it you bleeding hearts. Do any of you ever have the gumption to stand up for any principle ever? It doesn't look like it.

Literally speaking, the illegals are not slaves. However, to a large extent, they may be described as serfs.

"I think it's admitting the reality of the situation that we depend on, our tourist and hotel industry depends on, a labor force that's supplied by, for lack of a better term, undocumented residents," said Tom Ammiano, the supervisor who sponsored the bill.

I am in favor of the free market determining what wages will be paid, and what taxes will be paid to do it, based on everyone in the game being legal and all playing by the same rules. I suspect wages might increase, but I have no problem with that, if the market dictates. I don't know what will happen with taxes. If building roads, etc., as you say, costs more, fine, but it might be offset by all the goods and services now provided freely to illegals that will then be curtailed.

The beauty of my plan is simple. Legal and enforce the law. Lower the resentments of people that see the inequities, both citizens and illegals. Make illegals come here legally, they become proud citizens, and they will have wanted to become citizens, and we don't have people here just making some money to send back home. Yes if it costs more, I am willing to pay it. Self respect demands it and we should do it for the future and well being of the country.

Tom Ammiano and his band of supervisors are the biggest bunch of idiots on the planet. This is what happens when you eat too much tofu and sleep with too many members of the same sex.