I’ve said it so many times before: As long as there is a demand for illegal immigrant labor, there will be a supply. Focus on the companies hiring them and fine them heavily. When the demand for illegal immigrant labor drops off, so will the supply.
If we get a functioning “green card” program going again, both countries would benefit, give them work, make them pay taxes and then let them take earnings home to boost THEIR economy as well. The jobs “taken” by migrant workers aren’t ABOUT to be taken by those unemployed Americans, with but few exceptions. Now about those Chinese and Vietnamese taking over engineering jobs in the U.S. at “cut rates” by big corporations?? Maybe THOSE jobs would be taken?
I’m with dtroutma. We need to get control of knowing who is here and start issuing green cards to them. Once we can control the border and track everyone who is allowed to visit and work in the United States, we can effectively deal with how many people we want coming in. I suspect that we will want to be very free with handing out those green cards as we see how our economy improves with additional labor.
I take it lisa is unaware of the fact Obama has increased border security and deportations. But you CONs never let facts get in the way of an argument.
It is not about jobs, as few self-respecting Americans would take those jobs at those wages as the Latin-Americans do..It is about crime, fraud and general abuse of our welfare, education and health systems. The government and charitable organizations providing these types of services are literally overrun by the illegals, in the border states. Indeed, the situation is so bad that English is not even spoken in many of those places..The Arizona law seems to be working. I just spent a week there, at different cities, and it felt a lot more devoid of the illegal Latinos than it is in LA, and I understand that the statistics confirm this, as schools and clinics have shown a marked reduction of illegals patronage – they all went to LA . . . .
The border patrols are up BY A FACTOR OF FOUR, and illegal immigration is down under Obama. What is this cartoon supposed to be about, an ironic comment on how idiot cartoonists behave when they believe misinformation from Fox News?
Justice22 almost 12 years ago
Since the maps are “TO” Arizona, this must be in Mexico, or another state.. Now if they were maps “OF” Arizona, that would be a different thing.
Jason Allen almost 12 years ago
I’ve said it so many times before: As long as there is a demand for illegal immigrant labor, there will be a supply. Focus on the companies hiring them and fine them heavily. When the demand for illegal immigrant labor drops off, so will the supply.
Boise Ed Premium Member almost 12 years ago
WTF??? (If this appears twice, it is due to an inordinate delay that makes it appear that the first try didn’t go through.)
pirate227 almost 12 years ago
Patently ridiculous, as usual.
Dtroutma almost 12 years ago
If we get a functioning “green card” program going again, both countries would benefit, give them work, make them pay taxes and then let them take earnings home to boost THEIR economy as well. The jobs “taken” by migrant workers aren’t ABOUT to be taken by those unemployed Americans, with but few exceptions. Now about those Chinese and Vietnamese taking over engineering jobs in the U.S. at “cut rates” by big corporations?? Maybe THOSE jobs would be taken?
hanmari almost 12 years ago
I’m with dtroutma. We need to get control of knowing who is here and start issuing green cards to them. Once we can control the border and track everyone who is allowed to visit and work in the United States, we can effectively deal with how many people we want coming in. I suspect that we will want to be very free with handing out those green cards as we see how our economy improves with additional labor.
Heavy B almost 12 years ago
I take it lisa is unaware of the fact Obama has increased border security and deportations. But you CONs never let facts get in the way of an argument.
Ketira almost 12 years ago
“I don’t want to insult you or anybody else, but please, stop stereotyping, fer crying out loud!”
S/he won’t listen, so I just flag the comments that do that instead. It gets the point across much better.
petergrt almost 12 years ago
It is not about jobs, as few self-respecting Americans would take those jobs at those wages as the Latin-Americans do..It is about crime, fraud and general abuse of our welfare, education and health systems. The government and charitable organizations providing these types of services are literally overrun by the illegals, in the border states. Indeed, the situation is so bad that English is not even spoken in many of those places..The Arizona law seems to be working. I just spent a week there, at different cities, and it felt a lot more devoid of the illegal Latinos than it is in LA, and I understand that the statistics confirm this, as schools and clinics have shown a marked reduction of illegals patronage – they all went to LA . . . .
ARodney almost 12 years ago
The border patrols are up BY A FACTOR OF FOUR, and illegal immigration is down under Obama. What is this cartoon supposed to be about, an ironic comment on how idiot cartoonists behave when they believe misinformation from Fox News?
Wraithkin almost 12 years ago
Just some food for thought:
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