But are you denying that this would reduce pressure along the border?
Yes, I am. As long as it's profitable to enter illegally, people will do it. If 1 or 2% decide to take a legal path, it won't make enough difference to matter. Until we take away the reason for illegal crossings, we will get them.
107 posted on 02/11/2006 3:13:57 PM PST by speekinout
You're saying that 98% of the people who jump the border are people who wouldn't be accepted under a guest-worker program? What makes you say that only such a small percentage would enter through the legal procedure?
108 posted on 02/11/2006 3:20:51 PM PST by inquest
(If you favor any legal status for illegal aliens, then do not claim to be in favor of secure borders)