Australia is a perfect illustration of how reasonable immigration restrictions spur both economic growth and technological innovation.
"Our agricultural economy-such as it is-would have progressed exponentially, were it not of the endless supply of cheap labor streaming over our Southern border"
I wouldn't argue against that position. However, that has not been the case, and the current system is firmly entrenched. As long as there is a ready supply of cheap labor, the cost-saving technology will not be deployed.
Again, the problem lies largely in the laps of those who do the hiring, IMO. Until there is agreement in those groups, whether in agriculture, the restaurant business, the building industry, or the cleaning and janitorial industry, a solution will not be forthcoming.
We already have the laws in place, but do not enforce them.
Quite frankly, I do not blame those who come here illegally. The attraction is just too great for people who have families to feed. The blame is more properly directed elsewhere.
Once again, I am in favor of ending illegal immigration. I simply don't know how to do that.
You can point that out a million times and still so-called conservative politicians like Larry Craig and Chris Cannon want to keep an endless supply of cheap labor pouring over the border to pick the lettuce. Strange effect those campaign donations can have on people's judgment...