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I agree. The illegal immigrants are mostly good hard working people BUT the large numbers of them are destroying local economies and putting an incredible burden on local municipalities. We pay many times over in services, the amount we save by cheap labor.

The illegals (at least here in New Jersey) don't work cheap either. They are not imbeciles, many of them know exactly how much they can get from employers. The people who hire these guys should be put in jail because more than often, they KNOW they are illegal and only hire them because they can pay them under the table. The employers are just as crooked. They can pay illegals just under what they would pay a legal and still clean up by saving on taxes and unemployment benefits.

Secondly, the illegals up here don't leave during slow times. They have it very good and bring their families here to take advantage of "free" schooling and other programs. If I were in their shoes, I'd probably do the same thing but the unfortunate fact remains, they are bankrupting many communities.

You want to stop illegal immigration here in the Northeast ? You find a way to yank the liscenses/permits or make any property owner or contractor liable for using a company who uses illegal immigrant labor on site. 99% of the construction and landscaping companies using illegals, know damned well that they are illegal and it usually doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out that the guys working on your property or job site, who can't speak a word of English, are probably not here on the up and up.