[kabar]

If illegal immigration continues despite this change, it would be a problem, and should be dealt with severely.

Agree, this is insanity. Illegal immigration is already a major problem. We don't even know how many are here with USG estimates ranging from 8 to 15 million. The number could be even higher. We can't absorb everyone who wishes to come here. We need to be able to control the numbers.

Mexico has a population of of almost 100 million people. 33% of the population is under 15 years of age compared to 21.7 % for the US. Mexico's crude birthrate per 1,000 pop. is 22.2 compared to our 13.1. Mexico's GDP per capita is $5,860 compared to the US $34,940. The bottom line is the economic pressure for Mexicans to come to the US will continue to increase, which will strain our infrastructure and change our culture.

[B Knotts]

While I don't support this horrible proposal, one problem that is the native U.S. birthrate is too low. We are contracepting and aborting ourselves out of existence.

[Hostage]

Exactly, the imbalance in the economies is the historical culprit. Further, the disparity in political cultures creates the economic imbalance.

We ran with the idea under George I to improve Mexico's economy in hopes of mitigating this imbalance thereby achieving a reduction in illegal border crossings. We created the Maquilladora industry which succeeded in sending established American jobs to Mexico.

We have tried most everything else short of ending our socialist system of government services, a system the helps to maintain the illegal influx.