[texaspirate]

"It seems to me that many people do not fully understand the illegal (and legal) immigration situation.

What I would like to address to you was written in the Economist."

Do you have a link to this article? I would like to read it.

[HighFlier]

A couple of years ago, I was discussing immigration with my brother who reads the Economist cover to cover and he mentioned this study. I can't say I have a link.

What prompted the thought was the soccer fields near where I live in N. VA. The fields cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to perfect. One weekend I watched as the fields were destroyed by a foreign born (I guarantee you most were) men's soccer teams.

Something struck me as not quite right about this usage of the fields. After my brother mentioned that article, I understood what my gut feeling had been.

These teams had a perfectly legitimate right to use the fields, I don't dispute that fact. My realization was that there was no way the player on these teams paid even a fraction of the use they derived from the fields. The lion's share of those funds,and the existence of the fields in the first place, came from generations of American labor and taxes.

It's nice to be able to just show up, step in, and take advantage of another country's accomplishments and wealth isn't it?

Of course, the soccer fields are a minor example compared to other infrastructure such as schools and hospitals.