[bayourod]

"The only way to stop illegal immigration is to go after those that employ them "

That may be the most effective way, but you will find that the political reality is that American citizens don't want the businesses in their own communities to be closed down or have to relocate to find employees.

"prediction by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics that by 2010 there will be 10m unfilled jobs in the US, particularly in low-wage service industries."

Many of the companies that employ illegal laborers also employ citizens. They provide the tax base that supports the schools, police, hospitals, and other government services.

[dalereed]

" political reality is that American citizens don't want the businesses in their own communities to be closed down or have to relocate to find employees."

The damn sure do!!!!

[SolarisRocks]

Drug dealers, mobsters and scam artists provide a lot of jobs for Americans when they spend their illegally gotten money. Should we ignore it when they break the law like we do when illegals break it?

[tiki]

I need to check my posts, I think he plagiarized me. Not really, but its what I've been saying for years. The Mexicans have to get past the SW and get into the interior and there they stay. When they were allowed to work along the border, (it used to be illegal for them to be here but not illegal for you to employ them) they worked a few months and then they went home. Their families did a lot with the money and usually within a few years they returned home for good. But the liberals in Congress thought they were being exploited and gave them amnesty right about the time Mexico's economy tanked.

A good guest worker program which allows them to work but not bring their families, does not allow them to collect unemployment (they have to go home if they lose their job.) they aren't eligible for Earned Income Credit and I could think of a few more restrictions. A good, strictly enforced guest worker program WOULD be good for the US and there are ways to track them if they really want to.

I think 5% unemployment is pretty close to full employment. My son works in construction and his boss is at his wit's end trying to keep workers but it is too easy for those who don't want to work not to we're getting about like Europe. I know around here that any entry level job is almost impossible to fill and we usually have around 30% unemployment because those amnesty seekers settled around here close to the border. I think another amnesty would be a disaster but that's what the Dims are talking about. It is a problem that needs a whole lot less hysteria and politicking and a lot more calm reasoning. They need to consider the consequences thoroughly.