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"Economic progress needs to be U.S. policy. But to keep on that path, the flood of unskilled and impoverished aliens needs to be halted before they further drag down American living standards. National legislation, and its enforcement, must overrule the short-sighted inclinations of business. Maximizing output per worker, rather than the number of workers; and building up the skills and incomes of workers, not undermining them with the poor and the uneducated, is the right way to advance American civilization.

Amen to that!

the flood of unskilled and impoverished aliens needs to be halted before they further drag down American living standards

Ah, hold on a second. There are winners and losers to this. The consumer gets cheaper landscaping, cheaper vegetables, and can afford a better house because the labor to build it is cheaper. That translates to an increase in living standards for many.

How many consumer goods are people able to afford now because they are cheaply made in China? Compare to 50 years ago when they weren't?

As far as national living standards being dragged down by illegals, show me some hard data. After Luxumbourg, the US citizen makes the highest salary in the world. I don't feel that my living standards have decreased in the least because of all the illegals here.

Lest the emotional interpret this as advocating illegal immigration - I'M NOT.