my real estate taxes go up each to fund education for people who are not here legally. May insurance goes up each to cover for all the emergency rooms that do not get paid. My income tax goes up each to fund social programs for people that are here illegally. If we allow it, there will be millions more to follow these "guest workers" How many can our society afford?
There are quite a few poor people looking for a better life in central and south america.
That is the important observation, and question. The reason that we have so many different visa classifications is primarily from a misguided government attempt to react to market demands for labor. Quotas have been modified annually, and the bribery and corruption at USCIS has barely been exposed. The question about how many we can afford is easy. If one views immigrants as a human asset, we can afford approximately 200,000 per quarter as long as the economy is growing at 3-4%. If one views immigrants as a human liability, fire up your buses and line up the porta-potties. Unemployment will stabilize at 7-9% if you deport 200,000 (working age) per quarter. In 13 and 3/4 years (the year 2020) you will have accomplished your deportation of 11 million, and underemployed roughly 20 million Americans. Feel free to tweak my numbers and come up with a better scenario.