WE MUST CONSIDER THIS POSSIBILITY

End the entitlements for the illegals. Welfare, tuition, health care other than true emergencies. Those willing to come here for just what they're now being paid as wages might actually make fine Americans, once acculturated, if we gave them the chance. Working hard, for low pay without freebies, in search of the American dream used to be our immigrant norm. Without the freebies they would be much less of a drain on local resources. Those who couldn't make would relocate home where the cost of living was cheaper. "Illegal" wages would be bid up by the decreased supply of illegals and make it easier for citizens and legals to compete. The courts may give you some problems with this for awhile, but that can be solved by appointing better judges and writing better laws. The framers didn't intend non-citizens to get these freebies (or citizens for that matter!) so this change is a return towards the constitution, regardless of what liberal judges say. Weaning the citizens from THEIR unconstitutional freebies alas will be tougher to achieve but eventually needs to be done. Welfare reformed proved it was possible.

It is not illegal to ask in my state yet. I have been asked for identification(drivers license)every time I have voted. Most of the people who work at the voting places even know my first name.

There is a Conspiracy Theory that says NAFTA + CAFTA=FTAA,which eventually will morph into the American Union. Open borders throughout the Americas is part of this plan-hence the longterm unwillingness to deal with the US/MX border issue, as elites in BOTH parties are on board with this plan. That the prospective members of the FTAA showed tepid interest at best in the Miami "summit" last year hasn't ended speculation along these lines. (Frankly, I am (reluctantly) leaning towards this theory-and if it's true, telling the republicans that they'll lose congress and the WH is irrelevant : They're already looking forward to the day in the near future when, as in the EU, the "right sort of people" can be given the power they deserve without having to suffer the humiliation of begging the hoi poloi for votes.)

Great summary. Yeah, I'm for the most part familiar with that, but one would think that they can see through the shortcomings of that approach.

Europe is Europe. The countries in Western Europe are all westernized, modern, and economically relevant.

Mexico is third world for the most part and has a host of other issues. It is tantamount to Europe having included Germany, France, Somalia, and Sudan, and then forming an economic union of sorts. In essence the EU more or less did that indirectly as since the borders are open throughout the EU, there is now a direct flow from muslim nations primarily, but largely nations that are more third world than non, and that's causing problems over there in a similar fashion to what we'll be able to expect.

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.