Since Economic activity that SHOULD be done (i.e. Like building a house this summer) will have to wait until the available labor can get to it, people start restricting their activits. Decreaseing activity enough and you get recession. (EXMP, If I have to wait 6 months for them to start on my house, guess I will just stay here instead)
1st Rule of Economics everyone should be made to learn. There is NO free lunch. EVERYthing comes with costs as well as benefits. As soon as anyone starts telling you their idea is all gain and no pain, or what we are doing now is all pain and no gain, you know they are lying to you.
It is going to take years to secure our borders and to establish the bureaucratic machinery to enforce our immigration laws, today's and what may come out of Congress. The idea that suddenly the 12 to 20 million illegal immigrants will be forced out of their jobs and leave the country is just hyperbole. We will have plenty of time to adjust. It won't cause a Recession as much as some of the scaremongers would like you to believe.
Well said, you obviously belong to an evil Country Club! I am working towards becoming a CC Republican, but I don't like cigars.
The latest solution is to round up the 10 million, deport them and then import 10 million legals. Can you imagine the gummit boondoggle that would be?
Guest workers w/o citizenship seems the best solution.
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