[THEUPMAN]

Immigration is fundamentally driven by demand in the U.S. economy for workers.

This is fast becoming an outdated factor.
Immigrants are learning to use and abuse the system. Why be poor in mexico when you can come to the US , have a baby and be rolling in the dough.

I have seen the change in the attitude and work ethic.
We used to get the cream of the crop , people who wanted to work. But the tide is turned, now we are getting the ones who see a free ride and plenty of "services".

[clawrence3]

With historically low unemployment rates, how exactly is the demand in the U.S. economy for workers "fast becoming an outdated factor"? I also do not have a problem cutting off all Social Security and most other government welfare programs, regardless of immigration status.

[cripplecreek]

We used to get the cream of the crop , people who wanted to work.

When I was a kid I lived in an area where there were a lot of root crops grown and harvested by legal migrant workers. There were 3 families that lived in a large two story house across the road from us during the harvest season and there were almost never any problems.

As I understand it, they came to the US for a two year period and followed the work. Then they would go back to Mexico for a year then return to work for another two years.