Stop trying to shift the topic. We were talking about costs borne by the taxpayers -- and those costs are imposed on us by our elected representatives, or forced on us by the courts.
If you want to complain about the cost to taxpayers, then complain to those responsible for imposing those costs.
And of course, if people didn't hire illegal aliens in the first place, they wouldn't come here and burden the taxpayers.
And, btw, I'm done saying the same thing over and over to you. You clearly don't care to hear any side but your own.
susie
That's on topic per the article. Voters are complaining to lawmakers, the border is being tightened, and Heinz Humann is complaining about the supply of illegal workers caused by enforcement of immigration laws.
Two other questions raised, which you don't seem to want to address.
Why should we tolerate a portion of the economy, a growing portion, which operates outside of labor, tax, and immigration laws? Sould we tolerate other criminal enterprises on the same basis?
The H2 visa program provides for legal migrant workers. Yes, at greater cost. If growers are now, fall of 2006, aware of a labor shortage, when fall of 2007 rolls around, why should I assume that any grower who hasn't availed himself of the opportunity to employ legal workers is motivated by anything but the prospect of ill gotten gains.
What about the lost taxes not paid by the illegals and farmers on payroll