That's why I support a guest worker program(with such provisions such as paying a fine and not a path to citizenship), that would bring some sanity to the current situation and would not punitively businesses that do such good things such as buildshelter or grow food.
It amazes me sometimes the knee jerk animus towards business some have on FR(not you).
A guestworker program cannot be administered unless the flow of illegals is cut off. Seal the border, then talk guest worker. If we do not do that, then we will be back in the same boat as after 1986. If not sealed, a guest worker program may reduce "illegal" entry by some percentage, but it will not discourage the drug dealers and criminals and gangsters that regularly cross the border. Border security first is a must. Then we can debate the status of those here and the need for workers.
And it amazes me the knee jerk animus towards America and American taxpayers some have on FR (you).
"...not punitively businesses that do such good things such as buildshelter or grow food."
Businesses who build "shelter" = Construction = big money business!
Same for agriculture for the most part is no longer the little Ma and Pa farm.
Of course you knew that.
The jobs in construction and farming that are going to illegals are the same jobs my husband, brothers, father, uncles did when they were young to earn money and learn skills.
These jobs are no longer available to legal workers who want them. Even if you could get hired you better speak spanish and you pretty much could count on being forced out when Jose's brother wants your job.