Thanks much. You are (were) sort of liberal on (illegal immigration) like Hugh Hewitt was. You are probably like him. Hugh says the enforcement measures just ain’t there! We get some window dressing but no real enforcement or deportation for those illegal aliens who refuse to sign onboard or who come here tomorrow and conjure up backdated documents and proof of residence.
My experiences dealing with the illegal immigrant are virtally all positive...unlike the unfortunate folks in So. California or the border towns/states.
As a small business I can appreciate how 'cause-effect' affects local economies.
Yes, the municipalities that absorb the majority of illegal immigrants become blue-collar...at least that's what happened in Montgomery County, Maryland. But, I am not aware of the disasterous consequences happening here.
Therefore, my position is that if it works in the Peoples Republic of Maryland, it could work everywhere else.
As a self-employed person who doesn't have any safety net like unemployment compensation...medical insurance benefitsm etc., I tip my hat to the man or woman who takes the risks to enter our country to better their life.
Everytime I go to Cancun, Mexico, I wish I could stay. There are a dozen or so Freepers that wished I would too. ;^)
You're right....we should have learned our lesson on the errors of the 1986 amnesty law.
Seems the RATS have us by the shorthairs on this..because the MSM is quick to point out how 'radical' conservatives feel about the illegal...soon to be DEM voters. ;^(