What about the cost of anchor babies, welfare, subsidized housing, food stamps, education, crime, and prisons? Who pays for this and who wouldn't have to pay any where near as much when they're gone?
Besides, the work would be done because other people would do the work. Wages might go up, which might increase costs, but compared to the hit on our wallets from fuel, it would be relatively light.
Our country would be far worse off if immigrants were thrown out. Our economy would falter.
One example that would hit him quickly is that Mom would have nobody at home to watch the kids while she goes to work. Big problem there.
It’s an Election year. Expect a similar article from the WSJ any day now.
I want them out and as the saying goes: I will “pay any price, bear any burden”.
I’ve seen this article before, I believe it was last year when we were putting the pressure on to stop the amnesty crap. What a pile of excrement.
How about throw all those off welfare who can work? HOw about quit the cradle to grave govt. handouts? How about ya get rid of those who came here illegally?
How about getting those who didn’t apply themselves in school so they could get a good job to do the picking or starve?
Throw them out. And send their employers to prison. NOW.
She doesnt say anything about California cities being ghosts towns over night.
What if we got rid of law breaking illegal immigrants and allow in large numbers of law abiding applicants to take their place? AND, how about we give more than lip service to “diversity” and allow them to come from a broad spectrum of nations and not just a small handful?
By the way, both my dad and my bro washed dishes in their youth. By bro eventually went into electronics working on "boards" (1960). My father became the Maitre D at a major hotel in NY.
My 3 kids picked fruit at a local farm. Two became Vice Pres of companies. One is a computer geek with a major corporation.
Snotty, well-to-do American liberals will have to pay a bit more to keep their landscapes perfectly manicured.
What a catastrophe!
This is a bunch of hog wash. After WW II Truman deported millions of illegals so our troops coming home would have jobs. After Korea, Eisenhower did the same thing.
Are they still on this? LOL
It’s so worn out like a shoe heal that has a hole in it.
“What if we threw them all out?”
The murder rate would fall 75% and I’d quit eating lettuce.
Oh no! It would be employment Armageddon!
In reality, deporting illegal aliens will be a slow process, and there will be time for employers to shift over to a legal work force, and they can also seek to hire legal alien workers to fill in the gaps if they can't heir enough legal residents to do the work.
On average, illegal aliens also use far more government services than they pay in taxes. The increased costs of having to hire more expensive, legal workers would be more than offset by cost savings to our nation by not having to subsidize so many illegal workers that do not fully support themselves.
There's really no question as to if illegal immigration costs us more than we gain. Illegal immigration is allowed to continue basically unchecked because it has political benefits to big government advocates, and because it does produce finical benefits to some employers that shift much of the expenses of their business to taxpayers.
I'd be shouting Hallelujah and dancing in the street.
What a pile of BS. Economy in decline, unemployment rising, simultaneous housing and credit crises...
Get this straight, L$M: There are no longer (if there ever were) jobs Americans won’t do.
Shirley is an idgit.........nuff said ? (NOT !)
Right now ALL illegals without a stolen social security card and identity are working in conditions equal too slave labor , under threat from their employers who know they are illegal too rat them out too ICE if they complain or don’t work their asses off for less than minimum wage for the most part ! As well with no benefits at all shy of a cash payment under the table ! The US loses across the board picking up the tab for lost taxes, health care, education of their children. So much for their human rights arguments.
Then and only then does the personal tragedy of those who’s ID’s are stolen and abused at great personal cost over time too their fiscal situation due bad credit, legal fees and possible conflicts too getting future loans and even jobs come into play.
Now too give them legal status IMHO means they get full pay , full benefits, insurance etc and guess who gets too pick up that tab ? America again. Employers will pass that cost on too the consumer. Triple the cost of that lettuce , your landscaping, your home, your dinner out at a restaurant, etc etc .........
< sarcasm> That will make it all better Shirley !< / sarcasm>
I am pro LEGAL immigration and 100% con on anything illegal !
Deport all illegals, stop all foreign aid until international pressure is placed on nations that have no provisions too assist the poor or displaced find employment and education. Go after employers , cities and organizations that support such illegal activity as they are no less a criminal than the person that rapes your daughter, steals your car, rob’s a bank or murders a human !
AND ELECT OR RE-ELECT NO POLIDIOT THAT PANDERS TO SUCH PILES OR PEON CRAP !
Just my opinion .......