[robert david]

I'm not sure you understand your post, but I'll give it a shot.

I said that illegal immigration was the result of American employers not being able to find enough American workers to fill their job spaces. If the American people would only petition their government representatives for increased legal immigration, illegal immigration would cease being a real problem.

[ozarkgirl]

We already accept WAY too many immigrants. If I’m not mistaken, we accept more legal immigrants than the entire world put together.

So what exactly do you want? Wall to wall people in the US? How can we be the “bread basket of the world” if we’re wall to wall people? We do need some farmland.

And I keep hearing this bull about Americans won’t do that job. Not true, where I come from (and we’re not that highly populated), American’s work at McDonalds (mom’s and teenagers). The only job they don’t do are the chicken plants and that’s because they no longer hire Americans. Fifteen years ago, those plants were populated by Americans. Americans also do construction and landscaping here, at least so far. I’m sure when the business owners realize they don’t have to pay a living wage, they’ll start hiring illegals and then the business owner gets richer and the average person gets poorer. It’s a recipe for economic disaster.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

>>If the American people would only petition their government representatives for increased legal immigration, illegal immigration would cease being a real problem.<<

Riiiiight.... And if we withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan and stop supporting Isreal, the Islamic terrorists will leave us alone. Pick a number for an increase in legal immigration, and the OBL will demand more every time.

In addition, many visa holders do not return when they are supposed to, but “our” goverment does not track visa holders exiting the country. Legal aliens often become illegal aliens, and some have anchor babies.