That would be National Socialism.
That would be National Socialism.
P-Marlowe, National Socialism is a political system. Capitalism is an apolitical economic system. They are apples and oranges.
Judging from the reactions I see, I imagine there are those here who believe that attracting and hiring illegal aliens is a good thing for the country and businesses that are guilty are doing the right thing.
And a government failure to enforce existing laws prohibiting such practices is also a good thing. And having a potential fifth column in the country because of our border lawlessness must also be a good thing.
I am sorry I disagree. Just as capitalism did not do the right thing when it was using child labor, that same capitalism is not serving the nation's best interest by hiring illegal aliens for no reason other than personal profit.
And because a system based on greed is unlikely to police itself (based on previous experience), or intrinsically follow ethical principles or national interests, it has to be curbed in order not to subject everything to the love of money, including ethical standards and national interests.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that it is better to have than not to have and that it is better to have more than to have less. Capitalism is part of our human nature. But our desire, indeed—right to have and to have more, does not justify violating ethics of the society or jeopardizing national interests, just as not all speech is protected speech.
And the government is not serving the people's best interest by not providing protection and not enforcing the existing laws against those businesses that are hiring illegal aliens.
No matter how you dress it up, the root cause of illegal aliens in this country is free trade (capitalism): supply and demand. Illegal immigration will stop when the demand (by unethical businesses) ends. Once that happens, the supply will stop and reverse itself.
But obviously our economic system has no intention of policing itself for the good of the country, and with the government unwilling to use the existing laws to penalize such practices, the illegal immigration will continue as it has no reason to stop.
And among illegal migrants seeking jobs, we could have tens of thousands of enemy combatants crossing our southern border that we know nothing about. And if such illegals are granted amnesty (as Sen McCain wants) then we will grants legal status to the enemy, all in the name of free trade!
The culprit here is clearly the economic system (capitalism) that—out of pure greed—creates conditions attractive enough for illegals to come here in throngs, and the governments on all levels that are unwilling to force such business practices shut.
The alternative is not National Socialism (how ridiculous!), but a responsible government enforcing existing laws and forcing an end to demand that feeds illegal immigration. Or, alternatively, business that use illegal aliens voluntarily stopping their unethical practice (yeah right!).
In other words, either the government or the economic system needs to do something that is in the national interest because there is a clear and present danger of having a significant fifth column in this country aided and created by our unwllingness to stop illegal immigration.
How can we as a nation export our system as a country of laws if we are unwilling or unable to enforce our own and have an underground shady economy made up of millions of people who don't exist on the books?!
How can we offer ours system as a "model" if there are millions of people with potentially serious diseases who entered our country illegally and without medical documentation? Is this what we offer as part of our "freedom package?" Get real, all of you.