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Enough is enough. I've had it with these 'nuke em destroy em deport em' nonsense. Lets talk turkey.

Lets say we're talking about 1 million aliens (many of whom are green-card holders) OK. Let's assume each contributes an average of $20k directly to the GDP. We're talking about a $20 billion hit to the GDP right away.

Then, let's add in the multiplier effect. Afterall, deported aliens won't be buying burgers and cars and TVs. And the drop in business will cause lower wages, and less demand in other sectors, who will also have reduced wages, etc etc. At a modest 5-to-1 multiplier effect, we are now talking of $100 billion.

OK. Now let's add in the cost of having the army seal in the Mexican border. Another few $billions.

Now let's add in the bureaucratic cost of processing mass deportations. More taxes, please.

By now, most are saying "heck, is this worth it?"

Well, not really. This will put the economy in a tail spin. It still won't protect us from a container that might carry a weapon of mass destruction. It won't protect our troops and embassies. Furthermore, by alienating middle-easterners, it will reduce our ability to hire linguists for counter intelligence operations.

I know some are saying "but we gotta do sumptin."

Fine. Lets start by hiring a few thousand Americans of middle-eastern background with good language skills, and have them infiltrate these organizations. Then, instead of mass deportations, we can deport a few hundred non-productive, parasitic terrorists. Before we do, we collect as much info as possible about their networks, so we can insure that if their buddies apply for visas, they are quickly identified.

I personally volunteered to work for the FBI as a Persian linguist. I love the USA. But I'm annoyed as heck at these morons who keep blabbering about mass deportations. Get a clue, please.

Since I don't know anything about you, I am trying to understand your stand on this. Have you been in this country long or are you native born?

I am looking at the immigration problem from the perspective of an older person who has lived in Texas all my life. My reason for wanting a halt to legal and illegal immigration is the very frightening loss of the American way of life. There is just no way we can put a price on that. It has been paid for with the life and limbs of too many Americans to give it away for the bottom line of corporations.

Our government has decided that people coming into this country do not need to even make an effort to become part of it. We will accommodate them in language, etc. That is just not right.

I am frightened, very frightened. Many of these people pay no taxes and depend on other taxpayers to provide the things that are their own responsibilities, ignore the laws of this country, and have no respect for it or no desire to become an American, except for the economic aspect.

Without all this cheap labor (that isn't so cheap to the taxpayers), we will have fewer advances in mechanization. If we need people with specialized training, then train them. I still have the belief that Americans can rise to the occasion. Some may have to be nudged, but I think they would.