(What's a measly $400 BILLION in lost tax revenue, anyway? - We got the money.)
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The laissez-faire right still lectures on open borders as if it were a matter of robust lawful immigration — emphasizing global competitiveness that accrues from cheap labor.
As President Bush's guest worker proposals slog through Congress, new reports suggest that there may be not 8 million, but almost 20 million illegal aliens in the United States, a population larger than most entire states.
$400 billion in taxes — almost the current annual budget deficit — are not collected due to a growing underground cash economy.
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Main Entry: lais·sez-faire
Pronunciation: "le-"sA-'far, "lA-, -"zA-, -'fer
Function: noun
Etymology: French laissez faire, imperative of laisser faire to let (people) do (as they choose)
1 : a doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights
2 : a philosophy or practice characterized by a usually deliberate abstention from direction or interference especially with individual freedom of choice and action
- laissez-faire adjective
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