[Mase]

I've lived in So. Cal 43 years. Believe me, the SoL is in the outhouse compared to just 20 years ago. Mostly due to the flood of both legal and illegal aliens.
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I lived in So. Cal for 12 years and can tell you the problem has little to do with free trade and everything to do with the state legislature offering an endless supply of incentives for illegals to come to the state.

The Feds are also at fault for not enforcing the laws and protecting the borders.

It is a common misperception held by protectionists that proponents of free trade are in favor of illegal immigration. This is patently wrong and absurd. No one advocates or condones the breaking of our laws. I think you'll find that most free traders would support building a wall along the Mexican border if our leaders had the fortitude to do so.

[NEBUCHADNEZZAR1961]

It is a common misperception held by protectionists that proponents of free trade are in favor of illegal immigration. This is patently wrong and absurd. No one advocates or condones the breaking of our laws. I think you'll find that most free traders would support building a wall along the Mexican border if our leaders had the fortitude to do so.

Wrong. One cannot have Free Trade without open borders. If a nation is going to have a free trade policy with third-world (cheap labor) nations like India and China, that nation, to be competitive, will need a large source of cheap labor-Mexico and the rest of latin America. So you want cheap good from China and outsourcing of your jobs to India? Well your going to have to put up with massive immigration from the South.

[Toddsterpatriot]

It is a common misperception held by protectionists that proponents of free trade are in favor of illegal immigration. This is patently wrong and absurd.

Exactly. Build the wall. Then what would Nebbie whine about?