Yes, let's do get silly about it. People don't come here illegally to ride taxis. They do come here illegally to take the jobs being offered to them by Americans.
It's irrational to express concern about illegal immigration, and then refuse to address the root of the problem.
Yeah. let's get silly. When you buy things you will buy what's cheapest assuming quality is comprable. That is why Wal Mart does well (among other reasons). I have Pedro, paper work seemingly intact, wants to pick for $1 a tub, or a machine for $250,000 (if a machine will work on the terrain and the winery accepts machine picked). I have no other alternative. At $50 a tub white folks wouldn't show up to work and no one wants to pay 10 times more for the end product.
I would love to do without these guys, and eventually we will, if worker comp and labor laws continue the way thbey are. But to remain competitive we do what we can within the law.
I have a better idea; be a responsible consumer. Don't patronize businesses known for hiring illegals and make it known. When I can't sell something, I will cease to try or change. Stop making the governemnt be your working concious.
(I may sound sharp, but I really appreciate your reply, thanks)
The root of the problem is that our government is paying huge numbers of Americans to sit on their asses collecting "welfare", and is subsidizing huge numbers of pseudo-students to attend "college" where they party a lot and major in worthless garbage that will never get them a job. Cut off the gravy train and there will plenty of US citizens lining up for these jobs.