[seasunmd]

Thereby forcing us to constantly rely on imports for a supply of of anything that would have been produced through the employment of illegals. Thus lowering our GDP, which would in turn force us to run a larger trade deficit than the one we are currently running.

[sinkspur]

Thereby forcing us to constantly rely on imports for a supply of of anything that would have been produced through the employment of illegals. Thus lowering our GDP, which would in turn force us to run a larger trade deficit than the one we are currently running.

Exactly. We live in a global economy, and nobody is going to buy oranges at $1.00/pound, picked by Americans, when they can buy oranges at $.40/pound, from Mexico, picked by the same Mexicans we just sent back over the border.