Consumers need jobs and money to consume goods and services. We have increased our population by 115 million over the past 44 years. We have 68.5 million not holding a job. There is no shortage of labor.
I can't think of a single industry or government agency in the U.S. today that doesn't have a major financial interest in allowing millions of people to flood across our borders. And therein lies the problem, eh?
Motivated by parochial self-interest, the pro-mass immigration, open borders, amnesty advocates have formed a powerful coalition including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, labor union leaders, the Catholic Church, ethnic and racial groups, “moderate” Republicans, and the Democrat Party. The common thread that unites these groups is power, money, and the prospect of increased constituencies, even at the expense of our long-term national interests and survival.