I don't think they are invading our country - we are inviting them. Construction and agriculture and the hotel/tourist industry would be dead in the water without the labor pool. Supply and demand. We are providing the demand for cheap labor. They are supplying it.
"I don't think they are invading our country - we are inviting them. Construction and agriculture and the hotel/tourist industry would be dead in the water without the labor pool." Well, that's might funny because where I live (which happens to be a tourist destination) the construction, agriculture and hotel/tourist industries are doing just fine without them. It's refreshing to see Americans doing those jobs...you know...those jobs that "Americans just won't do." That's why I now know that that particular line of BS is a lie. Everything is working just fine here and it's Americans doing all the work.
Businesses should not encourage criminal activity. Crossing our nation's borders w/o going through the proper process is breaking our laws and therefore criminal.
It is a myth that illegals only take jobs that Americans won't. Bustamante said just that in the debate and it is a lie. He also said that they put $1400 more into the system than they receive; another lie.
Employment is the only way out of the inner-city and its myriad of problems. Unfortunately, the low-skilled jobs that were once plentiful are being taken by illegals. Businesses just love it when they are not required to pay taxes to illegals. $6/hr to an illegal equates to $10/hr with taxes & benefits to an American.
And, once a construction crew, janitorial crew, hotel crew, fast food crew, etc. become a "spanish-speaking only" crew, our low-skilled CITIZENS will not be hired.
A recent study on education and the costs of illegals concluded that California alone pays $2.2 billion a year to educate illegals. That does not count the cost of police, jails, prisons, hospitals, low-cost housing, welfare and our uninsured motorist insurance.
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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34198 States pay $7.4 billion to educate illegals
Washington Times | 8/21/03 | Stephen Dinan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/967750/posts Illegals busting education budget
WND | 8-24-03 | Jon Dougherty
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/969513/posts Home loans for illegal aliens?! - Michelle Malkin
TownHall.com | 8/29/03 | Michelle Malkin
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