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Can We Please Stop Using This Argument? People can rationally come to different conclusions on what should be done about the presence of millions of illegal aliens in the United States, but as that matter is debated, we should at least try to avoid some of the most obviously absurd arguments. I therefore propose that we, as a nation, retire the "Illegal aliens take jobs Americans won't do/don't want" argument. This is patent nonsense. Anybody using this argument either has no grasp of economics or is being disingenuous due to the presence of an ulterior motive. (Them's yer two...

Every once in a while an idea so goofy comes along one is inclined to dismiss it as just absurd rumor. More often than not, it seems, such ideas involve the United Nations and the ambitions of some of its staff and member nations to convert the "world body" into a world government. However hare-brained the scheme, if the United Nations is involved, it is wise to prepare for the worst. A case in point is the idea the United Nations should be able to fund its operations by collecting international taxes ("globotaxes"), starting with international airline tickets. This notion...