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Originally Posted by Shocker
First, if a person is successful at getting into our country illegally, they can either steal someones social security number fairly easily and get a job or just do work "under the table". They run the risk of getting caught, but the INS does not have the resourses necessary to go after everyone, so unless they are caught at the border by the border patrol, they will more than likely go for some time without raising too much suspicion. Even then, if they do end up getting caught, what is the worst that will happen to them? Well if they haven't broken any more laws in the US, then they get a slap on the wrist and a free ticket back home, just so they can come here again. So this tells us that we are not strict enough, not consistent enough, and not providing our enforcement agencies with enough resources to effectively do their job.
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This tells us we also have created other problems - such as one in every 1000 Americans are in jail - majority for drug offenses. We imprison for marijuana - and then have no place to put captured illegals. Therefore many illegals were given a court date and left to their own recognizance. Being too strict or not strict enough is again missing the problem. We have too many people in jail for nonsense. Marijuana possession is a more violent crime than illegal immigration. Look what being more strict (rather than first learn the problem) has done.
No one is saying American economics policies are the only reason for illegal immigration. Americans laws take years to apply for immigration (totaly that only a strict extremist could love), numerous forms each written to require $500 lawyers, and immigration quotas, based in politics rather than in reality, are additional contributing factors.
So instead we cure the symptom with big walls and big guns.
Jose Mexicana would more prefer to get a job or create a job in his own country. Agriculture being the easiest and could be most productive in all countries south of the Rio Grande. And yet America even puts up a 54% tariff on methanol - so that foreigners cannot make jobs and businesses growing sugar et al to make ethanol. This is but one of hundreds of examples of what America does to need more immigrants - and to stifle overseas 'competitive' businesses. 54% tariff on methanol? Tell me why that exists? For the same reasons that big walls and big guns will also solve a problem.
Reminds me of the computer repairman who fixes computer hardware by reloading Windows. No idea what is a problem, but he will fix what is not working.
Ultimately, illegal immigration problem is a problem that WE Americans have created. Unfortunately if we lower barriers to illegals (make it reasonable to immigrate legally), then those same immigrants will demand tax refunds and social security benefits they have always been paying for but not getting. Money not spent on illegals today makes America richer. We created those jobs. They are coming to fill those jobs whether we like it or not - despite big walls and big guns.