Surge in Immigration Laws Around U.S.

[Bullitt]

Originally Posted by yesman065

What percent of them came here legally vs illegally?
Perhaps we wouldn't be so dependent on them if we employed more americans. How many of those jobs would have gone to americans if there were not as many illegal immigrants here.

I still vote to build a wall -then decide who and how many can come in. Without control, the situation is therefore out of control.
Stupid, but true.

From the link: "Fifty-three percent of all respondents were not authorized to work in the United States."
"For the two calendar-year period 2000-2001,[37] the average individual income range from all sources, as well as from farm work only, was $10,000 - $12,499 (fig. 6.1). The average total family income range was $15,000 - $17,499.[38] Based on the poverty guidelines that are issued each February by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and which are based on family size, 30 percent of all farm workers had total family incomes that were below the poverty guidelines." The reason these immigrants have these jobs instead of US citizens is because they are willing to work for so little, whereas Americans are not in general.

You are correct about control. We do need to regain control of the borders and the immigration system so that we can provide a safe and legal means for people to enter the United States. From Wikipedia: "According to the U.S. Border Patrol, 1,954 people died crossing the United States-Mexico border between the years 1998-2004.[2] In the fiscal year ending September 29, 2004, 460 migrants died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.[1] In 2005, more than 500 died across the entire U.S.-Mexico border.[3] The number of yearly border crossing deaths has doubled since 1995.[4]"

We've already got a wall, it isn't helping the situation: "The United States-Mexico barrier was built to deter undocumented immigration in areas with historically high numbers of border crossings. As a consequence, undocumented immigrants have to cross the Sonoran Desert and the Baboquivari Mountain in Arizona. This has made exposure (including heat stroke, dehydration, and hypothermia) one of the leading causes of death."