But these two are connected, if the Third World countries stagnate, you will get more poor from there as well.
One of the reason why the illegals flood from Mexico is that lost their livelihood on farms thanks to NAFTA.
Wall. Minefields. Armed patrols. Sort of like the Iron Curtain - but in reverse. No problems.
Personally, though, I'd blame their own corrupt leadership. Even if you're smart and energetic, you can't get ahead unless you're connected. We might as well take 'em and reap the benefits. We just don't need their peasantry. We DEFINITELY don't need a peasant class in the USA...
>>>I LIKE the idea of draining the "smartest, most energetic people from Third-World societies." [...]Its the illegals I would like to stop.
>>>But these two are connected, if the Third World countries stagnate, you will get more poor from there as well.
The loss of their "smartest, most energetic" encourages the corrupt leaders and left-leaning citizens of those countries to see the error of their ways and allow economic freedom to blossom, turning their wasting country into growth markets that attract talent, rather than lose it.
Current example: Some Chinese and Indian engineers are returning to their homelands from the US to participate in those growth markets.
LEGAL immigration of QUALIFIED, TALENTED people WILLING to assimilate - YES.
ILLEGAL immigration of UNQUALIFIED, UNTALENTED people UNWILLING to assimilate - NO!