Inaction by Congress has caused a bevy of municipalities and states to try to fill the gap - badly. Arizona, for instance, will have a law go into effect on Jan. 1 that severely punishes businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants.Arizona's foolishness is a microcosm for the nation's. It's difficult to name a state that owes its prosperity to immigrant labor more than Arizona.
Yes, illegal immigration is bad. The solution, however, is to regularize the flow necessary for a functioning and competitive U.S. economy - and do it legally. That means a guest worker program, adjustments on quotas, elimination of shameful backlogs and a means to legalize the existence of illegal immigrants already here.
A link to an article on the Arizona crackdown has already been posted on this thread.
But, check this out: Arizona crackdown driving out illegal immigrants. Offering proof the illegals will self deport if we take away their motivation (a job) for illegally coming here.
As for the naysayers who cry nobody will fill the job vacancies... those jobs got filled before the invasion, did they not?
There will need to be some adjustments made and some services (construction, landscaping, etc.) may cost a little more. But that's okay because the prices of these services have been held artificially low because the employers could hire illegals that will work off the books. Normalcy will eventually return.
Looks like Aizona is shaping up to be a policy petri dish. In the coming months pay close attention to the media. Hopefully we won't hear a peep out of them about Arizona's new laws. That'll mean it's working.
I would love to have the job of the guys who shine floors at my local Meijer at night. I’m one of those people who gets up at 5 to shop. They walk with headphones on. Pretty plush for 9.00 an hour.
I would take one of those in a heartbeat.