Posted on 03/09/2014 9:00:19 AM PDT by Kaslin
On illegal immigration I am of mixed opinion. On the one hand I believe that someone who is willing to work hard and to contribute to society and the economy, who is looking to make a better life for him or herself and his or her family is someone we should welcome to our country. We should respect the pursuit of happiness.
On the other hand we should also respect the rule of law, and for good or ill, we have immigration laws in this country.
Some argue that business incentivises people to cross the border illegally and this is absolutely true. Much of “the business community” likes illegal labor because it is off the books and so less expensive for a myriad of reasons.
But the same can be said for our government which allows easy enrollment into the welfare state. In addition laws like the minimum wage increase the cost of domestic employees and creates a market for illegal, off the books workers.
Our immigration challenges such as they are are of our own making. Both business and government has made it worthwhile for people to cross into this country illegally. This should be kept in mind.
But I think it’s fair to say that we do have a significant challenge in illegal immigration as it is and that this challenge probably shouldn’t be exacerbated.
President Obama today just exacerbated it.
In a big to do with many of the Spanish speaking TV networks the president explained to a crowd that illegal immigrants do not need to worry about being deported if they sign up for Obamacare.
Though this site has huge problems with Obamacare, its crony capitalist giveaways chief among them, and though we wouldn’t endorse the wholesale sifting of information obtained from illegal immigrants just so they can be identified and deported, we also don’t think non-citizens should be encouraged to sign up for benefits which I think most people agree are there (such as they are) for US citizens.
The services are certainly paid for by US citizens.
Obama Promises Illegals: Obamacare Sign Up Info Won't Be Used for Deportation
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Wouldn’t helping illegal immigrants make him a felon?.
If you like being here illegally, you can stay here illegally...PERIOD!
It will take a revolt to remove this scumbag and his minions. If you want the GOP to do it you will have a very long wait.
Because they will eventually say no to the transfer of wealth to the older generation thereby solving the budget problem. We won’t need death panels when we have tens of millions of illegals with the vote.
I know this example is guessing, but yesterday at Walmart, I saw an extraordinarily large numbers of South American types happily wandering the store. Now I live in a predominately caucasian area of America and I go to Walmart on a fairly regular basis and I have noticed large numbers of what I would suspect as illegals shopping at Walmart late at night, but this was afternoon and the numbers were larger then I have ever seen before. I think they know or believe they are no longer in trouble of being deported and that they are in the pipeline to get healthcare, social security, or whatever, so they are coming out into the open.
I believe that the actual number of illegals in America is far greater then most of us realize. We have been invaded and our government not only failed to stop it, but they have, in some areas worked to aid the invasion.
I have no hatred toward Mexicans or other South Americans. I am completely sympathetic toward people who want to have a safe environment to work and raise a family, but our Southern border/immigration system is broken from the top down, and because of that America is quickly becoming another third world nation.
Why not just telegraph the World and say we have free health care. No need to live here or pay taxes just come get it!
The president’s illegal enactment of the Dream Act, which was defeated by a lame-duck Democratic Congress in 2010, has brought hundreds of thousands of children across the border on their own. They will claim they were brought here in a backpack. We’ve already put out the Welcome Aboard sign—totally illegally.
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