America's illegal immigrants

The Economist Print Edition ^

[dirtboy]

George Bush has promoted a sensible immigration plan

Is that anything like sensible gun control laws?

[gubamyster]

ping

[SC33]

Well, it appears the big business lobby is firmly behind the Bush amnesty plan.

And we wonder why the Republican party gets the reputation as being synonomous with big business.

[ncountylee]

No wall and no answer for anchor babies is the same as no program.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

“Don't let anyone tell you we can't control our borders,”

[John Jorsett]

I notice that this editorial manages to avoid mentioning that the Southern border is a (if not 'the') major channel for illegal drugs and sex slaves. And I'll bet if I wanted to smuggle in a bioweapon or a nuke, that's the way I'd do it.

[BlueStateDepression]

The illegals undoubtedly boost the economy.

They present a massive draw upon it in the areas of healthcare welfare and medicaid to the tune of a negative balance. They wash dishes more cheaply than locals would, benefiting anybody who ever goes to a restaurant.

Well here in Illinois, the fourth most affected state by illegal immigration, my brother was washing dishes at chili's restaraunt making less money per hour than the mexicans that were cooking. The same mexicans that bragged about being here illegally. Without these folks here more Americans would be working and more would have money to go to a restaraunt.

Without Mexicans, vegetables would go unpicked

BWAA HAHAHAHAHAHAHA whatever! Cmon now. There is no validity in that statement.

and nursing homes would be filthy.

My wife would take offense and beg to differ with this statement. As a CNA for more than a decade, she would offer you some other reasons for why nursing homes are the way they are.

Oh yeah, I'm white, so is my brother and so is my wife.

[Redbob]

"...helicopters (of which he already has 53—four times more than are available to help feed Sudan's stricken Darfur region)."

WTF does maintaining the security of our borders have to do with Sudan???

[Shermy]

Economist is the Brit version of the WSJ.

That they aren't demonizing the minutemen without qualification means they're retreating.

As with all MSM economic-oriented media they eschew any economic analysis of the effects of Illegal immigratin acept vague statements we "need" these people.

[Joe Brower]

Perhaps of interest.

[atomic_dog]

Hmmm, where's the "Gringo de Mexico" banknote?

[BlueStateDepression]

Don't you know, the fact we have worked for the capabilities we have is the reason that other nations do not have these capabilities? Further, that we are wrong to use those capabilities to better our own existance and that we should give all those capabilities to them instead?

(/sarcasm)

[PRND21]

Well, it appears the big business lobby is firmly behind the Bush amnesty plan.

They're not alone.

"72% of these Republicans said yes. The tired, poor, huddled masses are still welcome."

[VU4G10]

[blackie]

Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!

Support our Minutemen Patriots!

Be Ever Vigilant ~ Bump!

[Travis McGee]

[djf]

I don't understand it.

Bush wants to make Iraq more like America.

But he doesn't seem to care if America becomes more like Mexico.

Let's just ship the illegal immigrants to Iraq!!

Problem solved!!!

[Calpernia]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1530000/posts
Illegal Immigration, Human Trafficking, and Organized Crime

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1529927/posts
CIS - Canada: The Organized Crime Marketplace in Canada

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1472612/posts
Sex Tourism: Addressing the Demand for Trafficking

[WasDougsLamb]

PROTECT OUR BORDERS and PROTECT US CITIZENS


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1525711/posts