imagine 50m people pouring into the country (up from the 1-2m/yr now)
then realize they’ll work under the table... no taxes... while straining all our public services. fire, police, medical, correctional, roads, etc. this would result in a required expanse of those public sector services in order to meet the demand. this would mean tax revenues would have to increase... but the number of taxpayers has not.
we all just get hosed.
but don’t worry... they’d all be able to vote for those services by voting dem
seriously, how do we get a divorce from these gold diggers whores?
You overlook what may be the most important issue in the long term. Many immigrants, most now patriotic, productive citizens, spent years and resources to come here. They honored the law and set a wonderful example to their families, friends, and neighbors.
Blanket amnesty and other “immigration reform” measures slaps them in the face and tells the world that their respect for this country and our laws represents foolishness and that those who held our country and our laws in contempt did it the smart way.
The only credible motivations for “immigration reform”, in my opinion, are to create more Democrat voters and promote dependency on big government programs — free stuff!