Reply #96: They didn't have to......now it is the easiest way, but.....

[NativeTexan]

.... either way, why HAVE borders, if we don't care about protecting them, or who comes in?

And school financing IS done by property taxes. And renters DO pay indirectly. But you overlook that most "illegals" don't rent. In my neighborhood alone, there are at least 5 houses, that are housing at least 8 to 10 grownups PLUS the kids.....how many "rents" do you think is paid on those properties. Most can't pay full rent, so they share it among more than most housing codes would allow. Do I turn them in? No. I understand what they are doing and why. I really do have compassion for them and their attempt to better themselves. But it doesn't make it right or legal. AND the Mexican government isn't trying to help.....they just want to get them out of THEIR hair, so that they can send money back to the families, since they can't handle their own problems.