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Reply #6: On Illegal Immigration - It Depends [View All]

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Chipster (86 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec-18-08 04:05 AM
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6. On Illegal Immigration - It Depends
The discussion depends on how the issue is framed, whether it's framed as a "human rights" issue or a "law and order" issue.

Neither is correct.

Follow the money. Who benefits? Corporations who exploit "undocumented" workers by paying substandard wages for jobs "Americans won't do."

The fascists benefit.

Never mind that the border wars are raging because of the drug wars, with over 4,000 deaths now and spilling over the borders into the US. Never mind the unknown costs for social services to illegal immigrants: education, health care, welfare, crime, air tickets home (about $700), funerals, and more.

That's all corporate welfare to boost corporate profits as immigrants' native nations reduce their own costs to provide for their citizens.

Consider emigrating to Mexico legally and investigate what are the legal financial requirements and subsequent property restrictions.

Illegal immigrants got here, and they will get home when the nation's immigration laws are enforced.

The alternative is to undermine the rule of law and endorse anarchy - because it promotes corporate welfare.
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  Illegal Aliens: Discuss anigbrowl  Dec-18-08 03:04 AM   #0 
   Shall we debate their existince... sort of like real Aliens?  lapfog_1   Dec-18-08 03:12 AM   #1 
   Good point. OP Amended.  anigbrowl   Dec-18-08 03:14 AM   #2 
   I think we should deport Christians.  hunter   Dec-18-08 03:37 AM   #3 
   Why do they cost us so much?  qwlauren35   Dec-18-08 03:42 AM   #4 
   Im surprised that it hardly comes up on DU too but.....  Azimov   Dec-18-08 03:45 AM   #5 
   And yet, I have no doubt that illegal aliens factor in to the nation's economy  qwlauren35   Dec-18-08 04:11 AM   #8 
      It wasn't discussed  charlie   Dec-18-08 04:28 AM   #9 
   On Illegal Immigration - It Depends  Chipster   Dec-18-08 04:05 AM   #6 
   It helps to understand the business model...  backscatter712   Dec-18-08 04:09 AM   #7 
   They're leaving as the jobs have dried up and because it's been a while  sfexpat2000   Dec-18-08 04:43 AM   #10 
   Simplify citizenship  angryfirelord   Dec-18-08 05:23 AM   #11 
   I Think You are thinking of Legal Alien Status  RetiredTrotskyite   Dec-18-08 06:20 AM   #12 
   Send them home  notesdev   Dec-18-08 08:14 AM   #13 
   You make an extremely good point about healthcare.  Gwendolyn   Dec-18-08 08:25 AM   #15 
   I really don't care either way. I speak spanish, so I win if they stay. And if they go home,  Dark   Dec-18-08 08:21 AM   #14 
   I remember seeing a tally between costs and what illegal aliens  mmonk   Dec-18-08 09:01 AM   #16 
 

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