Reply #40: Good ideas

[Marie26]

As to making economies more viable, Latin American countries are doing that well enough. There's been a huge uprising that has swept across most of Latin America. Chile, Bolivia, & Venezuela have all replaced pro-American capitalist governments w/socialist or liberal governments. These governments emphasize kicking out the global corporations, owning their own resources & wealth, respecting the rights of indigenous populations and lifting people out of poverty. Latin Americans & Americans are on the same side here - against the wealthy corporations.

Yes, you did address supply, I was just saying that you hadn't addressed the flip side of that equation - ending demand. I like your other thoughts about allowing more legal immigration & citizenship opportunities, as well as enforcement against employers. These changes will go a long way towards reducing the problem by reducing the demand for illegal labor. I mentioned the benefits of immigration because I wanted to see if you could come up w/a positive to oppose all the negatives in the OP. I think to have an honest discussion, it's good to have an evaluation of both the positives & negatives of any issue.