Revisiting immigration.

[Maestro]

I've posted a few comments before on the subject and I thought that the following post deserved its own thread since I feel it will get buried where it is currently.

Respectfully submitted:

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Maestro/17

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Maestro/3

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Maestro/29 (another racist jumping on the anti-immigrant bandwagon; see below for the actual costs of deporting undocumented workers annually)

We are also seeing the backlash against immigrants, primarily Hispanic, in the guise of the ridiculous official English legislation.

For educated comments on this subject I direct you to these links.

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/engonly.htm

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/question.htm

Also here is an essay I wrote years ago from a bilingual educator's point of view on the subject: My thoughts
See also these external links.

Southern Poverty Law Center

Article from 1994 by David Cole

Econonic Impact of Immigration (legal and illegal) Summary: Any negative benefits of driving down wages are only, at most, 4-5% and many times virtually disappear. More detailed explanations at link.

Statement by Rep. Luis V Gutierrez This is a great read!

Of course we could just throw away more money to build a fence. http://talkleft.com/new_archives/014871.html