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tomgrover
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| 05/15/2006 8:03 PM |
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The source of the illegal immigration problem is simple: currently
there exists an incentive for illegal immigrants from Mexico and other
countries to come to the United States based upon a massive disparity
in living conditions. Large portions of Mexico still find themselves in
the third world. It is no wonder that many view a life in the United
States, even making only $6-$8 an hour in hard labor, and sometimes far
less, as a dramatic increase in the quality of life worth striving for.
Any
immigration reform needs to aim its sights on eliminating this
incentive for illegal immigration. Unfortunately this is not an easy
task as there are several sources of this incentive.
It is
certain, however, that any type of amnesty, whether it be full
citizenship or a guest worker program, does absolutely nothing to
eliminate the incentive for illegal immigration. If anything, they
actually increase it. Such programs only temporarily alleviate
political pressure. They reward illegals who came yesterday and today
and do nothing to prevent the continued flow tomorrow.
Fences
and a temporary increased National Gaurd presence aren't a solution
either. The most powerful earthly force is human will. We could build
the most formidable fence and have tremendous military presence at the
border and people who really want to come into the United States will
still find a way. We see on the news with frequency tunnels that are
miles long dug beneath the border to smuggle people and drugs. People
will find a way. There is no way to eliminate every porous feature on
the U.S.-Mexican border. And besides that, any attempt to do so would
create an inordinate burden upon tax payers. An increased physical
barrier will certainly be a corrolary to any successful reform,
however, it is not a solution in and of itself.
The solution is
to eliminate the incentive for illegal immigration. There are several
sources of this incentive that must be eliminated. First, real heavy
and stifling penalties must be handed down to employers to knowingly
and repeatedly hire illegal immigrants. Second, until corruption leaves
Mexico's government and economic institutions and stability and
prosperity take root, the United States has every right to monitor and
become involved in Mexican domestic policy. Third, all non-essential
services must be denied illegal immigrants.
Is there a demand
for the unskilled labor that many immigrants provide? Certainly.
However, it is not because there are "jobs Americans won't do". This
implies that Americans are lazy and indolent. A more correct analysis
is that there are "jobs that Americans won't do for $6/hour". You pay
me enough and there isn't a job that I or any other able bodied
American won't do. Illegals are willing to do the jobs for low pay
because to them it is a step up, to American citizens to be paid at
those low rates it is a step down. If there exists an excess demand for
unskilled labor in the United States then we should allow full fledged
legal immigration (none of this guest worker permit talk) that the U.S.
government can control and monitor.
Right now there is no
control. We have no control over who is entering our country. While we
worry about al-Queda sneaking across the border there are many other
serious, more constant threats. Drug cartels and violent criminals
easily slip past the border bringing with them the violence and
lawlessness of organized crime. Many border towns on the Mexican side
of the border, such as Neuvo Laredo, are so completely run over by drug
cartels and organized crime that several attempts have been made to
restore order through martial law. These violent criminal elements are
literally standing at our door and we are doing an inadequate job of
keeping them out.
It is easy to lash out and saddle blame for
the illegal immigration problem upon the immigrants themselves. They
are only responding how many of us would in a similar situation. A
realization of this, however, does not mean that our hearts swell with
pity and we amplify the incentive for future illegal immigration
through amnesty. These illegal immigrants were given no promises or
commitments when they came to the United States. The U.S. government is
under no obligation, moral legal or otherwise, to extend or promote a
legal absorbtion into American society. For the problem of illegal
immigration to end, the incentives must be eliminated.
This was originally posted today at 610kvnu.com. Ryan Yonk and I host a call in program, For the People, weeknights at 6:00 PM on News Talk 610 KVNU. |
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Yollsee
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| 05/17/2006 6:06 PM |
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| Very well said Tom! |
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Gunrights
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| 05/18/2006 11:29 AM |
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| Do you really believe that anything meaningfull will be done about the problem. Mexico doesn't really want to reform. The whole structure there is about defending the wealthy against the peasants. And in America big business and potential votes are far more important than protecting America! Unless people wake up nothing is going to change. Remember we faces this problem on a much smaller scale in 1986. Congress passed a law requiring enhanced border enforcement, but was just ignored by both Clinton and now Bush. |
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