-=> Bob Ackley wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 RC>> So let the illegals come in and siphon away funds from
 RC>> social programs meant for legal citizens, such as you?

 DD> Nope ... you're attacking the wrong end of the problem.

 DD> Don't just give a smack of a hand, SEVERELY PUNISH any
 DD> greedy bastard who provides sub-wage jobs that an American
 DD> wouldn't consider but that attracts illegal immigration.

 BA> Note that if all the illegals working in the meatpacking business were
 BA> deported tomorrow, by the end of the week meat would be so expensive
 BA> (and unavailable) most people couldn't afford it.  I remember thinking
 BA> hamburger was overpriced at $0.55/pound, it's over $2/pound now.

Not necessarily true. 40 miles west of me is Beardstown, IL where my sister
lives and worked until she was forced to give it up for a disability cheque. It
is also home to the Excel division of Cargill - the largest pork packing
operation in Illinois ... and a whole bunch of Latinos. Most of whom are
*legal*. The Migros maintain a well-staffed office in Beardstown and
enforcement is strict, swift and sure.

I am sure that there are probably illegals in Beardstown ... but, they are few
and well under the radar. There is a bigger problem here in the state capitol,
especially WRT restaurant workers. Not, oddly, in the Mexican restaurants ...
but, in many of the upscale and mid-priced places haunted by the local WASPs
and their politico minions.
 
 BA> Fault the American consumer that refuses to pay the prices required to
 BA> support "good jobs at good wages" in this country.

 DD> Then do something to help improve the conditions of Mexico
 DD> so people would do what they would rather do and that's
 DD> stay home with their families. Do you really think they
 DD> want to struggle trying to cross the border?

 BA> Since the problem has been going on for well over half a century, yes.

The Mexican economy has been in the toilet for far longer than that. So, no. Of
course the Mexicans with whom I have discussed this are legals ... most would
still have preferred to stay "home" if they could earn a decent
living and not
have to worry about getting snuffed by a drug gang.

ENJOY!!!

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