Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
Being in one of the states, in the city with the one of the fastest growing hispanic populations, I see two major problems. First off are employers. As long as they continue to hire illegals, with little or no punishment for doing so, they will continue to come. The second is why they don't need to assimilate. All the businesses see this growing population and want a piece of the pie. They don't care about the effects that these illegals have because they are more concerned about money. So, they hire spanish speaking people, and put up all their signs in English and Spanish. Most of these people didn't really want to come here anyway, they came out of "necessity", and have no desire to integrate, and no need to as long as we continue to cater to them in Spanish.
QFE. Illegals come to the US because their home nations are shitholes without opportunities.
We have the same problem with illegal immigration from north africe into the southern nations of the EU, mostly Spain and Italy. Literally thousands of people crossing the meditteranean sea in small boats every week just to reach EU territory with a small hope to maybe secure the survival of their family at home.
Lots of them drown in the process.
Cracking down on those who hire illegals is a good start, and it might even lead to jobs for some US-born people who don't have a job. THe problem with that is, would employers even be able to pay the minimum wage ?
If you kicked all the illegals out, would you have enough people to keep your country running ? mow those lawns, clean those toilets, park those cars, etc...
In my opinion, illegals do the work that a lot of indigenous americans wouldn't even want to do if you put a gun to their head.
Let's face it, given the low birth rates in western nations, we
need immigration.
I agree that it has to be legal and controlled, but I doubt building a wall at your southern border will do the trick. Those people are desperate and will find a way in.
If you want to tackle the immigration problem, you'd be best off to
- help south american countries create better opportunities for their people so they don't have to leave in the first place
- enforce the current immigration and labor laws, especially with regard to employers hiring illegals
both should prove to be considerably cheaper than beefing up border security to "Berlin Wall" levels.