04/05/06  Immigration

With the documentation we have now, it is virtually impossible to know who is illegal.  This is similar to the withholding tax on wages -- the government wants others too do its job, and forces them to do so under penalty of jail and fines.

If the entitlements were stopped, it would pretty much solve the (Mexico border) immigration problem, the school problem, increase the effectiveness of public health care, etc. 

Here's the dynamic: The almighty minimum wage, Social Security and onerous government impediments (as well as ridiculous tort law) make it pretty much impossible to fill lower rung labor jobs at anything close to a workable free market wage.  Government-fostered false wage structure is a huge disincentive to domestic labor.  Plus, the government "bribes" illegal aliens to come here and work by turning a blind eye to them at the border and on the job, giving them all sorts of welfare entitlements and schooling benefits, and catering to them as another worthy "victim" group.  Then, the government turns around and blames business for all this.

It is the same dynamic as you see with other groups -- protect the people dependent on government, especially if you can have them breed uncontrollably and create more voters, then just keep them convinced they need to vote for you, or your party to keep all their benefits.  "Soak the rich, soak business", soak any scapegoat that can elicit envy in the dependent classes.

There are already laws about hiring illegals and violating our borders.  The government will not enforce them.  As long s the government provides entitlements to illegals, they will come.  It is not rocket science.

It amazes me how politicians (for the most part) are trying to blame employers for the immigration mess. 

They want US employers to do the job they refuse to do in determining whose papers are genuine and whose papers are fraudulent, collect the taxes for them, etc., etc.   And all the while, they GIVE ILLEGAL ALIENS ALL SORTS OF ENTITLEMENTS, including free schooling, medical services, social services, automatic citizenship for their offspring, various licenses, etc., etc. (again). 

Further, they refuse to allow cooperation between their own agencies in identifying and deporting illegals. 

There is no need for a wall or fence.  There is only the need for the government to stop giving illegal aliens a free entitlements ride and enforce the immigration laws on the books.  And, yes, that would mean deporting 10 or 11 million illegals. 

If they stop the giveaways, I'd bet at least half of those illegals would scoot back over the river without any further coaxing.

The politicians, of course, will do nothing of the sort.  They'll continue to coddle the illegal aliens because they think that behavior will translate into votes... the law be damned. 

But then, we already knew laws are for us commoners, not the privileged politician class.

Dr. William K. Gordon