Would you still feel that way if, oops, a Muslim terrorist bomber crosses the border along with the Mex's ??
The discussion has revolved around economic, not security issues. Would you be in favor of free trade if a China or Kuwait made dvd player exploded and killed a family?
I believe controls should be in place to protect people against the wrongful use of labor, and capital. Once those are in place, my point still stands.
In that case immigrants from Mexico wouldn't even be a feature. I'd say within 5 years of that policy about half a billion Chinese, 250 million Indians and assorted others would have made there way to USA. Good for shipbuilders - they would be flooded with orders for huge, specialised transporters.
Watching all this drama (what is really different today than 1 year ago concerning the border and illegals) I am struck how this helps to distract attention away from all the other problems this administration wants the focus off of.... The repubs of course get to express their anger at Bush through this one particular issue, and as always blame the democrats in the process, because they can't blame the dems for Bush's fuckups..... How quickly the repubs ignore the fact that we have an illegal alien problem because the republicans are the ones that are primarily employing the illegals.....
It might seem like that would be the outcome, but in reality the costs of coming here would soon outweigh the benefits, and they'd go elsewhere. Think free markets.
You mean the average salary in this country will be the same as the average salary in China or Mexico - $0.50hr so it won't make sense for them to come here any more? You're right, that's exactly what's going to happen as a result of free market, free trade and open border policies, I just don's see turning the US into a third-world country as a good thing.
Itâs the Dems who inflated the cost of employment, forcing jobs overseas and illegals hired at home. The best and brightest are vital to our economy. They are the ones who start businesses and bring goods and services to market. When Socialism creeps in and turns the screws, the best and brightest either find ways to circumvent it, or they flee.