Please read this article: <a href="http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000039&refer=columnist_hassett&sid=aRqmOcE7fSKw">In U.S. Immigration Debate, Specter Has It Right</a>

It is the most wonderful article I have found in the immigration debate.

Posted at April 3, 2006 7:46 AM in response to Krugman Gets It

"Support controlling the underpoliced U.S.-Mexican border, by means of partial fencing and a greatly expanded Border Patrol."

I think it is possible to build a wall along the Mexican border. It is only about two thousand miles long. Look at The Great Wall in China. If the Chinese were able to build a wall of four thousand miles long several hundred years ago without any modern technology, why wouldn't Americans be able to build a wall of half the length now with all the modern technology?

A wall like The Great Wall in China will not only protect Americans, it can also become a tourist attraction and provide jobs for Mexicans. They work on the building of the wall. They can also work on making it more attractive to tourists by doing things like building Little Mexicos along the border. They can even build tunnels underneath the wall like those tunnels built by the Palestinians in Gaza. The tunnels can be a tourist attraction as well.

Posted at March 29, 2006 7:19 AM in response to Progressives Should...

"Support  temporary work visas leading to citizenship for most non-criminal illegal immigrants now in the U.S., whether they have jobs or not."

I think that is a great idea. Laws should not be made in employers interests only. It should be made in workers' interests as well. The fact that these workers are not yet US citizens does not mean that they do not deserve as many human rights as US citizens do. If American workers do not support non-American workers' rights, their rights will be in jeopardy as well. Workers need to be united. Worker unions have been created for this same reason.

Posted at March 29, 2006 7:06 AM in response to Progressives Should...

Isn't that exactly why you need to legalize them so they can fight for their rights just like you?

By keeping them illegal, you are just helping the emloyers to continue exploiting them.

Posted at March 26, 2006 11:43 AM in response to Borderline Insanity: The Democrats Commit Suicide Over Immigration

I see two main reasons for people to oppose the legalization of illegal immigrants.

1. They blame illegal immigrants for breaking laws and fail to see the US government's responsibility for creating this whole illegal immigration phenomena.

I think that the US government is to blame for these reasons:
A. There are many jobs in the service sector that can only be filled by people who are already in the US. For example, a restaurant owner can not afford to fly a cook from another country to the US and fly him back if he does not turn out to be a good fit.
C. The US government does not offer visas for people to come to the US to look for jobs. Right now foreigners can come to the US to work only if they already have got a job offer before they come. But for jobs that I just mentioned, foreigners can not get job offers before they come. As a result, there are jobs in the US that can not be filled. And there are foreigners who want to come to look for jobs but can not get the visas to come.

2. They blame illegal immigrants for bringing down the wages. But illegal immigrants want to get paid as much as Americans. The reason why they can not get as much compensation is that they do not have the legal mean to do so. Americans should help them out. Blaming them will not solve any problem.

Posted at March 25, 2006 3:13 PM in response to Borderline Insanity: The Democrats Commit Suicide Over Immigration

"Normally if a business has difficulty attracting workers it offers a better deal."

What if the business will not be profitable and will have to close if they offer better compensation to workers?

You may be tempted to say, well let them close. But let me ask you this.

What would you like to do when do not have time to cook? Here are four options:

1. Order a frozen prepared meal for $5.
2. Order a meal for $10 from a restaurant that does not hire illegal immigrants.
3. Order a meal for $5 from a restaurant that hires illegal immigrants.
4. Skip the meal.

A. How many times in a month do you wish you do not have to cook?
B. How many times in a month can you afford to choose option 2 and pay $10 for a meal?
C. How many times in a month can you choose option 4 and skip a meal?
D. How many times in a month would you like to choose option 1 and eat frozen food?
E. How many times in a month do you need to choose option 3?

Obviously, for many people, the total number of times they can choose option 1, 2, and 4 is less than the total number of times they wish they do not have to cook. That is why those restaurants that hire illegal immigrants can survive.

Posted at March 25, 2006 2:05 PM in response to Borderline Insanity: The Democrats Commit Suicide Over Immigration

Who is keeping a two-tier labor market? 

Realistically, is there a way to send illegal immigrants back to their home country without using force?

What is it going to be like to have police searching every home to find illegal immigrants and round them up? Are you prepare to learn from Nazi? 

If they are going to stay here, why do you want to keep them illegal?

Posted at March 25, 2006 11:19 AM in response to Borderline Insanity: The Democrats Commit Suicide Over Immigration