Comments on: Stopping the Flow of Illegal Immigrants

By: Emelie Ohlsson

Emelie Ohlsson — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:02:08 +0000

act a fool

Stopping the Flow of I...

By: LJD

LJD — Wed, 11 May 2005 12:24:06 +0000

We should, admit tit. LOL

By: Susie

Susie — Wed, 11 May 2005 11:35:34 +0000

i think that the law is stupid for not letting Immigrants come into the U.S. they are just jelous because the gov. knows that immigrants are hard workers and they are scared to admittit. they should band all this stupid laws and let everybody come in. if that happend the world would be a better place.

By: Daily Pundit

Daily Pundit — Tue, 10 May 2005 20:12:16 +0000

Supply Side?
James Joyner discusses an interesting take on illegal immigration....

By: PAXALLES

PAXALLES — Tue, 10 May 2005 17:37:57 +0000

Illegal Immigrants Get National Health Care = A Billion Dollar Bill for Taxpayers

Illegal Immigrants Get National Health Care = A Billion Dollar Bill for Taxpayers

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Tue, 10 May 2005 16:41:01 +0000

DCL: I agree that there are many antiquated laws on the books that are seldom enforced. I'd like to see them formally repealed so they can't be selectively enforced. Indeed, I wouldn't mind seeing most laws (aside from obvious ones like murder, rape, robbery, etc.) have sunset provisions so that they have to be renewed every decade or so on an individual basis.

I'm not sure that the economy would fold if restaurant owners were forced to pay legal wages to dishwashers and such. Regardless, though, we need to either enshrine our desire for cheap Mexican labor in our laws--via more readily obtained work visas or some such--or otherwise rethink our policy. Having something be explicitly illegal yet tacitly condoned is a bad thing.

I make the same argument about such things as speed limits, by the way.

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Tue, 10 May 2005 16:33:03 +0000

"There should be no laws on the books that we don't actually intend to enforce, let alone that are impossible to enforce." Well, there are lots of those on the books. Just look at your own comments about the NC cohatibitation laws, or the various anti-sodomy laws on the books. I'm sure 90% of us have violated one form of those laws or another in our lifetime. So which laws do we think are worth enforcing? Like I said before, we think about our pocketbooks more than the immigration laws. Lots of people come by the 7-11s in NoVA looking for illegal immigrant day laborers. Who do you think work in the kitchens of the many restaurants that serve food at the low prices most of us like? Why is California produce so cheap? Who doesn't like the cheap landscaping costs from the companies that hire these illegals?...and so on.

By: THE TOMO REPORT

THE TOMO REPORT — Tue, 10 May 2005 16:29:49 +0000

OBLIVIOUS: FEDS TO PAY FOR ILLEGAL ALIEN HEALTH CARE