Most if not all illegal aliens are stealing identities, social security numbers, driving without licenses, insurance, registration, etc., not paying income tax, etc.

Just who are these idiots defending this behavior? Medved, Kondracke, Geraldo and the like. Well do to medial/political elites.

It all comes down to whether or not we want to remain a nation or just become an employment center for Mexico. Chronically corrupt Mexico.

This is all about illegal, black market labor, nothing more. Businesses desire for cheap labor. It must end or our nation will end.

LATINOS,AFRICANS,HISPANICS DO NOT BELONG IN THE USA ANCHOR BABYS SENIORS DEAD

DEPORT!DEPORT!DEPORT!ALL NOW!!

I don’t have the authority to delete the preceding comment, but if I did it would be gone.

I think that it should generally be made easier for properly screened foreign nationals to come to the US to work, especially if they want to become citizens. Emphasis on “properly screened”.

That said, I think it is imperative to regain control of our borders—all of them: southern, northern and maritime—because any nation that cannot or will not control its borders will not long remain a nation. (Look at a map of the US pre-1845 and you might have an idea of what we could end up looking like in a century or so if we don’t reestablish control.) What Arizona is doing will help make up for the lack of political will in Washington. More states should adopt similar laws.

As I read in an email someone recently sent me: “Calling an illegal alien an “undocumented immigrant” is like calling a drug dealer an “unlicensed pharmacist.”

Sounds like a Moby to me, geoff. Plus I’m hoping this law doesn’t get struck down by some judge.

Plus I’m hoping this law doesn’t get struck down by some judge.

Yup - it’s already in court.

As long as Mexico is dominated by a tiny, corrupt, obscenely rich, all-white oligarchy, the mass of (mostly Indian) Mexicans will be impoverished and vulnerable to the lure of El Norte. In addition to cracking down hard on illegal immigration — the border fence, more patrols, enforcement of sanctions on employers — the US must strongly pressure the Mexican government to get its own house in order, politically and economically.

the US must strongly pressure the Mexican government to get its own house in order, politically and economically.

Hopefully the returning masses, having had a taste of a system with relatively minor flaws, will provide much of that pressure themselves.

re: “Most if not all illegal aliens are stealing identities, social security numbers, driving without licenses, insurance, registration, etc., not paying income tax, etc.”

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service May 1, 2006

…The fact that illegal immigrants pay taxes at all will come as news to many Americans. A stunning two-thirds of illegal immigrants pay Medicare, Social Security and personal income taxes. …the 1996 welfare reform bill disqualified illegal immigrants from nearly all means-tested government programs including food stamps, housing assistance, Medicaid and Medicare-funded hospitalization. The only services that illegals can still get are emergency medical care and K-12 education. …aliens who are not self-employed have Social Security and Medicare taxes automatically withheld from their paychecks. Since undocumented workers have only fake numbers, they’ll never be able to collect the benefits these taxes are meant to pay for. Last year, the revenues from these fake numbers — that the Social Security administration stashes in the “earnings suspense file” — added up to 10 percent of the Social Security surplus. The file is growing, on average, by more than $50 billion a year. Beyond federal taxes, all illegals automatically pay state sales taxes that contribute toward the upkeep of public facilities such as roads that they use, and property taxes through their rent that contribute toward the schooling of their children. The non-partisan National Research Council found that when the taxes paid by the children of low-skilled immigrant families — most of whom are illegal — are factored in, they contribute on average $80,000 more to federal coffers than they consume.

Agreed. The best way to get the illegals to leave voluntarily however is to cut off the jobs. The moment we put the first CEO behind bars for 1 year PER violation/undocumented worker, you ‘ll see the jobs AND THE ILLEGALS vanish overnite.

Your post is excellent, although you inadequately do not focus on who is to blame for the USA’s failure to enforce its existing immigration laws. I’m afraid you won’t like the answer. It’s a joint failure of the US Government and the states. They want the cheap labor. Unless and until we change this, illegal immigration will continue unchecked. The problem starts with the big business lobby (as personified their lackeys Pres. Bush and Sen. McCain). Hard to blame Republicans?

you inadequately do not focus on who is to blame for the USA’s failure to enforce its existing immigration laws.

Yes, in previous posts the dextrosphere has covered the culpability of both parties with great vigor.

Since us Americans don’t learn history so therefore we don’t learn FROM history, here is a little piece of info. Under President Eisenhower it was decided to create jobs for veterans by getting rid of illegals by rounding them up and deporting them. Operation Wetback was started in 1954, but while records are spotty, it appears that a large self deportation resulted. The government effort was much more indiscriminate than we would permit today, but the actual forced deportation was considerably less than the self deportation. It is possible that history may repeat itself.