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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
I'm not for opening our borders and allowing anyone who wishes to cross unchecked. However, those immigrants who are already here, working, taking care of their families, etc., who aren't threatening their communities in any way, or being lazy and feeding off the state--I don't believe that rounding them all up and plopping them in jail or sending them home is the right answer.
IMO, the borders should be tightened up, but those who are living here peacefully already should be given legal status so they can be counted and so they have to pay taxes.
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There are a number of issues involved in making them legal.
1. It does nothing to prevent a new wave of illegal imigrants
2. It rewards those potenial immigrants who don't follow the immigration rules by allowing them to become legal citizens before the potential immigrants who are trying to follow the rules.
3. No one is sure of what making them legal will have on their hireability. If they can't be hired then the government will be paying for them to live here.
4. No one is sure of what making them legal will have on the the hireability and payscale of current citizens that work in the job markets the current illegals will be seeking employment in.
Do you really think its worth the risk?