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October 22, 2009

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I dunno but it seems to me that every illegal alien is a walking time bomb. He can't work, he can't remain in the country. The only way he can survive is in the underground economy, by breaking the rules. He has to steal a social security number, he has to 'rent' from a roommate, he can't drive, he works marginal, dangerous, even criminal (e.g drug salesman) jobs, etc. Eventually, he's going to rub up against the law, and get deported. Why prolong the agony? The sooner these folks are identified, and sent home, the better.
Am I being harsh?

@Kurt: you consider jobs like picking your food and building your home to be "marginal, dangerous, even criminal"? Wait til you see the price of a head of lettuce after you send every undocumented immigrant home.

In saying that "every illegal alien is a walking time bomb," you're not only being harsh, you're being ignorant. Go back to Lou Dobbs.

@kurt, you bring up a good point about how hard it is for illegal aliens in this country. I think it begs the question: what is going on in their home country that is so awful that an underground life in the U.S. is preferable? I've always wished our immigration polices included more of that issue.

@Devine, of course you are right about our reliance on underground labor. It's why our immigration laws always include "guest worker" loopholes and such. I'm no economist, but my understanding is that sending all undocumented people back to their country of origin would be a devastating blow to this country's economy.

What laws do U.S. citizens get to ignore? Talk about political correctness run amok...

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