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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the first and formost responsibility of any nation state is to protect the welfare of all of its citizens.  No matter my personal feelings on undocumented immigrants, undocumented immigration clearly disrupts the labor market for unskilled and uneducated workers in this country.

Sure, I get cheap oranges and chicken breasts, but my fellow Americans lose their jobs and have their wages depressed.

Thus, no matter how noble the efforts of undocumented immigrants to get here, I cannot support it. [/quote]

That's fine with me, but the focus always seems to be on the illegals who come here, not the businesses that hire them.   If you want to stop illegal immigration, crack down on illegal hiring.  But somehow both Democrats and Republicans focus their enforcement efforts on those poor people looking for any kind of work, not the businesses that illegally make money off them instead of hiring citizens or legal residents.[/quote]

+1.  If Republicans legitimately wanted to quickly stop illegal immigration, they would get serious about mandating E-verify or an equivalent system and sharply fining any business or employer who was out of compliance.  If Democrats actually cared about the people fleeing poverty and violence in their native countries, they would crack down on horrible labor practices in poultry plants, farms, etc.  Both sides have done an excellent job of painting themselves into a corner when it comes to this issue.  [/quote]

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