The furor over illegal immigration is a result of

[hedgehog]

[Xipe Totec]

1. F.U.D. nt

[leftofthedial]

2. the oligarchy's insatiable need for wedge issues to divide the people

so, "Other"

[porphyrian]

3. Yes, Other: A successful propaganda campaign to distract people...

...from the crimes of this administration in progress.

[PDJane]

4. I'll go with that..........eom

[Orsino]

7. Bingo.

Fake issue that can fill hours of air time that might otherwise inform us.

[gollygee]

5. Here at DU? Probably mainly #1

At FR? Probably mainly #2

In the country as a whole, almost certainly #3

[vincent_vega_lives]

6. Legal Immigration is a good thing for everyone

We need to revamp the program to make it easier to get guest worker status, make so its not-worth trying to cross the border illegally, and punish employers who hire illegals.

Illegal immigration is a bad thing for everyone, except those who take advantage of the undocumented workers and pocket the cash.

[Cleita]

8. There doesn't seem to be the same outrage for illegal

immigrants of European birth or origins from Australia, New Zealand and Africa although there are millions here also taking jobs from Americans. However, there is a simple solution to stop the immigration from Latin America. Force our government to stop backing the harsh dictatorships that keep the working classes in Latin America at near starvation levels for the benefit of a small upper class aristocracy.

That means we stop backing the governments of those guys with aid and treaties meant to benefit our oligarchy in exchange for benefitting their oligarchy. We need to stop trying to undermine nascent democracies like in Chile, Venezuela and Bolivia where the people have elected leaders who aren't as friendly towards the USA exploitation of their resources, which they would rather use for the benefit of their people for jobs, health care and education. Once those Latinos are economically secure, they won't want to come here for a better life.

Of course that won't solve our problems that brought them here in the first place, but I'm sure everyone will feel better when there aren't so many brown ferriners around speaking a ferrin language.

[baldguy]

9. It keeps the proles occupied with xenophobia while the oligarchs ship their jobs overseas.

Workers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!