Immigration

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Immigration

The Art of Unpolicy




April 7, 2008


To grasp American immigration policy, to the extent that it can be grasped, one need only remember that the United States forbids smoking while subsidizing tobacco growers.

We say to impoverished Mexicans, “See this river? Don’t cross it. If you do, we’ll give you good jobs, a drivers license, citizenship for your kids born here and eventually for you, school for said kids, public assistance, governmental documents in Spanish for your convenience, and a much better future. There is no penalty for getting caught. Now, don’t cross this river, hear?”

How smart is that? We’re baiting them. It’s like putting out a salt lick and then complaining when deer come. As parents, the immigrants would be irresponsible not to cross.

The problem of immigration, note, is entirely self-inflicted. The US chose to let them in. It didn’t have to. They came to work. If


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1. No driver's licenses

Citizenship only for the kids born here.

"Good jobs" - true from the point of view of the Mexican willing to come here for one. Still, they are not "good" to the average middle class American or even lower class. They do not offer health coverage or any of the protections of the law. There's always the threat of deportation.

It is not the cushy life the average American makes it out to be and is likely much harder than they would ever experience.

But we are addicted to cheap labor. Imagine Americans paying a higher price for the same thing to have American labor. You'll see that happening when the local Wal-Mart fails because nobody will go to it, preferring to pay the higher prices to keep the local businesses in business instead.