Apparently it’s time for another post from me on illegal immigration. What with Meg Whitman’s maid and now this front page story in the Washington Post about a very sad family.
My thoughts:
Meg Whitman had an idea that her maid was illegal and chose not to delve too deeply until deciding to run for public office. It can’t be proven, it is hypocritical. It’s not worth electing Jerry Brown over.
One of the problems with illegal immigration is that with stolen identities we all have to be feds as far as reading these papers and confirming they are legitimate OR we could never hire an Hispanic.
I think we should a) work harder to protect the border b) prosecute those who are clearly and knowingly hiring illegals (yes, including farmers) and c) make it a hell of a lot easier to enter this country legally.
I disagree with Arizona’s law, not because it’s wrong or even because it’s working but it creates an underclass of people who become afraid to report crimes against themselves. Every child is taught that the police officer is your friend. How does that work out with this life?: [bold is mine]
Among its supporters, there is a sense of moral certitude, a mood championed by the county’s sheriff, Joe Arpaio, who has become a national hero to some by vowing to continue his sweeps for illegal immigrants – spectacular events in which deputies fan out into mostly Hispanic neighborhoods, at times wearing ski-type masks. Recently, Arpaio called for a citizen “enforcement posse,” a force of 500 people who will be outfitted, he said, with their own guns and helicopters.
This is why, among Hispanic families, the mood is one of nervousness verging at times on paranoia. And why adjustments are being made to hundreds of thousands of complicated lives.
It doesn’t.
After allowing for more legal immigration (and I don’t mean a “bracero” program that specifically creates an underclass of the low paid), I would look at the line and determine at that point how to allow illegals to enter slots at the end of the line.
Illegal immigration keeps wages artificially low. While I believe in free markets with laws that allow for even steven playing of business, I believe it’s only fair to do the same for labor. Currently lobbying pays well. How well would it pay if illegals were openly hired? Same can be said for nursing, and grocery store checking and firefighting.
Part of the pay is the skill, yes, but part of the pay is also who’s competing for the pay. I suspect there are firefighters in Mexico who would like a better life here but the paradigm is only to allow illegals to do low pay work and live in the shadows.
You are now up to date on my thoughts again, which haven’t changed. It’s all just in the news again.
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