[Vision2020] Question for debate-"Why not open theUS-MexicanBoarder?"

[Melynda Huskey]

As nearly any reputable economist could tell you, immigrants generate money 
in the U.S. economy.  It is simply not true that immigrants--documented or 
not--drain the resources of our nation.  Undocumented immigrants are not 
eligible for most social services, including welfare and food stamps. They 
are not eligible for Social Security or unemployment benefits, although they 
frequently pay into those systems through payroll taxes.  Documented 
immigrants contribute to the economy, do not receive benefits at a higher 
rate than those of us born in the U.S., and generate a net surplus of nearly 
$30 billion dollars each year.  Recent immigrants (both documented and 
undocumented) commit fewer crimes per capita than their U.S. born peers.  
They have substantially lower rates of drug addiction, too.  But don't take 
my word for it:

www.immigrationforum.org

A source with an agenda, to be sure, but a very reputable one, with 
substantial research resources at its disposal.

The "things" you're suggesting we shoot, Dick, are human beings, from whose 
exploitation you and I benefit--far from not being able to afford them, we 
presently enjoy substantially lower prices on any number of agricultural 
products, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, *because* of their poorly 
compensated, dangerous, and despised labor.

Melynda Huskey



>From: "Dick Schmidt" <dickschmidt at moscow.com>
>To: "Donovan Arnold" <donovanarnold at hotmail.com>, <Vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Question for debate-"Why not open 
>theUS-MexicanBoarder?"
>Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 06:42:58 -0700
>
>Donovan,
>
>I can't believe you are even asking such a question. And you graduated UI?
>Illegal immigrants are draining the resources of our country in hospitals,
>jails, prisons and social services. We can't afford them. I would be more 
>in
>favor of shooting everything that came across the border illegally both on
>our north and south borders.
>
>Dick Schmidt
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Donovan Arnold" <donovanarnold at hotmail.com>
>To: <Vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:24 PM
>Subject: [Vision2020] Question for debate-"Why not open the
>US-MexicanBoarder?"
>
>
> > I fail to understand why it is that everyone seems to want to keep the
> > boarder closed between the US and Mexico.
> >
> > Who cares if  Mexicans comes into the country? If they are not granted
> > citizenship, it is not like they are a threat to real US jobs.
> >
> > If seems to me that the major problems caused by immigration are caused
>not
> > by the crossing of the boarder, but by the illegalization of crossing 
>the
> > boarder.
> >
> > Please explain to me why it such a big deal if Mexicans come and go as
>they
> > please into this country and buy our stuff?
> >
> > Donovan J Arnold
> >
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