The Border Problem

What to do about the border? I’m told that illegal immigrants come here to do the jobs that Americans will not do. But, if that is the case, why are there so few illegal immigrants mowing yards and doing construction jobs in the northeast? I mean, aren’t northeasterners Americans too. Or maybe those American northeasterners just have a stronger work ethic than those of us in the south. I don’ buy it. If you were to magically shut the border tomorrow and deport every single illegal at once, it would take no less than 2 days to fill most of the jobs left behind - with American citizens.

Ok, then, what about the inevitable wage increase that would go along with that magical proposition? Sure, wages would go up. But our county hospitals would no longer need to same amount of subsidies and our schools would no longer need the same amount of funding, etc. And what does that mean, you guessed it – our taxes would be less.

In reality, I do partly by the argument that says that there are certain jobs that Americans would rather not perform at low wages. So, there does need to be a mechanism to match willing workers with willing employers – I get that part. That makes sense to me. But what doesn’t make sense – and I have yet to hear a convincing argument – is why we should just let our border be as porous as can be in order to facilitate this matching of jobs with workers. All the while, creating the easiest of access points for terrorist to come in. It does not make sense. Shut down the borders (put up a damn fence, station the Guard, or hire a bazillion more border agents), actively pursue those employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants (yes, there is not only a supply side to this but a demand side), and then institute a guest worker program. A program that ensures that the worker’s pay is taxed so that when that worker needs to go to the hospital, he isn’t getting completely free care.

Here is where you can now point out how racist this all is – please, go ahead. Racism (American Heritage Dictionary): “The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.” Where in all of this rambling do I assert that any race is superior to another? I don’t. I am simply begging the US Govt. to do what is in the best interest of this country’s economy and security – period. That can be achieved without reducing the ethnic make-up of this country. All I am saying is make the ethnic make-up of America be of the legal variety.
God Bless the “Undocumented Border Patrol Agents” (also known as The Minutemen) who are standing on our border, in a non-violent, non-confrontational manner, to bring awareness to this issue.