We often hear that we need illegals to do the jobs “Americans won’t do.”
Illegals do the jobs Americans would do if wages were not artificially depressed.
We talked on our radio show last night about what to do about the 15 million illegals in this country . Some in Congress have proposed amnesty in one form or another. Our President actually supports a â??Guest Workerâ? program and penalties and fines for those who are illegally in this country. Those mealy mouth Senators (McCain and Kennedy) and, yes, our â??conservative presidentâ? are dangerously wrong on this issue.
I say that those whose first official act in our country was to willfully violate our federal immigration laws should be rounded up and shipped back to their country of origin. They can, after a stipulated period of time, re-apply for entry to become legalized American citizens. They must have a rudimentary understanding of English, U.S. history, and our Foudning documents as well.
We are either a nation of laws or of men- pure and simple. Regardless of the purported justification for allowing and even encouraging illegal immigration, nothing that any illegal immigration â??activistâ? can offer trumps our Constitution. Period.
Sound uncompassionate? All it will take is for one or two terrorists to sneak across our northern or southern border with a loose nuke for Boston, Philadelphia, or Los Angeles to be erased from the map.
We are at war people with jihadist throat cutters who are very good at finding their way into our country. Why make it easier for them for leaving the back door unlocked.
There are also many other reasons why condoning illegal immigration is harmful to our country (illegals use more govt services than they pay in taxes, illegals who are â??guest workersâ? donâ??t have any incentive to assimilate and become Americans, almost half of all prisoners in our country are illegals, etcâ?¦)
Another fundamental issue that is often times over-looked in the immigration debate is that we have an urgent need for highly skilled engineers and computer scientists from other countries to keep American high tech companies competitive in the global economy. The WSJ editors explain why this is problematic and what should be done.
Because of archaic limits on visas for skilled workers currently at 65,000 per year, many of our best American companies face shortages of high skilled employees.
It has been estimated that 8,000 illegals (mostly from Mexico) cross the border illegally every day. (almost 3 million per year) If we are going to turn a blind eye to those 3 million who are entering our country illegally who are a net drain on our economy and culture, doesnâ??t it make sense to increase the number of highly skilled workers who will be a net gain for our economy in terms of thier enhanced productivity?
If we want to export our technology to the rest of the world (and “insource capital investment from abroad in our flourishing American companies) and remain the technological powerhouse that we are, it is vital that we start increasing legal immigration of highly skilled workers to perform the jobs too many Americans donâ??t have the abilities (sadly enough) to perform. This is the most vital aspect of the immigration debate that is seldom discussed.
Until we overhaul our abysmal monopolistic government run K-12 school system and turn out kids who can actually read, write, and perform basic math, we must ensure that American companies are able to fill vital positions so that we can continue to lead the world in high technology. This is not only an economic imperative, but more importantly, a grave national security concern since the War on Terror is increasingly becoming one of information, intelligence, and militray and space technological innovation.
Gregg J