Feds to file lawsuit over Arizona immigration law

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by starang21

nothing is going to deter people from crossing the border. as long as there are borders, folks will continue to cross is illegally. whether or not the process is easier. said "black market" will always exist because some people will attempt to circumvent the law. the problem is not with our immigration law, but with the people who circumvent it.

and i wonder if the families of drug users think that it's a victimless crime.

Hmmm....that Canadian-US border is just teaming with illegal crossings!

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Hmmm....that Canadian-US border is just teaming with illegal crossings!

It's how the 9/11 hijackers got into the US.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by AGDee

It's how the 9/11 hijackers got into the US.

Yeah, but that's not exactly what we're talking about. Terrorists can go across any border, but Canadians aren't sneaking across our border in droves because there isn't an incentive to do so. Their economy is as good as or better than ours, they don't have oppressive poverty driving people across the border looking for jobs to feed their families.

[starang21]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Hmmm....that Canadian-US border is just teaming with illegal crossings!

ssshhhh, there are illegal canadians here.

don't tell anyone.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by starang21

ssshhhh, there are illegal canadians here.

don't tell anyone.

Oh yeah, it's a huge problem...how bout we throw up a huge fence across the whole length of our border to take care of that problem?

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Oh yeah, it's a huge problem...how bout we throw up a huge fence across the whole length of our border to take care of that problem?

Funny thing, I was just listening to Anthony Bourdain's new book and he was talking about how he's sitting at an Irish pub. The bartender's Irish, overstayed his student visa, and continually games the system. Knows who to talk to, how to duck out of the country and back in on a new work or student visa at any given point in time. There was also a Mexican kitchen guy, also illegal. He doesn't have any of the benefits that the Irish guy does. No one's going to write letters for him, and he never gets enough money to play the games that the Irish guy does. No one's looking for Irish guy, but the Mexican guy lives in fear and is a much greater target for crime and abuse.

Anecdotal, sure, but raised the point well at least.

[starang21]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Oh yeah, it's a huge problem...how bout we throw up a huge fence across the whole length of our border to take care of that problem?

LOL. it's not big enough a problem.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by starang21

ssshhhh, there are illegal canadians here.

don't tell anyone.

Canadians and Europeans together only account for 6% of our illegal population.
http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/44.pdf