Quote Originally Posted by Carpe Coma View Post
The vast majority of people that cross the border illegally don't do it to mooch off of the social systems. People that unmotivated tend to not to bother leaving the comfort of their own home.
Unless they're forced out, which seems to be happening in some of the Central American countries. Rather than deal with their criminal elements, they make it easier for them to move north and become our problem.

However, short of possibly shooting them on sight, it isn't going to be possible to stem the tide as a lot of them feel they have little, if anything, to lose.
I wouldn't advocate shooting on sight, that's for sure. But if we started billing the Mexican government for every illegal we have to send back across the border, pretty soon the Mexican government will start keeping them out. It will be cheaper for them to educate and find jobs for them than it would be to pay the US for sending them back.

Personally, I think we should have a "yellow card" or second class immigration to go with the standard immigration ...
Actually, I think I like the sound of that. As long as they can find work and keep within the law, pay taxes and at least make an effort to become naturalized citizens, I have no problem with it.