Quote Originally Posted by Pancho Villa View Post
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...on_legislation

We have certainly gone far off the path our founders intended when it comes to immigration.



Somehow the Union survived with a % of foreign-born residents higher than it is now.

Fun fact: before 1906, knowing english was not a requirement of citizenship. I thought that was kind of funny considering how butthurt conservatives get over the issue, one that the Founders and 5 generations after them seemed to think was not worth bothering over.

If conservatives think that they can hide from the world labor markets, they are deluding themselves. Immigration restrictions work to "help America" the same way minimum wage laws and various other regulations do; ie, they hurt America significantly. Again, that isn't economic heresy; go ask any economist of any political bent and he'll tell you.

Edit: Immigration should certainly be distinct from citizenship, as well.

Ok I can't take this anymore. The 5 generations after the founding fathers also had a preference for white northern Europeans. Your pie in the sky economic views are what an economic majors dreams are made of. Employers love immigration because it cheapens the cost of labor. Numbers aren't bad but when cheap goods or cheap labor enter a complicated workforce it hurts workers. When the labor market is low it drives wages up because your labor is worth more. People have children, reasonable immigration takes place. Bigger projects and companies grow from bigger numbers, but it is slow and makes progress. These people are economic invaders because the steal jobs from the poorest people then we have to care for both parties through welfare and handouts. They also cause wages to decrease.

Also since not everything comes to economics what of culture? Assimilation is key here my friend. See in past generations people eventually belly up and assimilate. You know why? Geography, the ocean is a barrier where you don't return home. You become part of the land. With our friends south of the border they are sucking money and sending it down south. They do not intend to become Americans. Just as Texans did to mexico so many years ago. They think this is ultimately their land. No it is time for them to go. They don't want to become Americans. They are economic raiders and vampires.