doesn't work. amnesty didn't work last time, it won't work this time. it rewards breaking the law and people who become illegals know this.
Let me clarify. I am well aware that the amnesty program of years ago didnt work as expected, but amnesty in a newer "form" is needed for some. I am NOT talking about amnesty for everyone.
You roll over the border in a burlap potato sack, jump out and yell amnesty..no
You come here illegally to suck off the gov. tit..no
you come here and just want to be a gangsta in LA or Miami..no
You come here with no skill and are not willing to work toward one..no
You come here and dont want to follow the laws of the US or its NEW immigration polices and rules..NO!
You come here with no skill but are willing to work hard in low paid farming type jobs..yes, with possible stipulations, such as temp. work visas where they can return to mexico and spend the money they eraned in the mexican economy, which would boost it and make it more attractive to stay there...THIS IS IMPORTANT, imo.
For example : 4 years ago a freind of mine started a auto body repair and painting shop, he was looking for 2 employees willing to work for lower wages and some long hours until the business got going. One was a graduating high school kid right out of tech school and the second was a LEGAL Mexican immigrant. He already had a small skill set in body sanding, good artistic qualities, fairy good english and most important was willing to work hard and learn so he could live in the US, prosper, be self sufficant, and help his family in Mexico...had a great attitude. We were sceptical, but he took a chance and hired him.
4 years later, the business is prospering and so is Manny, he is the best body sander/bondo guy and metal worker in the shop and is starting to master the paint booth. He is still willing to work extra hours (or 7 days a week)to get more projects done and has been training his new employees and taking work orders, etc..A model employee. For his efforts and dedication he now makes 45k a year, with a anuity for his future,rents his own 2 bed. condo. ,has his own car and has a girlfreind (who is american btw).He is totaly self sufficant. He now wants to help his sister come here, she also has goals to become either a nurses aid or a xray tech. She also would be coming here with a skill, hairdressing. The goal is for her to live with him, get a job part time at a saloon to help manny pay rent , share expenses and for schooling, for which he has already saved enough money to get her started with english lessons & nurseing school. A win win for both of them.
Another goal of his is to become an American citizen, still needs to work on his englsh to accomplish this, but is very close. Now, if these persons were illegal, I would be the first to step up for amnesty. This is a perfect example of what I am talking about when I say amnesty is needed in particular cases.
Over time and at a comfortable pace. It doesn't have to occur instantaneously. In your post, you've purposely constructed a strawman.
I suppose you could light that paragraph aflame in its literal sense, but I see you omitted the rest of that paragraph in you quote. Those points still stand.
We could solve any seemingly and alleged acute labor shortages by employing the tens of millions of unemployed and underemployed Americans at higher wages. The market and the laws of supply and demand will solve the problem. Also, it might become economical for businesses to make better use of higher technology and automation that they didn't need to make in the past as a result of having a large supply of dirt cheap labor.
See my example above, some small businesses need cheaper labor to get started and people willing to work. supply and demand might solve this in some cicumstances but not in others, your not looking at the big picture.
It just doesn't make sense to me that the solution to a nation's economic problems is to import impoverished people. The U.S. already has tens of millions of impoverished people! Why do we need millions more?
*sigh* we are not saying that we need more impoverished people, we dont. We are talking about the immigrants that already are here for a long period of time and are productive members of society. Seems to me that you are the one constructing the strawman here.