Actually illegal immigration has little effect on the job market and economy because they make up such a small amount of the wages. Often times two illegal immigrants will be hired instead of one American, so its not like kicking them out is going to create jobs. Not to mention the jobs they take, like picking oranges in the scorching heat, no American is going to take at minimum wage. Im not arguing against enforcement of existing immigration laws, im arguing for expanding them. Immigration INCLUDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION has benefited consumers in our country and helped keep products that we buy cheaper. The only people that illegal immigration statistically hurt are those without or attaining only high school degrees, which means they need to educate themselves. So stop attacking my character because you disagree with me politically and act like an adult. Your xenophobic ideals have no place in the international economy we now live in.
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I don't know for sure, but there was a point where we certainly weren't counting everyone who took a boat here and got off. I understand the worry from all people who have to compete with legal imigrants for jobs, and I still think trying to braindrain the worlds smartest people is a good idea that strengthens the country. Those people are either going to stimulate our economy or their economy, and I'd rather them stimulate ours.