Once the Borders (USA) are effectively closed, will there be violence?

Question

in the streets of America as we start to round up and deport the illegal sorts. Will there be a mass uprising with mayhem or will the illegals go quietly, melting back across the border?
When the border is tight, and it will be shut down, what and how is the next step taken in your opinion? Will it be taken effectively?
How will we handle/offset our need for cheap labor in the USA?

Answer 1

Unfortunately there is some news that hate groups in this country are on the rise, with all the predictable overblown rhetoric and violence that implies.

It'd be nice if a peaceful, mutually satisfactory resolution can be found to the issue of illegal immigrants already in this country, but I doubt one exists. I don't see illegal immigrants drifting back to their countries of origin, quietly or otherwise. But I don't see hate groups rounding them up en masse, either.

The need for cheap labor in the US? If we can secure our borders to a reasonable degree, the guest worker program would be very welcome by many in this country (including President Bush himself) and presumably by those seeking jobs in this country.

What would REALLY be nice is if we can assist countries that are the source of most of our illegal immigrant population to prosper. Unfortunately, I'm skeptical that those countries are able to achieve a suitable level of prosperity with or without our help.

Answer 2

I think the idea of closing the border and deporting all illegal aliens is a pipe dream, both in terms of cost and politics.

No politician is going to push the issue hard because with over 10 percent of the registered voters the hispanic vote is too large, add in another 10 percent for other recent immigrants and the number becomes too significant to ignore. The basic fact is recent immigrants vote at a rate almost 50% higher than other citizen groups. They won't want to offend the legal citizens who can vote and do vote. Politics is about getting re-elected, not doing what is right.

Provided however that it did happen, the borderers close and the alliens are deported, then the jobs will follow the labor force... the industry that hasn't already gone to Asia will go to Mexico. They have the workers and the infrastructure to export all we want to buy.

Much like politicians don't care about you, they care about getting re-elected, business doesn't care about you either, they just want your money. Since you don't care that most goods are manufactured outside of the USA they know you won't care when the last remaining items are manufactured in Mexico.

Once we have 10% unemployment people will finally be willing to do the work the illegals do, cut lawns, pump gas, work at Wal-Mart because they will be desperate for work.

Answer 3

JuanCarlos, don't complicate yourself on the fence too much now.

Look, we will just have to invent a new kind of cyberspace life in MATRIX here in the immigration cat; right now it is the anti-illegals vs pro-amnesty. And everyone gets to hunt down the illegals or at the very least throw darts!!!!!!! of hatred on whatever level to keep hysteria!!!!!!!! and paranoia levels as high!!!!!! as possible!!!!!!!.

Those of us that are still sane Human Americans realize the powers that be are busy saving other nations while laying out plans for an immigration reform that will bring little or no change in the real life. In the meantime you have a pretty good drawing board there; keep using your imagination and let the goal of the game be how we handle/offset our need for cheap labor. Think of a point system to keep us all entertained. Try not to make it porn! lol

ladiB812 - Touche!
I like them GoodNewsBears!

Answer 4

THere are two separate issues: 1) Closing the borders, 2) deporting illegals. THere will no be any violent uprising.

Cheap labor will become more expensive, at east minimum wage. People will learn to deal with it.

Answer 5

There is already violence at the border,not so much from the illeagals,but from the smugglers of drugs and people.If ther was any effort from the Mexican gov. to help with this the problems would be less.Now that they have a new Pres. perhaps he can do something about t he rampant corruption in the Mexican gov.This would help greatly.The cheap labor issue is a load of crap!There are a lot of roofing jobs and general const. that corporations should and will be fined for putting illeagals to work in.It's not all about lettuce and berry pickers!

Answer 6

Most of the best workers are the illegal immigrants. Once the borders are closed some precise works will come to a standstill. One has to pay more any services compared to the current ones. Voilence will not bring any result and it will generate hatred and the ultimate sufferers will be the genuine residents.

Answer 7

There would be. But that is already happening.

No problem only 10% of work force is illegal-the kids will have there jobs back. The 90% will take care of the rest.
It might even go back to being an employees market instead of employers-I like that.

Answer 8

There will be violence for sure but that's a good thing for America, because as illegals start taking up arms to fight the police, the pro-illegal movement will deflate and for once our country will be unified on this issue.

Answer 9

There is already violence in the streets caused by illegals,most prisons are full with illegals that have committed a crime,either to their own,or to American citizens,in an illegal's view,he is better off in this country in prison,than free in their own country

Answer 10

How will the anti illegals react when the border is not closed and the undocumented are not deported?