would Congress be a tad more concerned about illegal immigration?
Would they be in a little more hurry to get off their fat, lazy ***es and do something?
2006-08-01 05:43:48 · 12 answers · asked by Professor Chaos386 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I guarantee you politicians hire illegals as nannies,landscapers,construction,drivers.Bill Clinton had a driver that was illegal.They don't care.
2006-08-01 07:30:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why would they? It would be a whole lot easier and cheaper to get maids, gardeners and other help if Washington were closer to the border. I think you might find if you went around the country that people in places close to the border, like Texas and Southern California, understand that they are heavily reliant on immigrant labor to pick crops, wash dishes, and do a lot of other menial jobs. And even people who want to get tougher on immigration might be sorry if immigrant labor were curtailed because they would suddenly have to pay much higher prices at restaurants.
What you don't realize is that a lot of people benefit from cheap labor, and if we were somehow magically able to prevent illegal immigration, which would drive up the cost of labor, the main result would be to send even more jobs to other countries where labor is cheap. And a lot of people would simply no longer be able to afford to hire nannies and gardeners.
2006-08-01 12:47:55 · answer #2 · answered by rollo_tomassi423 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since most border communities don't want drastic, militarized border security measures, if Washington DC were on the border, there probably wouldn't even be a discussion in congress. It would just be left alone.
The mayor of El Paso, the governor of New Mexico, and other politicians on the border, as well as the large majority of the citazens here, don't want the national guard in their backyard.
http://www.kfoxtv.com/bordersecurity/9235432/detail.html
http://www.kfoxtv.com/bordersecurity/9257992/detail.html
http://www.kfoxtv.com/bordersecurity/9249964/detail.html
http://www.kfoxtv.com/bordersecurity/9209351/detail.html
The whole cause ironically has more support the further you get from the border, as people have less and less understanding of the border security issue.
2006-08-01 13:10:37 · answer #3 · answered by NM505 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in DC and can tell you where I live is 80% latino, 8% black, and 2% other. Of course the whole city isn't like that but on average our city has more latinos than blacks. The real problem is that our law makers aren't average americans. They live in million dollar homes that immigrants can't afford. Untill some senators son gets murdered by an illegal will a real crackdown begin.
2006-08-01 12:50:33 · answer #4 · answered by justanotheruser 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a border town Go down on the South East side of Washington DC it's worse than Kenya.
Go big Red Go
2006-08-01 12:48:39 · answer #5 · answered by 43 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem of illegal immigration is damned if you do, damned if you dont. Make a guest worker program, and people are still coming in. Start deporting, they still come in. Build wall, they bring ladders. Build moat, they bring boats. Employ guards, the run pass. Only real solution is to annex Mexico therefore there would be no need.
2006-08-01 12:56:45 · answer #6 · answered by Horatio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, since Washington is the liberal capital of the world, hardly.
To the contrary, perhaps they would have already gotten amnesty. Not everyone has the same opinion of illegals as you do.
2006-08-01 12:51:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
D.C. is a border town, just try finding an "American" on the outher side of the Potomac over there in Va.
2006-08-01 12:53:32 · answer #8 · answered by Alan T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goes without saying, but yep.
2006-08-01 12:48:40 · answer #9 · answered by kekeke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL Alan ain't that the truth!!!
2006-08-01 12:54:28 · answer #10 · answered by Hold em Rox 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋