2006-09-30 16:55:43 · 20 answers · asked by gokart121 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Ending illegal immigration will not stem the flow of drugs. People keep buying them so they will find other ways for them to get here. The money made in smuggling drugs is more than enough to bribe anyone into looking the other way.
2006-09-30 16:59:51 · answer #1 · answered by Tegeras 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
They're two totally separate issues. A few illegal immigrants may be drug carriers, but they are the end of the chain, not the source of the problem. Illegal immigrants generally don't want to cross back and forth. They want to enter the country and stay there.
2006-09-30 17:08:36 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I agree with ramjet on this one,illegal immigration won't end the drug problem as long as there are people who are on drugs.all about supply and demand,even if illegal immigration was stopped tommorrow there still would be drugs,wether they are brought in through mexico,canada or any other place.As long as people are buying that product and willing to pay whatever price for it,then someone will find a way to get the drugs to them.
2006-10-01 04:22:00 · answer #3 · answered by Nexus K 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
NO
The problems are separate and distinct.
End immigration and you will sterilize or put a halt to
United States vegetable, fruit, and lettuce production
from the West Coast or the Heartland. 99 percent of
these people just want a chance to work at good
paying jobs which are not available in their home
countries. The remainder ( 1 % ) are misfits, which is
a far better percentage than we find here in our own
society.
The drug problem is a completely different matter,
being operated by serious individuals with huge
financial backing. Do you think for one moment that
the avarage Mexican crossing the border to work in
the harvest of US fruits and lettuce has a huge
financial organization behind him/her? Of course not.
The hard drug problem is something you should ask
Mr. Bush about. We have troops in foreign countries
where serious drugs are grown. why haven't those
troops been tasked with elimination of the drug farms?
2006-09-30 17:13:28 · answer #4 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
history has shown that legalizing the product does not get rid of the former black marketeers. If something, i could a lot quite have the drug cartels smuggling drugs, than to alter right into a violent and properly armed group which has to hotel to petty thefts and muggings. finally, the suited purpose is to kill them the place they stand. while the mobsters stopped dealing alcohol what did they do? They have been a properly prepared group who unexpectedly misplaced their substantial source of earnings. to maintain afloat, they had to hotel to different crimes. that is no longer that complicated to be sure that the suited selection is to get rid of the cartels.
2016-12-26 06:12:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably wouldn't help that much.
As long as drugs are illegal thery're really valuable, and politicians like a value!
It would also help if the DEA would stop getting hairy about ditchweed (feral hemp) "contains virtually no detectable levels of THC, the psychoactive component in cannabis, and does not contribute to the black market marijuana trade".
Money Money Money Money Money Money Money Money
$13.2 million dollars?
2006-09-30 18:39:40 · answer #6 · answered by sincere12_26 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No that is not how the process works, those you speak of ,are only of the 10 to 13 % of importation and they are hit and miss delivery at best, the tunnels are attempts to improve the amounts of volume, these people are the low end player's in a struggle or competition with the larger players these people can't pay the importation % fee's the bigger player's can pay ,-so that's why you get to see them getting caught, they are simply struggling, so if you can read between the line's then you can stop blaming the Mexicans and the Colombians, yearly ton's makes its way here to the U.S and has since before you, and if their is a dollar around who always makes sure they get theirs ? I have many friends in Mexico all are good simple people, but they know more about my country than i did, shocked? hope you are clear now on your thoughts about this.
2006-09-30 17:29:40 · answer #7 · answered by JALISCO 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
There was a drug problem before illegal immigration, and there will continue to be a problem long into the future...because PEOPLE choose to become addicts. Give me a break with "drug problem" stemming from immigration...you're really digging deep for ridiculous arguments now.
2006-09-30 17:11:18 · answer #8 · answered by Carol R 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Hmmm drugs will always be a problem, BUT if we can enforce the north and south borders we could drastically reduce the flow that comes in. The majority of street drugs are from foreign countries, we all know this. It's a NO brainer, tighten the borders and you cut off the supply. (majority of the supply)
2006-09-30 17:14:35 · answer #9 · answered by Hold em Rox 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
What about the citizens who will leave our country, & smuggle in drugs to make money? I'm not for illegal immigration, but I think drugs should be legalized, taxed & distributed by our govt just like tobacco & alcohol-and watch the federal deficit get smaller each year
2006-09-30 17:08:19 · answer #10 · answered by Ms. D 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋