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Originally Posted by JonnydaJibba
That's a good point, but I still believe in time this could become a much worse problem. Just 6 years ago there were 7 million illegal immigrants. Today there are 11 million (INS and Census Bureau estimations). There are only more and more coming, the majority of which are from Mexico.
Also, we may not have a problem with the illegal immigrants who come here to live, but there are people who don't like the U.S. and have the power to destroy this country, in one form or another. So not having secure borders poses a threat for national security, which could also become another problem.
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The thing that you're missing is that America is a nation of immigrants.
If we're "overrun" the worst that can happen is that the nature of our country changes. IMO, that's the whole point of America. If in 50 years our nation is predominantly latino, so be it, that's just the next step in the evolution of the US. As long as the constitution remains, and the Bill of Rights are still around, and there are a few people with common sense running the place, we'll be okay. It's not like the white majority is doing all that great a job these days.
And, as JC mentioned, we *need* illegal immigrants to compete with countries like China, where labor is so much cheaper. CA especially requires immigrant labor, or the whole certral valley agricultural market will die. As "wrong" as it may seem to turn a blind eye to the illegal immigrants, we need them here, they're the life blood of our economy. Criminalizing them and jailing them is going to hurt a lot of US businesses, tax our judicial system, and piss off Mexico and mexican immigrants both legal and illegal.
Besides, building a massive wall on the border is a pretty threatening move to Mexico, especially when we're a well known agressive nation these days.
