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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (19465)	5/23/2006 11:11:52 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540836

It is always hard to solve a problem by concentrating on the wrong area. Seems to me, if we really wanted to stop this problem, we'd confiscate the property of folks who hire illegals. There's far fewer of them, and they are easier to penalize. Make the employers pay for hiring them, and make them pay through the nose, and I would think jobs would dry up right away. Makes more sense than confiscating people's property over drugs- since at least there is a good public health argument and a national security argument that can be made for not having illegal aliens in the country. Seems to me that a confiscatory punitive policy would raise money to fund the program - judging by how profitable the drug confiscations have been.

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (19465)	5/23/2006 11:16:52 AM
From: TimF	Respond to of 540836

Immigration, even illegal immigration, isn't a huge issue to me. But I understand how others are upset about the issue. I don't know that any reform is going to produce better results than our current situation, but as often happens there is more pressure to do something soon, than there is to carefully consider what policy is optimal. And this is an issue where so many people have strong and varied opinions. I imagine only a small minority would be for mass deportations, and only a small minority would be for fully open borders, but in between those two extremes you still have a lot of room for disagreement.