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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (563694)	4/28/2010 11:37:14 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574680

Ted, > You go for the numbers. I think the employment of illegal immigrants is rather de-centralized. You're never going to find a big corporation like Wal-mart or McDonald's directly hiring illegal immigrants (contrary to what Bentfascist says) because they have too much to lose. Not true. There are tons in the clothing and furniture industries in LA and other cities of the SW and TX. Tons in the slaughtering plants of the Midwest. Illegals are found in any industry that requires low cost labor inputs. But there are lots and lots of individuals, contractors, and small businesses hiring illegal immigrants. To bust even a sizable portion of them would require an enormous amount of resources. And then the problem just gets driven underground into the shadow economy. That's true but there are a number of illegals congregating at home depot and equivalent locations throughout the country every day. On a typical day, there are 30+ or - standing around the local home depot. Again, it is better catching them even in these small numbers than trying to grab someone walking along the street. That's why I favor a multi-pronged approach to illegal immigration. Bust the employers. Give workers the legal means to enter this country (i.e. they wait in line). Streamline the federal bureaucracy. Keep the minimum wage low and labor laws friendly enough so that small businesses and contractors don't have to break the law to stay operational. And keep government entitlements to a minimum. I agree with most of what you say but keeping the minimum wage low won't do the trick. It will work along the border where Mexicans can live in low cost Mexico and commute to American border cities but it won't work in cities like LA or Las Vegas where commuting from Mexico is not possible. That's the dilemma. You either have illegals in the country working for cheap wages, or you raise the cost of living and hire American citizens. Again, why do you think nothing has been done all these years? There are economics behind the inaction. And you know how money talks in this country.