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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (259215)	7/8/2010 9:46:46 AM
From: neolib	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

If they are legally sanctioned by us to be here (through guest worker programs or work visas), they DESERVE protection from illegal competition driving down their wages. Otherwise why bother with the formalities? IMHO, legal or illegal makes not a rats ass of difference, its the total number. There is some fraction of Americans who directly want a good supply of labor (the producers), and most the rest of Americans (the consumers) who benefit from cheaper products as a result. Changing the system so that the same quantity of labor is available legally but via a guest worker program will only impact the longer term picture of citizens vs non-citizens. Of course if you actually try to shift the quantity, it will have different affects as well. As it is now, we have a generation of illegals, but their kids are legal because of being born here. What you and many others are pushing for is the creation of an economic system based on class: citizen vs non-citizen, and making this an integral structural part of our economy and our culture. About the most unAmerican concept I can think of. Is this really what you want?