Any culture that continues slavery, to this day, should not be allowed to enter any democratic country.

It’s the oil stupid. Dump oil and the j govt can slam the doors shut.

But that’s an entirely different story. The truth is that people don’t want any immigrants for a variety of reasons, mostly stemming from personal intolerance or misconceptions. “They’re taking our jobs,” is probably the worst excuse, especially if the discussion is about illegal immigrants. The only way illegal immigrants can get jobs is if they are illegally employed. In terms of the capitalist ideology, immigrants in general should be a legitimate, highly pursued addition to the system as it promotes a competitive wage structure.

In reality, illegal immigrants have no meaningful impact on the lives of U.S. citizens. There is absolutely no economic burden. Actually, it’s quite the opposite – a considerable portion of undocumented immigrants are actually paying into the tax system, but they’re not claiming the benefits. (You can find more research done into this topic at The Yale Center for the Study of Globalization)

Quite often, opposition to immigration is not limited to just the illegals. This debate is about whether immigrants in general are “ruining traditional American life”, which is a fantasy that never existed. Even at its inception, America has never had a standard way of life.

>>>>> “Where do you get that violators are welcome until a scapegoat is needed? They’re “allowed” until discovered.”

At least that’s what it says on paper. In reality, illegal immigrants are a major pillar supporting a significant amount of micro economies, particularly in low-population regions in the southwest, and officials sweep the issue under the rug. At times, they’ll put on display a show of trying to “clean things up”, but it’s really just to satisfy the opposition for a period.

If it was a Japanese employer, I’d bet they’d be a whole lot more people jumping up and down, screaming “Racism!” and “Slavery!” Look up here and elsewhere for lots of stories on abuse of the trainee visa scheme – this is on a par with these, if not worse for the fake certificates.

I have friends who have not been able to work in Japan because they don’t have university degrees – even if Japanese companies want to hire them because of their Japanese skills.

Stupid.

Where do you get that violators are welcome until a scapegoat is needed? They’re “allowed” until discovered.

California agriculture would collapse if it weren’t for illegal aliens who come to do our picking, canning, etc. It is true that illegal aliens place a tremendous strain on social services, but their contribution is also huge.

Nothing like being put on trial on national TV before even being arrested….

^^
they just happened to be in the area when it happened. Nothing out of the ordinary.

*sarcasm button explodes*

Nothing like being put on trial on national TV before even being arrested….

Why is it possible for immigrants illegal in the first place? Because they are perceived by some as the “Others”, and are convenient scapegoats when problems with capitalism arise. Welcome when useful, blamed when problems arise.