Reply #133: I'm in favor of regulated immigration [View All]

My issue with illegal immigrants is:

1.) They are breaking the law

2.) Because of the manner in which they come into the country we cannot keep out really bad people and cannot ensure, like most other countries do, we will be getting someone with valuable skills that will help the country

3.) They drive down the wages of Americans who are working in fields they enter. Construction used to be an all-union field with good wages and benefits before the market was flooded with cheap labor, effectively killing the unions.

4.) Some do want to stay, but there are a lot who get paid and send most of their money across the border, siphoning it out of the country and serving as a drain rather than a contribution to the economy.

Immigration needs to be regulated with a sane, rational and consistent policy not a political football used to garner votes.