immigration

I don't know what I have to say about this topic, so I'll ranble a bit... I suppose we should follow the laws of the country - the term is "illegal immigrant" for a reason. Or we change the law to allow anyone into the country any time (get rid of our borders, as some people term this.) We can't kick 12-20 million people out of the country (logistically and ethically). We can't really give them citizenship, not because they have been breaking the law, but because they shouldn't be able to skip over those who are trying to enter the country legally.

(By the way - do any illegal immigrants pay income taxes? How do they do that without a social security number? I know many immigrant children our using our educational system, another government agency.)

Pat Buchanan's sister actually makes a decent amount of sense on this topic: check her out (streaming WNYC public radio show) She talks about holding companies and individuals accountable for hiring illegals (they must check their documentation or submit some form or something). She says this coupled with new, strong border defenses will encourage immigrants to find there way back home (they won't be able to make money in the US).