We lived in The States before moving to Canada. In order for me to return, I needed a sponsor who would guarantee that I would not become a public charge for 3 years. That shouldn't have been a problem considering the family I had here but I was surprised by my brother-in-law's hesitation. My procrastinating sister took 6 months to get to a notary and she had never listened to her husband anyway so it got done. I had asked my uncle for sponsorship as well and he flat out declined my request stating he thought I should stay in Canada for my mom: his sister. That was an ostensible load of crap for which I have not forgiven him. I'm still working that out in therapy.
It seems like you could enact an immigration policy with a similar stipulation for people who are migrant field workers instead of letting illegals mow rich people's lawns. When you catch somebody employing illegals, how about 6 months hard labor as a migrant field worker? How about paying those workers more and politicians less? I don't know, it's never gonna happen so those are fictional solutions to real problems. The answers would never come from me anyway so picking apart my dream scenario isn't very challenging.
The idea with Walmart shoppers buying domestic is that the former Walmart employees would have manufacturing jobs instead. That's another fictional solution to a real problem so it too is time wasted on words.
I agree with you on that 100%. The knee-jerk reaction to legal deportation ought not be caging babies while you bang porn stars. Just sayin'.
Note: Okay, this post is dumb. I understand if the rabid right needs to let loose with some unkind feedback.
Immigration needs to be something other than a political football but politicians cater to the emotions of their constituents. WRT your brother in-law, my cousin has a comment about that kind of thing- "Isn't that why it's called 'family'?". Our family has had some incredibly stupid events and this is the reason for her comment. I bet he wouldn't have hesitated if it was his side of the family who needed help.
I agree with your opinion about politicians but it's already illegal for someone to knowingly employ illegals, but the penalties aren't strictly enforced. Again, it's political.
But let's be honest- the US is held up as an example of a country being unfair to immigrants, but Mexico and it's immigration policies can be more harsh and some European countries have all but stopped letting illegals in. It's as if people don't want to allow the US to enforce its laws.
I still want the governments of the countries of origin for immigrants to fix their own problems, rather than be the cause for the mass exodus. NOTHING is being done about those governments because, as Obama said, "we're not about nation-building". Where the eff is the UN and other supposedly 'humanitarian' organizations?
Hundreds of migrants from Africa, the Caribbean and Central America are now corralled in a migrant detention facility in southern Mexico after a futile attempt to head north as part of a caravan aiming to reach the United States
abcnews.go.com
I'm not against immigration, I just want to know who's coming in, what they have done WRT criminal activity, how they expect to support themselves and their families- these are the basis of the policies of all countries. Portraying one group as 'rapists and murderers' is totally unfair but the fact remains that some who have come across Southern the border HAVE done these. Too many criminals have come back after deportation, many for serious crimes and they commit additional serious crimes after their return. Still, the rest live in relative peace in spite of bad conditions. I can't want to deny entry because if that had always been the policy, I wouldn't be here since my ancestors came from other countries.
However, is it fair to force the people of a country to support those who come from somewhere else? I don't think so, but I also don't think it's fair to be forced to support people who were born there and don't want to support themselves. All someone needs to do is go to ANY city and look around- there's always something that could be done to improve it but people here don't even want to pick up the trash in their own yards. That's pathetic. If local governments cared about the condition of their cities, they would have some kind of fund that would cover the cost of people helping- that alone could help people support themselves. It's not glamorous, but it could pay some bills when a regular job isn't available.
As a glaring example, Milwaukee will be hosting the DNC convention this year and the Mayor is ecstatic, but whenever I drive through the area approaching downtown, I see crap laying on the ground, houses with plywood covering windows and doors, holes in roofs, unkept yards, terrible roads, closed businesses and other signs of blight. I hope that EVERY person who comes here for the convention comments about the condition of this city- maybe it would spur some improvements but in light of the fact that the Democrats have been in power here for 104 years without a break, I doubt it will change. They're one of the reasons I'm not a Democrat but nobody else seems to be picking up the slack, either.
I could go on for decades about what's wrong locally and in the US but it would take even longer to define what's wrong with the rest of the World. If people would stop trying to kill others because of their religious differences and for the natural resources they want, they wouldn't need as much assistance from others. Wars could stop, but they won't. Besides- how could we support the additional population? Half a million have died in Syria alone since 2014, another half million have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq since 9-11.
Regarding those who would be former WalMart employees, there's no guarantees that they would work in manufacturing if many of those I have seen are any indication and very little would be produced because they aren't interested in doing much. People get jobs that require work at the pace they're willing to move and requiring the effort they're willing to exert. Some are willing to work very hard but many aren't. That's a problem.
I think lobbying needs to end.
