Sunday, March 18, 2007

What I learned tonight...

I watched a repeat of Glenn Beck. This is what I learned... I heard the President for the first time use the term "Mexican Migration" rather than "illegal immigration." I guess the "im" makes it a little too harsh for the public consumption. I learned that no matter how a big concrete wall or men standing along side it illegal immigration is too profitable and been around too long for anyone to want to let it go...no matter what your party affiliations...I had no idea we are on the verge of trading U.S. investment in Mexico's oil [which Mexico needs/U.S. wants] in exchange for maintaining their illegal labor! [which U.S. wants/Mexico needs] Second only to Mexico's oil, the $23 billion dollars sent back over the border by Mexican workers in the U.S. to their families in Mexico keeps the Mexican economy afloat...so basically we are just one economy then? Because they sell us most of their oil and we have most of their workers here doing our jobs and sending the money back to Mexico...so what's the point of a border?? Illegal workers are not going anywhere. Their status as "illegal" is incidental to their value to both economies and I didn't really understand how entrenched and systemic illegal workers are to both economies that has lasted for at least a generation. Everyone would have to learn to re-function and I just don't have much faith in that happening. If these illegal workers are made legal...most people will not want them in their states asking for services like welfare or social security. People are already mad they get to use public schools. No wonder both parties have made a mess of this issue. I didn't really get how many hands were in the "til". So this underground economy doesn't seem to me to be going anywhere...TERRORISTS or NOT! No wonder they are coming up with ideas of "sanctuary cities." Now I know what is motivating such a stupid idea.

2 comments:

DAKOTARANGER said...

The really incredibly stupid thing is we had control of Mexico at one point and we gave it back!!

The way things are going there isn't going to be a US there could be a North American Union

Tonto said...

I just found out the "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Milan who has a show on Discovery Channel is an illegal alien!!

Well then he and others like him will be a poster child for how amnesty is now know longer a question?...but rather only a question? of how good the terms of amnesty are going to be!

Yeah that NA union thing actually seems in progess as we speak. It will no longer be U.S. dollar or Canadian dollar or peso, but the "North American Dollar."