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I'm not the parent, but as a second-generation immigrant, I broadly agree with all of this. I'm fine with whatever laws we all decide, and I think they should
by downerending 7y ago
I'm not the parent, but as a second-generation immigrant, I broadly agree with all of this. I'm fine with whatever laws we all decide, and I think they should then be vigorously enforced.
Our current wink-wink scheme, supported by both major parties, is bad for a lot of people, and in many way most harmful to illegal aliens (who are abused and/or are virtually enslaved).
- ajross 7y agoYou think literally millions of people are sneaking across the southwest desert and risking having their children seized and put in cages[1] to be "abused and/or virtually enslaved"?. No, that's not how it works. Immigrant jobs tend to be poorly regulated (no taxes witheld, benefits delivered nor social services funded, etc...). But they're jobs and they pay what jobs pay, generally around minimum wage, because that's where the market chases. I'll leave the both-sides-do-it argument. It's wrong, but there's no way to argue that on this site without getting myself banned. [1] A policy very much not "supported by both major parties"...
- downerending 7y agoI think that most illegal immigrants don't fully understand the downsides, yes. But whether or not that's true, I think it's unethical for us to tacitly encourage them to put themselves and their children in a position where they can be practically enslaved, or even raped or murdered, with little recourse to law.
- dragonwriter 7y ago> You think literally millions of people are sneaking across the southwest desert No, even without the later qualifications; unique illegal border crossers aren't that high, and aren't all “sneaking across the southern desert”. It's not 2000 anymore.