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>> Illegal immigration is a market response to a failure of the government to provide a legal framework for sufficient legal migration. No, it really is not. T
by 988747 4y ago
>> Illegal immigration is a market response to a failure of the government to provide a legal framework for sufficient legal migration.
No, it really is not. There's really no upper limit on how many people might WANT to immigrate to your country (other than the obvious 8B world population size), but there's an upper limit on how many immigrants your country can accommodate in the given time frame. Increasing limits for legal immigration won't stop illegal one, it might even encourage it (e.g. when one person gets an immigrant visa and some of their relatives don't but they still decide do go, illegally)
- jameshart 4y agoIf you make it possible for a large enough population of immigrants to be legally permitted to work, you create a situation where employers can remain within the law and only employ people who have legal right to work, meaning you can afford to actually enforce the law preventing employers from employing illegal workers (without as a side effect completely shutting down agriculture, construction and cleaning services across several states). THAT reduces the incentive to enter the country outside the legal framework, since all the jobs are going to people who have the paperwork. People do not want to go to live in places where they have no economic prospects.