Illegal immigration happens because poor conditions in Mexico make it attractive to come to the united states for work. Many American businesses/people enjoy the the cheap labor. The number of people is greater than immigration laws allow, so many enter illegally.
Trying to find someone to blame is pretty stupid. There aren't really any easy solutions to the problem. Legalizing drugs, more border security and better options for legal immigration will help, but won't be enough on their own. The ultimate solution to create good-paying jobs in Mexico so people don't have an incentive to leave, but that is a monumental task outside the control of the U.S.
i disagree
there is a very simple, effective solution available if our congress would implement it
and it would require little modification to existing law
and almost no additional cost
we need to do the following:
deny any drivers license, bank account, schooling, social welfare, medical care (excepting only that to prevent fatality), or employment - to anyone who does not have a valid social security number (easy to check now) or who is without a valid pink (formerly green) card
being unable to get a job, housing, utilities, driving or any other license, schooling, social assistance or medical attention, being in the USA as an undocumented alien becomes a lot less attractive
the undocumented aliens will get themselves back across the border because the opportunities they came for will no longer be available to them
the other wrinkle to current law we need to amend:
if you notify homeland security/ICE (formerly INS) of an undocumented worker, who is then found to be undocumented, the employer will be heavily fined and the person who reported the undocumented worker will receive the fine paid by that employer
the fine will double with each conviction
we will have a huge new cottage industry. blue collar workers especially, those displaced by illegals willing to work for the prevailing wage, would be able to eliminate those who have taken their jobs while also enjoying the bounty paid by the employer of the illegal
do these two things and that
woosh sound you hear will be the caravan of illegals making their way south