Closing the Border

There is one major point in the 'close the border' debate that is not getting any attention. The impression that is being allowed to circulate is that of a poor Mexican peasant who just wants to make a living for his family. It is assumed that the Mexican will continue to do low-end crappy jobs that nobody else wants to do as long as he/she is in this country.
If that were true, then we would not have so many illegal immigrants in this country. The truth is that these Mexicans do not want to do these crappy jobs no more than anybody else. As soon as they can move up to a better job, they do. And when they move up to a better job, the crappy one becomes vacant again, so say hello to another illegal immigrant. It is a revolving door that is never satisfied.
We definitely need a guest worker program, but only for those jobs that are not being fulfilled by our domestic labor force. I find it both sad and incredulous that we don't seem to have the ability to set up employment centers along the border to accommodate those employers who cannot find the help they need domestically. Such a system could be set up, but there is no will to do so.
Enter politics: The Republicans don't want a legal program because they would lose their advantage of not having to pay taxes and other benefits for the worker. The Democrats see these workers as voters and want them to become citizens. The end result is nothing. What the American citizens want doesn't matter. We still get an open border for cheap labor, and registration drives for their vote. The Dems also reject the idea of a tamper-proof national I.D. card. Without some means of knowing who a voter is and his/her status as a citizen, we degrade our election process.
The revolving door at the border must be closed, and a guest worker program instituted if we are ever going to come to a solution for the labor we need. The present system of allowing the under the table economy and a constant need for more workers must be shut down.

Your comments are welcome,
Robert
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