09-09-2023, 05:19 PM
(09-09-2023, 04:44 PM)Mickeypoo Wrote: Pols are just too big of p!@#$ to do it. That and pols can use it for political leverage.
To be fair, the Chamber of Commerce has repeatedly lobbied Republicans for leniency. A lot of small businesses do rely on them for season, if not also cheap, labor. And it's true that Americans don't want to do some of those jobs, even if they're unemployed (but that's a separate issue).
So I think it boils down to there is absolutely a high tolerance for a certain amount of illegal immigration. And that's partly why I don't believe there is real interest on either side to secure the border. Assuming that's even feasible, which the amount of drugs coming into this country suggests it is not (why I laugh at the idea making guns illegal).
Cheap labor, and future offspring that vote 70% Democrat. Win-win for both parties.
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