Quote:The point I'm trying to illustrate is tracking down people that have in some way employed illegals is trying to fix the problem on the back end. Even if we're 75% efficient at it, it doesn't fix the problem. We should fix the problem on the front end, the why they come here rather then once they get here. 

 

I reject the idea immigrants come here just to leach off the welfare system, however it happens, so make it harder for fraud to take place in the welfare network. Tighten down reign on welfare and the minority that come here for a "free ride" will stop coming.

 

The majority of them come to work however you can't make everyone that wants to work here a citizen. The solution is to have a guest worker program and to change the tax code so that they regardless of how they generate income are paying into the system.

 

You do realize that it's never going to happen?  Right?  They're never going to change the tax code and add a consumption tax.  There's just too many issues with it.  I suppose that should be a separate topic though, so I won't get into it here.  


Most of them aren't coming here to try to draw welfare (and most of them that do, would still find a way to cheat the system no matter what you do.  If they're cheating the system now, then they'll just find a new way to cheat the new system), most of them come here because they can earn more money.  Not because it's tax free though.  They're going to make more money tax or no tax.  (Otherwise none of them would want worker visas)

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