Quote:Again, the consumption tax just has too many problems with it.  I don't think rounding people up works either.  Nor do I think building a wall or fence would stop many people (it would stop some, but not many).  


But there's a major difference between Drugs and hiring illegals.

Drugs, much like Alcohol -- the primary motivation is enjoyment.  (Same with prostitution).  The fear of punishment doesn't take away any of the motivation.  For some it enhances it.  

 

Hiring Illegals, the primary motive is monetary.  Significantly reduce that motivation, and you'll reduce the problem of illegal immigration. It won't eliminate it, but you can't eliminate the problem altogether.  

 

Good point about the motivation. I agree you're never going to eliminate it entirely and I don't have a problem with increasing the penalty for companies hiring illegals, I just think it's only patching the problem. Because we know people are going to naturally migrate here to earn more money then they could ever make in their native home we have to find away to make that beneficial to us.

 

If we're going to require people to check immigration status when hiring individuals keep in mind we have to deal with the inevitable you're racist for asking me a Hispanic for my papers.

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