I been thinking about illegal immigration and here’s my opinion. I believe it is imperative that we are able to identify and quantify immigrants in this country (regardless of where they come from) and in addition, control the total number we allow inside the borders of the US. When it becomes much more difficult or next to impossible for ILLEAGAL aliens to get a job in the US, far fewer of them would see the benefit of coming here ILLEGALLY. I believe we must REQUIRE ALL BUSINESSES to use E-Verify (yes, I know it needs to be improved) and implement severe penalties against those businesses that don’t use it. Yes, I realize it would not solve the problem, but it would be a huge step in the right direction. It is a damning statement about our Congressional Representatives that they did not have the guts to pass the legislation to make E-Verify mandatory; it’s inaccurate, it would cost businesses too much (she typed with a whiny voice in her head)…boohoo business lobbyist crybabies! Former Oregon Senator Gordon Smith opposed making it mandatory...of course, he does own Smith Frozen Foods in eastern Oregon, hmm, just a wee bit of conflict of interest don’t you think? My point is, we have a system in place (yes, I already SAID I know it needs to be improved) but you need to “follow the money” not only to Mexico but also to Corporate Headquarters! Corporations/businesses and their lobbyist’s DO NOT want mandatory E-Verify AND neither do illegal aliens.
I believe businesses/corporations are colluding with illegal aliens to subvert our immigration laws, as it is profitable for both parties to do so. Take the profitability of the current system away and we move much closer to reducing illegal immigration.
