[quote=briansd1]That’s pretty much it, bearishgurl. There’s not much we can do about the immigrants already here. They are us and we need to treat them that way.
We could cry all we want about what might have been and what could be; but the reality is that we’ve got to make do with what we have.
What could be is for the future. We should be most concerned with what can be fiscally achieved right now.
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Although I do agree with CAR that all levels of government in CA could be cut by =>25-30% if we didn’t have illegal immigrants here[/quote]
That would mean commensurate layoffs of teachers, police officers, prison guards, etc…[/quote]
Yes, exactly. I’m not at all suggesting that cuts don’t need to be made. They do. Some people will experience layoffs, and the rest would experience reduced wages and benefits.
As for the immigration issue, there is no reason at all to force taxpayers to subsidize the profits of employers who hire illegal immigrants. Let them hire them, but let them pay for it, too. How is that not fair or just?
