Comments on: Who Is Baking The Immigration Cake? http://donklephant.com/2007/05/24/who-is-baking-the-immigration-cake/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:39:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jimmy the Dhimmi http://donklephant.com/2007/05/24/who-is-baking-the-immigration-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-338711 Jimmy the Dhimmi Fri, 25 May 2007 13:22:13 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=3569#comment-338711 <blockquote>So when Will states that the problem was “weak enforcement and noncompliance�, he is only offering a superficial view of the problem. The law was sufficient…but the will of the government (executed by elected officials)…tempered by the economic concerns of important constituent groups and the politicians who needed their votes…didn’t exist for long, if at all.</blockquote> You're right, which is why the idea of a cement wall stretching across the border sounds more and more appealling to me. Cement walls don't have the economic concerns of constituent groups to worry about. They are also the least expensive solution to the problem.

So when Will states that the problem was “weak enforcement and noncompliance�, he is only offering a superficial view of the problem. The law was sufficient…but the will of the government (executed by elected officials)…tempered by the economic concerns of important constituent groups and the politicians who needed their votes…didn’t exist for long, if at all.

You’re right, which is why the idea of a cement wall stretching across the border sounds more and more appealling to me. Cement walls don’t have the economic concerns of constituent groups to worry about. They are also the least expensive solution to the problem.

]]> By: grognard http://donklephant.com/2007/05/24/who-is-baking-the-immigration-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-338705 grognard Fri, 25 May 2007 13:10:15 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=3569#comment-338705 I always felt there should be a three way approach to this problem: First, enforce the laws on hiring illegals, it is basically an industry subsidy and needs to stop. Second, police the border and actively deport people who are found illegally in the country, too many people are picked up on routine traffic stops and let go for lack of enforcement. Third, make a real effort to boost the economy of Latin America and Mexico in particular. Why on earth are we having China do our manufacturing when a vibrant Latin America would be not only a great trading partner but at the same time reduce the desire to emigrate to the US with jobs available at home. I always felt there should be a three way approach to this problem:
First, enforce the laws on hiring illegals, it is basically an industry subsidy and needs to stop.
Second, police the border and actively deport people who are found illegally in the country, too many people are picked up on routine traffic stops and let go for lack of enforcement.
Third, make a real effort to boost the economy of Latin America and Mexico in particular. Why on earth are we having China do our manufacturing when a vibrant Latin America would be not only a great trading partner but at the same time reduce the desire to emigrate to the US with jobs available at home.

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