Axel wrote:
It costs $10,000 to come to this country legally, per person. That is blatantly unfair and classist and only creates opportunities for the rich to legally immigrate to this country.
You're damn right it's unfair. You aren't suddenly anointed with the right to immigrate with impunity across the world, however, you are anointed with the right of citizenship in the country which you were born. Something being "unfair" is not inherently negative, however, it is often times a logical outcome of a circumstance.
$165 Immigrant Visa Fee
$1,010 DHS Green Card Application
$675 Citizenship application/test
Hardly $10,000 (unless you are wanting us to pony up the dough for travel expenses, room and board, and basic living expenses until they get on their feet)
What a terrible thought that it might cost a few bucks to gain citizenship in a foreign country. Do you really think the USA wants millions of immigrants who, upon entry, will automatically enroll themselves into federal and state welfare infrastructures?
Also, did you vote for Obama? He launched another strike in class warfare by increasing immigration costs by 10% in 2010.
Axel wrote:And after Alabama tried to get rid of their undocumented workers to free up jobs for people, surprise! No one took those jobs. Fields sat unharvested and tons upon tons of crops were left ruined. If that isn't damaged, what is?
In one hand you want to argue the fairness of the federal immigration system, and, in the other, you want to argue the logic behind endorsing slave labor rates in the state of Alabama, because without the slave labor, the jobs go unfilled.
Look, this can be a good discussion, but let's not grab the low-hanging fruit, partisan narratives and blindly run with them. That works in Washington, not real life.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. - Winston Churchill
