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 Originally Posted by BananaStand
How would it? If an illegal immigrant works illegally (for cheap), then that [criminal] business experiences increased profits. Where do those profits go? Certainly not to the employees....otherwise it wouldn't be 'cheap labor'. And when the employees are sending large amounts of their money back to Mexico, the jobs don't benefit the economy as much as "legal" workers would.
So you're for huge hikes in workers rights such as health benefits, minimum wage, etc?
 Originally Posted by BananaStand
No security is absolute. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try. Also, I don't think the drug trade really cares where their money comes from. So the drugs will follow the path of least resistance. If it's cheaper and less risky to smuggle drugs to, say for example, France instead of America, then French folks are gonna be gettin' high.
America has the disadvantage of proximity. It's not like there is an ocean between Mexico and the US. So it only follows that America's response to border security be a stronger one than, say for example, France. Otherwise, we're just creating that path of least resistance....right into America.
This is so irrelevant to what I said. The point was exactly about $ spent/reward of that. Maybe you healthcare shouldn't be so fucked that people can go across the border and get much cheaper service & prescription drugs at a fraction of the price. Also you realise France is basically part of mainland Europe, it's connected very liberally to most places.
 Originally Posted by BananaStand
There's a reason it's so hard to get cocaine in Saudi Arabia.
Actually knowing people who spend time in these places I can tell you that it isn't. Maybe in the same way if you went to anywhere in the world you might find it hard to get coke with no connections.
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