given my unfirm grasp of things, perhaps I can learn a few things here
Call me naive, but I can't help but wonder what is actually wrong with adhearing to the law, whatever country you may be in?
Nothing at all in my opinion.
A simple and very straight-forward question was asked: if all the illegal construction workers are rounded up, who is going to do the work? and at what price? How one extrapolates from that support of illegal activity and sub-standard wages and housing is beyond me.
I am not proposing at all that the solution is to permit the undocumented to come and go as they please.
What do you think is actually wrong with adhearing to the law in the country to which you immigrated?
I will continue to cary a gun, smoke pot when I feel inclined too, ...
Or is there a list of laws that don't really count?
If lettuce were to cost $4 and a tomato $3 but the counterbalance was no funding of schools or free emergency medical care for those here illegally that has to be amortized amongst the paying consumers, perhaps I would be able to afford medical insurance for myself at that oh so inconvenient stage of my life in between retirement and Medicare!
I think that raises some valid points. The studies seem to be all over the place in terms of pure economic costs/benefits resulting from the presence of undocumented workers. This seems to present a pretty balanced discussion of some of the differing views.
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ihrc/immigration/2007/10/putting_the_cost_of_illegal_im.htmlWill deporting all undocumented immigrants be all that is necessary to raise wages sufficently enough to ensure that the legal workers taking the jobs are not just as dependent on public assistance as those they replace? I don't understand how that will be without a dramatic impact on the economy in terms of escalation prices on everything. I don't know the answer, and again I'm not saying permitting illegal immigration is it. I'd be interested in hearing from those in the know.
Oh, and is a heart transplant actually a viable option?
Ambergris Caye 
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