In a message dated 6/15/2007 11:24:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
No one is suggesting that people be encouraged to enter the country illegally. However, this country, including its government, citizens and business leaders, have to stop being two-faced on the immigration issue. Businesses are encouraged and permitted to attract illegal immigrants. While there are laws the penalize companies for employing illegals, they are simply a slap on the wrist. If you really want to stop it, then throw the employer in jail instead of fining him. The father of one of my daughters students just got deported for being undocumented. That is the correct term, not illegal. So now the mother is stuck here with her many children, all of whom were born in this country, without support. BTW, the husband has never been in trouble with the law and works. A century and more ago, American businesses advertised for workers in Europe. That is how many of us came to be. America has an historic love affair with cheap labor. I am not condoning the johns' actions, although I certainly can sympathize with some of their likely plights of being in a strange country all alone without a mate after working who knows how many hours all to send some money home. Prostitution is a problem here in AP for other reasons. The insanity of making it illegal. Will we never learn? Ah! The beauty and courage of thoughtful comments on complex issues. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
