re: #108 reine.de.tout

Agreed.
But those who are here are already “absorbed” into the economy
hmm,, I’ll have to take issue with that, if you’re talking about ILLEGALS

Yes, they are already here and you can say they have been “absorbed”, but at what cost?
Thats why is #35 I put the onus on the person that hires an illegal. More often than not, they are being paid below standard wage, taking a job from a legal immigrant awaiting citizenship and/or a citizen. Also, most likely they are not paying the entire gamut of fed and state taxes (except for local sales taxes) yet at the same time having access to fed and state services