immigration floodgates will not be opened.

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i'm not really of the temperament to peruse biased INTERNET sources for biased statistics about anything, so i will speak generally.

but how on earth can switching a mass of people's immigration status from illegal to legal be detrimental to the economy?

"we're" here. mexicans are here, more will continue to come, and there isn't anything you can really do about it. and i say "we" because i have a spanish surname, am primarily identified as mexican or hispanic prior to any other description in this country (born in chicago illinois of mixed ethnic heritages), and well, i consider those people to be closer to me than the lords who rule us.

i've said it before, the average immigration "detractor" has more in common with the average undocumented worker than they do with corporate or political royalty. you're more likely to share a meal with your local landscaper, cook, or dishwasher than you would be to share a meal with the CEO of your company or your representative in congress.

diversionary tactic, pure and simple. the economy isn't imploding because of ANY people WORKING, it's imploding because the valuation of the dollar is based almost entirely on speculative mortgage bonds and other credit instruments. the economy is bad because it is PROFITABLE for the very few to have such conditions. the bottom is falling out, the economic witch doctors and their social class cashed out early on, and the average person is left holding the bag.