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Towns that passed laws against illegal immigrants are having second thoughts...

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A number of American towns that had passed laws restricting the ability of illegal immigrants to live and work there are rethinking them after negative legal and economic consequences set in. Check out the Times story for more info. What do you guys think about this? Are illegal immigrants a vital part of our economy, or a drain on "American" jobs?
willbpayne

4 responses // Towns that passed laws against illegal immigrants are having second thoughts...

  • http://current.com/items/76445942_hazleton_pa
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    Hazleton, PA
    This is a great pod about a town, whose mayor (featured in the piece), took some interesting measures regarding illegal immigrants.
    bgross
  • http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=The+hispani...
    The Hispanic Challenge
    The Hispanic Challenge
    I would like to add another tag to the list: "xenophobia"
    Illegal immigrants have become the perfect scapegoats for issues ranging from loss of jobs to the rise in crime.

    There are some very influential people who simply can't come to terms with the fact that in some states minorities are quickly becoming majorities. And this will no doubt bring about a major paradigm shift by becoming a turning point in American history.

    If politicians really wanted to do something about stopping the flow of illegal immigrants, then they would can all of these free trade agreements that are bringing nothing but poverty and hardship to the nations where these folks are forced to leave from in search of greater opportunities.
    mcamargo
  • http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-09-26-moving_N...
    USA Today claims that Hazleton is losing illegals, even after the overturned law
    USA Today claims that Hazleton is losing illegals, even after the overturned law
    In the article, some people say that illegal immigrants are migrating away from cities that passed bans even after the bans were overturned, but mayor Lou Barletta claims that they're actually moving back in. Is anyone nearby more tuned into what the reality is like there?
    willbpayne
  • This is a tough issue... not so simple... not about prejudice (except for the raging bigots who hate everybody already). It's the "illegal" part that's the problem. Immigrants are the backbone of this country. Most intelligent people have no problem with legal immigrants from any country. In addition, temporary migrant workers should be welcomed and treated much better than they often are and given an opportunity to become permanent residents if that is what they want. What many of us worry about are (1) criminals (and I'm not talking about marijuana smugglers but about those who injure and kill other people) going back and forth across borders to prey on both sides and (2) people with serious communicable diseases spreading them back and forth across borders. Both problems are caused by inept and broken governmental services. The people on both sides of the borders are victims of corporate greed and a failure of our federal government to follow the laws we've had for decades.
    mickie

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