| originalgabe |
04-13-2009 11:14 PM |
Despite Downturn, and Backlash, Illegal Immigrants Are Staying Put
This is an interesting article from Time Mag. I like how it ties the immigration issue with the economic recovery and also tries to align the similarities of the two issues.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...0404-1,00.html
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Alejandro, an undocumented immigrant who owns a home in St. Helens, says the Anglos who target him hurt themselves. "I own this house and am making my mortgage payments on time," he says. "But what happens if I lose my job? Then the bank takes my house, and this place becomes the city's problem."
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As tempting as it is in places like St. Helens to try to send the illegal immigrants packing, it would be a bit like letting AIG or GM collapse: it might feel good and it might be morally justified, but in the long run it would just increase the misery on Main Street. Like it or not, with more than 10 million Margaritos from coast to coast, illegal America is simply too big to fail.
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