"actually...I'd like to see some documentation for the don't pay taxes, drain the social services thing. Most do in fact pay taxes and receive no services at all, from what I have read. I'm not saying illegal immigration is a *good* thing, but the Arizona law is trying to solve a phantom problem."
I don't know about Arizona, but here in NC, illegal immigrants have caused a huge drain on the school system. The schools systems are constantly scrounging for money in order build new schools since the older ones have become trailer parks due to the number of mobile classrooms. Then, there is the gang problem. Sure, there are gangs of young men who are citizens, but the police can't focus exclusively on them since they have to split time policing all of the new games. There's the insurance problem. Since so many illegals drive without insurance, rates have gone up. Finally, look at CA healthcare system. Research how many hospitals have closed in the last two decades. Also, look at how many diseases that used to be almost non-existent in the USA, but are now on the rise (TB anyone?). As an aside, look at Mexico's and how they handle illegal immigrants. On any day, it never even comes close to being as civilized as the US. And, Mexico has plenty of potential immigrants coming up from the countries to its south. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:316822 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
