OK...Just One More Time

From the who'da thunk it department: rumors of "guest worker"/amnesty programs spark a surge in illegal immigration:

The shelter's manager, Francisco Loureiro, said he has not seen such a rush of migrants since 1986, when the United States allowed 2.6 million illegal residents to get American citizenship.
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This time, the draw is a bill before the U.S. Senate that could legalize some of the 11 million people now illegally in the United States while tightening border security. Migrants are hurrying to cross over in time to qualify for a possible guest-worker program - and before the journey becomes even harder.

"Every time there is talk in the north of legalizing migrants, people get their hopes up, but they don't realize how hard it will be to cross," Loureiro said.

Economics 101; subsidizing law-breaking results in a surplus of law-breaking.

Posted by Mitch at April 13, 2006 06:20 AM | TrackBack