Kinda unsure how this tread switched over to talking about Mexican's. But i'll go with it. At the end of the day what does it matter how a person came to work in your community? Does paying the fed a bribe (immigration costs) really make them a better person? I imported my wife from the states into Australia and it cost us a small fortune. All for what? A piece of paper that says she's a citizen and wont have men with guns come take her away in the middle of the night to be deported? That money could of been better spent in many different ways.

Don't get me wrong when it comes to getting government assistance I definitely think it should be limited to citizens. However if someone wants to come and work and contribute taxes and give their kids a better life. Why should I stand up and say no. Why should the fed as my representative say no either? I also don't think that the person with the bigger wallet or better connections makes a better citizen. I think some people are able to understand what a difference being able to leave a shithole has been to their lives and the lives of their family and will be some of the biggest champions of that society if given the chance and/or direction.

i'm not some hippy who thinks we should have all the borders open. But i do think that if you are able to find work and are willing to live by a countries rules you should be given a chance. Too much focus is spent worrying about the potential loss of income that we all give too much of our actual income away to defend against it (taxation for border 'protection'). The reality is if someone is caught crossing into America from Mexico they just need to retry and most likely won't get caught the next time. No harm no foul.

Australia has a policy that if you try and enter the country without going via the correct channels of immigration you will be detained (for around a year) and unless you are a true refugee will be deported/relocated outside of the country (kinda makes a retry a little harder prospect). I whole heartily agree with this policy. Not because i think these people are a danger (on the large) to Australia but because i think entering Australia by boat is a danger to them. We have some crazy water swashing around our coasts. Besides having to jump over silly walls that couldn't keep coyote's out I don't really think the crossing into America is that dangerous.