Originally Posted by: bigbudaNot what I'm getting at my friend. I'm all for folks coming here and making the best of their lives. But alot of illegeals get paid under the table, never pay taxes on their money and send most of their cash home. This is true for russians, cubans, and many other nationalities including mexicans. Simply put it's bad for us, the guys who live by the rules and pay taxes. Not to metion it's bad for the economy.

Does it really? I'd have to say minamally. I'd say there's a ton of rich people spending more money on European vacations, trips to the Bahamas, skiing in the Alps, a weelend in Rio, ect., than what gets sent out by poor people trying to keep their families afloat. This is a horrible side effect of capitalism. Still you have money coming in too. Rich foreigners come here for vacation too. I don't know why. America has become a huge coast to coast mall in my eyes. Yet you have people like the leaders of Enron who are rich enough to begin with, steal more money and destroy the livelyhood of thousands of people. The hard working people you speak of no less. There are bigger causes for a dragging economy than immigrants sending a few hundred dollars a month to thier family. Plus you gotta ask yourself. If you were in thier position would you do the same? I know I would.