Originally Posted by willravel

Social change? How about a better understanding of the culture of one of our two neighbors. Think of how Europe is. They are stronger because they are the melting pot that the US used to be. The US would be stronger if we supported and didn't exploit our neighbors to the South. We need to learn to think of immigrants (and I name Mexicans most because they are the most represented) as people that are crashing until things get fixed at home. We should, as good friends and neighbors, do what we can to help them. I'm not saying they should stay here forever and just suck the teet, but letting them crash is the right thing to do. If you want to end illegal immigration, go to their country and teach them a trade that can help their economy.

One thing I think people forget about is how immigration is having a positive effect on wages, and supplying much needed labor that would mean that families that totally live in the US would make relatively less.