what are three benefits of not enforcing the United States current policy and closing eyes to the open border?
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Sheldon, There are no benefits, \n\nThey commit the most crime,\nThey don't pay taxes.\nThey don't pay for medical services\nThey fill our prisons
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It would open up trade. there would probably be a lot more drug smuggling as well at first but opening the boarders, means opening the doors of communication as well. So the north American and south American governments would have to work together for a change to get rid of those elements. Also we would become more profitable as a nation, because it wouldn't be illegal to work here, so pay would go up for immigrants seeking work here, they in turn send or bring money home building their economy, and that country builds schools and factories, with better paying jobs for their citizens, turning them into CONSUMERS...Who in turn vacation in America, and buy American goods and products, making us an exporter not just an importer...meaning small time shops in America can now sell goods across both continents openly and become big time shops....See how it trickles down. Like you said Europe has done it and been successful.
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1. Lower taxes\n2. Better job market/economy\n3. Not worried about terrorism on US soil\n\nOK, let me make the personal part more clear.\n1. I have more money in my bank account\n2. My husband has a better job with more money so I can stay home with the kids\n3. This one should be obvious...
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disadvantages: we would lose a large part of the west coast's workforce.  we would lose millions of dollars in work left undone.\nexample: in the east coast, there were rumors that the gov't would do sweeps for immigrants, as a result tens of thousands didnt show up to work.  Millions of dollars were lost in tons of work that wasnt done.  put that on a scale of 10 times and u get a major drop in the US's economy.
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People will take the path of least resistance.  \n\nIs it easier to A) Start a revolution or B) cross the border illegally?  \n\nYou make the choice.
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NOONE Should Be Able To Cross The US Border Freely\nAt ANY Time\nFor ANY Reason
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Good question.  It may sound nice to unite with our neighbors, but it's hard to see many advantages to doing that over just expanding NAFTA.  Language, culture, and national identity are strong incentives for most nations to go it alone.\n\nFor America, eliminating the border with Mexico would mean increasing the flow of poorer migrants into western and southwestern states and possibly exposing the nation to terrorists who may slip in through Central America.\n\nFor Canada, it would mean sacrificing its national identity and independence, and subjugating itself to the will of its bigger and meaner neighbor.  And what about its free healthcare system?\n\nIt's not easy to merge democracies.  The EU is moving in that direction, but it's struggling with issues of accepting its poorer Eastern European neighbors, and it can't even agree on a single Constitution.
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Not 100%, but it will help.  Any effort is better than no effort. You could volunteer to help the Minutemen patrol and  report to border control.  Just the extra people to keep a watchful eye out is a good thing.  The fence will help slow the intruders down to give the border patrol a little more time to get to the scene. And, no, any money spent to secure our border is not a waste of resources.
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I'll agree with that....and say the REAL crime is not enforcing on employers that encourage people to move to the US illegally to begin with by not observing US labor laws.\n\nWe need: \nemployer enforcement\nborder enforcement\nfrank and honest dialogue with the public on the issue.\nIf those 3 things happen, we'll see a lot less illegal immigration.
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there are several reasons:\n\n1. to keep smuggling to a minimum\n2. to keep illegal immigration to a minimum\n3. to keep fugitives from escaping to other countries\n4. to keep terrorists out\n\nyou will notice that although these are very good reasons it is painfully obvious that the restrictions in international travel are not accomplishing the intended goals.
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I am vehemently opposed to any attempt by any official to erase our borders, and conflate the cultures and governments of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Canada and Mexico might benefit from the deal, with the added economic and militaristic prowess of the US being added to their nation’s body, but the US will suffer from Mexico’s corruption and large unemployed population. It simply isn’t a good idea. Furthermore such a large portion of the US, especially in Middle America, are too fond of the US’s sovereignty and identity to ever dream of intermingling any aspect of our government or culture with Mexico or Canada. I surmise Canada feels the same way.
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pros- protects America from those whom want to destroy us and our way of life. Only negatively affects those who have something to hide.\n\ncons- none.
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Of course you would three things have to happen...Amnesty, Immigration Reform and Border Control...All three will have to be implemented simultaneously or we will be back in the same situation..... in 20 years or even less
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Nothing is fool proof but if it would cut the drug and human smuggling down it would be worth it.  The way to do it is have two walls a mile apart.  In the no man's land set up landmines, you will totally stop all contraband entering this country.\n\nThe Berlin Wall was put up to keep people in, not people out.  The wall on the border would be along the same lines of the Intentions of the Great Wall of China or Hadian's Wall in Great Britan.
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Benefits:    With any luck, you learned you NEVER want to go back to that Hell Hole, and you have an appreciation for freedom that the average person cannot begin to understand.\n\nOtherwise, anything is preferable to being inside, even living under a bridge with people who wrap tinfoil around their heads to keep the aliens away.
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It will still be the issue of enforcement. We have a guest worker program. If they enforced the laws we would not be in this situation.
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The advantage is obviously getting access to info on criminal activity that would otherwise not be available but the downside is the immunity that so often is traded for the info provided by these informants.  Sometimes it's too big a price to pay.