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Date Posted: 14:18:34 03/31/06 Fri
Author: Jes
Subject: Re: Well, ain't it the truth...
In reply to: carson1 's message, "Well, ain't it the truth..." on 10:59:19 03/31/06 Fri

But see, not only is there healthcare to consider. They aren't paying income tax. They drive, but they can't have liscenses, therefore don't have car insurance. They aren't helping to fund our failing public schools system that their legal children are attending.

I can totally understanding wanting to come here - where all the money is supposed to be. I don't begrudge any citizen of any country that. But I think they also have to be accountable while they're here. Legal immigrant are. There has to be some middle ground.

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[> Re: Well, ain't it the truth... -- 23, 14:28:17 03/31/06 Fri [1]

That's why I'm saying we should make them legal immigrants. Then they have to pay all the taxes the rest of us have to pay.

Those who aren't interested in becoming american citizens will have to go back home. Which sounds pretty daunting, but if we had a more thorough and secure system that didn't allow for hiring of illegals (unless they were currently going through the citizenship process), we wouldn't be such an attractive place to come to if they knew we wouldn't hire them. Sure, there are some employers who would skirt the law, but I don't think there would be very many who could successfully do so if there was a stricter set of rules to track who your employees are. In other words, if employers weren't able to designate those employees as "expenditures" on their own taxes, the benefits of hiring the low-wage illegal immigrants under the table would disappear.

I'm sure I'm ignorant of all kinds of tax rules and legalities, but it doesn't seem terribly complicated to me.

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