----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:16 PM Subject: Re: Immigration and Inequality Re: Race to the Bottom
> At 12:46 AM 3/13/2004 -0500 Jon Gabriel wrote: > >This program will, if put into effect *create and inflate* that very > >underclass. We would wind up with a flood of illegal immigrants who would > >overstay their welcome when their permits have expired. Such an > >artificially created underclass of illegal, second class citizens has been > >unececessary until now. Why should we voluntarily burden our economy with > >one? > > Come again? We already *have* an underclass of an estimated 8-11 million > illegal immigrants. Why? Because our economy needs them. > I hope you can forgive me for saying this, but that echoes of the reasoning behind slavery before the civil war. Not trying to comment on your personal beliefs (I've seen this kind of statement elsewhere), but I think its a mistake if we take these people for granted and lend any kind of permanence to their status. Or even any type of permanence to an underclass. xponent Struck By The Thought Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
