Rod:
“I remain shocked at the emotional reaction people exhibit in regards to immigration.”
Americans tend to like their country. They tend not to be expected to pay to support people who are stealing from them. Tend not to like criminal aliens forgiven of identity theft and fraud. They tend not to like businesses who expect me to pay for their profit margin. Tend not to like to see people killed by those who have no legal place here. They tend no to see a serious “War on Terror” when the 9/11 attack was perpetrated by ILLEGAL ALIENS (visa over-stayers). They tend to place the interests of their own country over their personal bottom line. They tend to really detest those who do. Americans – especially Conservatives – are NATIONALISTS.
We don’t have a shortage of workers in this country. We have a shortage of workers able to abuse the “welfare” and system to the extent an illegal can so they can pocket that lower paycheck. A surplus of “cheap” (to the employer, at least) labor reduces the push to automation, reducing our productivity.
In short, you really don’t understand “conservatism”, do you? What do you think that word means? What do you think we’re trying to conserve against the Balkanists who see nothing wrong with “press 2 for English”?
Oh, and I mow my own damn lawn. I don’t hire illegals. I’m not a criminal.
