Walter Hudson, you sir are the proud creator of a bouncing pile of drivel.
“Similarly, we have exasperated the illegal immigration problem with perverse regulations on employers which create a black market for labor. A major pillar of that black market is the minimum wage. Sold as protection of the little guy, the minimum wage actually bans his employment. Consider, there would be no purpose in dictating a minimum wage unless someone was willing to work for less. Telling them they can’t work for less is telling them they can’t work. How does that help them? Indeed, all it does is cut off legal opportunities, many of which are replaced by illegal ones. An illegal immigrant, having already crossed the line both literally and figuratively, is a natural fit for the black market our labor laws have created” -The modern world has already seen the outcome of this line of logic. If somehow you have forgotten it, in all your lofty rhetoric allow me to direct you here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle
As for “All this — the jobs, the productivity, and the value — were results of voluntary trade. No one was holding a gun to anyone’s head. No one was violating anyone’s rights.” -the same could be said of the drug trade, and it is not legal either.
We respect and abide by the law or we lobby to have it changed. That is what separates us from the culture of such unfortunate refugees.
And my favorite,”Perhaps the best example is the welfare state. Taking money from those who earn it to give to those who do not is a bold-faced violation of individual rights.” -Just who is it that you think is the beneficiary of the welfare state if not the illegal worker?
I do not often demean myself to an ad hominem attack, but you sir, are a fool, of insurmountable capacity.
