Nothing President Bush said last night (5/15/06) will have any real impact on illegal immigration. I hate to criticize the President but thats my professional opinion. I have several payroll companies that prepare payroll for businesses around the country.
Immigration, legal and illegal, is driven by the opportunities offered in this country. Those opportunities exist because we have the Three Rules of Wealth as I use to call them when I taught High School.
-> Rule of Law You know the rules and they dont fundamentally change, and you know the consequences of your behavior if you violate them.
-> Private Property You get to own the tools of wealth creation. Tangible and intangible assets that let you create profits. Rule Number One guarantees this
-> Free Enterprise You are not restricted to what you can do as long as you follow Rule Number One using Rule Number Two.
You are not going to keep people out when these rules apply to them even if they are illegal. If they did not apply employers would steal from illegal immigrants, banks would just seize their accounts, school districts would turn away their children, hospitals would refuse...