> -=> Ward Dossche wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
> 
>  WD> I would love it when people would start using "undocumented" 
instead of
>  WD> "illegal". The latter pushes them immediately into the criminal 
bracket
>  WD> while they're just looking for a better life ...
> 
> Undocumented border crossings are illegal, regardless of the intent.
> 
> Our border situation is a mess. We need more workers in California 
than we
> let in legally, and everyone turns a blind eye to the thousands of 
farm
> workers who work for lower wages than Americans would work for, and 
allow
> Big Ag to sell produce competitively.
> 
> People want illegal immigration to stop, people complain about border
> states going broke with welfare and human services expenses, but no 
one
> wants to pay $10 for a head of lettuce.
> 
> I've heard horror stories about non-citizens applying for public
> assistance, but most of the stories I've heard and seen are of people
> trying to keep their heads down, keep off the radar and make some 
money to
> send home.

Not only do they get welfare, those non-citizens vote, too.  Texas just 
found some ninety thousand people on its voter rolls that aren't 
citizens
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