White House to halt deportation of young illegal immigrants

Of course he can do it. George W. Bush showed him the way.

Since illegal immigration was actually down, I guess Obama had to do something to spur it on again....

When the hordes of illegal aliens that come trying to get their kids in for this or the next amnesty, I wonder if any of the unemployed Obama voters will ever sit back and put two and two together....

When the hordes of illegal aliens that come trying to get their kids in for this or the next amnesty

In my opinion, hordes of illegal Mexicans are our enemy, and this is the very definition of providing aid or comfort to the enemy.

In my opinion, hordes of illegal Mexicans are our enemy, and this is the very definition of providing aid or comfort to the enemy.

As much as the fascist racists and the racist fascists hate this move by Obama, it's still a good thing for the country in terms of economic benefits.

Greed is Good™

Amnesties create demand for more amnesties kharv....

But you're well aware of that.......

Yes, any time you can reward those who ignore laws you don't like, that's a good thing, right?........

If the law restricts legal immigration so severely that the "legal line" almost never moves, then I don't think it is helpful for the country or the economy.

Think of this "amnesty" as applying the "my grandparents came to the U.S. the legal way" standard to these folks.

Sorry Kharv, I'm not capable of twisting my thinking to that convoluted of a position......

As much as the fascist racists and the racist fascists hate this move by Obama, it's still a good thing for the country in terms of economic benefits.

Greed is Good™

How. Explain to me how this will provide economic benifits to the country.
Your slogans are annoying.

What good will this do for our country?

Many Americans argue that free immigration would destroy “working class” Americans’ ability to earn a living. They claim that allowing free and open borders to any and all immigrants would put decent, hard-working Americans out of work. Perhaps what these Americans really fear, however, is that someone will emerge from the “immigrant class” who would be willing to work for less than they while producing equal or greater output.

The present immigration policy of the United States amounts to nothing less than a tariff or barrier to entry on the commodity of labor, and harms American consumers in the same manner as tariffs and trade barriers on other capital or consumer goods.

A policy of open immigration would indeed force unskilled American laborers to compete for their jobs at lower wages. However, far from being an evil, this is a desirable outcome, one which should form the basis for a new immigration policy. By inviting competition into the American labor markets, artificially inflated labor costs could be eliminated and a greater level of labor efficiency could be achieved.

As the cost of labor (itself a cost of production) decreased, entrepreneurs and producers could produce more efficiently, enabling them to offer products and services at lower prices as they compete for consumers’ dollars. Lower prices in turn increase the purchasing power of the American consumer, and thus enhance living standards for everyone. This is happening even now as some small business owners use “illegal” immigrant labor to lower their operating costs and thus lower consumer prices: “. . . small-business executives do agree that some of their competitors who knowingly or unknowingly hire illegal immigrants use the cheap labor to undercut prices of business owners who play by the rules.”

This is good for both consumers and the economy at large. As immigration makes the American labor market more competitive, costs of production are reduced and prices decline. In the long run, even the domestic laborer who is forced to lower his wage demands is not any worse off, since what he loses in terms of lower nominal wages he may well regain in terms of lower prices on the goods and services he purchases as a consumer. Meanwhile, everyone else benefits, and no one is privileged at the coerced expense of anyone else.