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First, a serious question: Given the disastrous performance of the Administration & Congress and given the deplorable economic/financial state of the U.S. Economy neither of which either political party has dared attempt, is any statement offered from either of these institutions of government reliable? Moreover, is this Country’s Immigration System at fault or is that it has become a political weapon/resource that is turned “in”, “out”, “off” or “on” to suit a political objective?  Read more...

In the fantasy-land of the faux-enlightened, the tinctured brine of ain’t-it-oh-so -fashionable poli-speak returns to the immigration quandary for its next binge. This is not a tend-your-fellow-man issue. The fact remains that if you’re here in the U.S. the question is no longer a point of entry or whether there’s room. It’s a question of economic-infrastructure and integration; it is also an issue of scale/scope.

Setting aside the current $17.3 Trillion and growing deficits there is a far greater burden that no one seems to consider; unfunded liabilities now push nearer to the $200 Trillion mark. The argument that making “legal” will push tax revenues ignores the fact that even at full tax compliance the annual cost attributed to the population over-burden will still exceed $200 Billion per year and that number is growing.  Read more...