tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post8010195205752697432..comments2024-02-14T11:00:03.180-05:00Comments on Tom McLaughlin: Illegals And The Minimum WageTom McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-2544547436216534282007-01-03T13:41:00.000-05:002007-01-03T13:41:00.000-05:00Honestly, I think going the deportation route alon...Honestly, I think going the deportation route alone would do little to lessen the problems you outline in the longterm and serve as fuel/justification fora costly increase in enforcement budget, the creation of new agencies, etc.<br /><br />I'd prefer to see a simultaneous focus on new legislation and enforcement on businesses to ensure they're not employing illegal immigrants. I know there's a national theater chain that does this as a matter of policy already (National Amusements, perhaps?) My impression is that most of these folks are coming here for jobs - custodial to carpentry and everything in between. Going after the ants without addressing the issue of the bait seems like a recipe for expensive futility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com