Posted by catching12 on February 21, 2011, 10:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Joe vs Jose"
"Should have" is irrelevant. You complain that being illegal is actually beneficial, which I somewhat believe, so therefor, these people have those privileges taken away. It will remove the incentive for people to move here illegally if they cannot benefit from it.
Also, when employers are jailed and fined for hiring illegals, it will induce fear into the system. And fear works. Businesses will lay off illegals without question, which will force them to hire legal replacements, thus further decreasing the incentive to be here illegally.
It's not our job to take care of them. The markets will do that in time, just as they have accepted every immigration wave prior.