Honestly, I'm not arguing immigration law at all. I'm caught up in the semiotics.

But if we're going to talk about immigration, personally, I think that immigration law is too strict and actually increases the number of illegals and undesirables in the country. I've seen a lot of Mexicans around here that do a better job at semi-skilled labor than any Americans I've seen, and that seems to have to do with the complete lack of focus on semi-skilled labor in the American culture. We need more trade schools that actually educate people instead of throwing diplomas at people who once saw the Visual C++ IDE. At the same time, I've seen just as many Mexican scumbags who are a drain on the US. (Which is not to say that there aren't natural-born American scumbags.) I think making it easier for those people with something to give to get in would increase the good-people:scumbag ratio.

But, again, that's not really my point.