http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:24:43 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/11/10/121904.php#comment-97681 Immigration is a tough issue. One of the biggest contributors to this issue, in my opinion, is the length of time that it takes for a potential immigrant worker, or for that matter, would-be citizen, to achieve his or her actual objectives. In many cases, these objectives are not in conflict with American interests, and in some, are synergistic with our interests. Still, it can take 1-2 years to go through the process of immigrating to the US legally. As long as such time barriers exist, it's hard to imagine that people won't attempt to work illegally. I read a statistic somewhere (give me a second to find it, never mind) that indicated something like 1100 individuals from terror-sponsoring states had been caught attempting to gain entry into the US. How many weren't caught? Our borders, particularly our Northern border, are incredibly porous. One can cross between CA and the US on a fishing boat 20 times a day and never be bothered, or for that matter, seen, by anyone. Given Canada's generous refugee policies, it's not hard to imagine that being a pathway for people who want to harm the United States. If I had an answer, I would give it to you here. Unfortunately, I do not. Perhaps Hal would lend his expertise to this discussion... 97681@blogcritics.org Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:24:43 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/11/10/121904.php#comment-97673 very interesting, thanks Jeremy, the administration looks a whole lot better all of a sudden, and it would be great to see movement on immigration 97673@blogcritics.org Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:15:23 EST