Oh, Cyborg - I can't say that I disagree with you - you're not "wrong", just not globally friendly. You shut out too many options. Don't think I don't understand you - I DO!! There's GOT to be a happy medium here....
When you truly think about it... it does actually sound like a reasonable option. Hey mrsd607, you're telling me I'm shutting out all these options but have yet to tell me the options.
i think i'm kinda scared of you insane_cyborg . while the shooting option would definately stop or at least drastically reduce illegal immigration, i mean, you just can't do that in a civilized country. it's akin to giving them the death sentence while rapists and murders don't get that (don't start arguing that they should...that's a totally different topic...suffice to say that for now it is a fact). i don't see that anything could be done differently than what is going on now besides tightening security at the "taco curtain".
however, as i've said, i think that these people SHOULD be given a chance. i don't see any problem with diversifying a country. isn't that capitalism? the cream rise to the top? if you are willing to make something of yourself, by all means go for it, who are we to say who gets that opportunity. if you aren't willing, get out and go live in squallor. now, having said this the immigrants would have to be on level terms with everyone else and would NOT be allowed to work for cheaper and thereby screw up the economy. it would also help if the world wasn't in just generally racist. am i making sense? i feel like i'm rambling...
Those legal steps can be quite stringent and costly - the way they should be. Too many circumvent the rules, and getting away with it. My vote is NO - no temporary ANYTHING without documentation. It just isn't fair to the rest of the world.