tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19933740.post8687260297772457276..comments2023-03-18T08:12:23.018-05:00Comments on Living Ethnography: Immigration Reform and Employer AccountabilityDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15936987045489514277noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19933740.post-86837031538084725522007-06-03T17:40:00.000-05:002007-06-03T17:40:00.000-05:00I am not being intellectually dishonest. As I sta...I am not being intellectually dishonest. As I stated in the post, I've blogged on my reasons for opposing the wall in detail, including, as I mention here, that it will be expensive, it is unsustainable, and it will not be effective. Going after employers who break the law, however, will be.<BR/><BR/>As for "hypocrisy," I have no idea what in the world you're referring to here. I've been consistent with my positions from the time I started this blog, and I have no ulterior motives. I oppose anti-immigrant movements and other expressions of xenophobia, and the wall proposal is at the top of my list.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936987045489514277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19933740.post-27232832885742256182007-06-03T16:42:00.000-05:002007-06-03T16:42:00.000-05:00"Over the last 30 years the U.S.-Mexico border has..."Over the last 30 years the U.S.-Mexico border has become increasingly guarded, and you can see what effects it has had on curtailing undocumented immigration."<BR/><BR/>Nationally, the Border Patrol budget grew from around $362 million in 1993 to $3.5 billion for the 2008 Budget. That is only a 10-fold increase over fifteen years. For reasons you already understand, there has never been a political will to seal our southern border. <BR/>If you agree that illegal immigration is bad, why would you have a problem with a wall. A wall would have initial costs, but then could be managed I'm guessing for the same budget if not less. It's easier to guard a wall then guard 2000 miles of open terrain.<BR/><BR/>In the same way you point out the hypocrisy of "honest" employers complaining about having to check sub-contractor employee eligibility, I'm calling you out on your hypocrisy concerning a "Southern Wall" You have other reasons for not wanting a wall that you have not revealed. You are being intellectually dishonest. Careful. Try to be more objective concerning your subject matter.<BR/><BR/>William<BR/>Union Electrician <BR/>Miami, FLWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541834352874596474noreply@blogger.com