Re: population and environment

I don't know how many, but a lot of Mexican workers who are in the United
States illegally did not first come to the US illegally. They are
designated guest workers who have overstayed their contracts. I listened
to an interesting House debate some years back were Republicans were
trying to figure out a way to get guest workers to go back to Mexico. They
thought about holding a portion of their money back until they get on the
bus home. Some congressmen suggested 10 percent. Others said that was not
high enough, maybe 25 percent was better. One thing they all agreed on:
their constituents depend on that Mexican labor, so there was no thought
of restricting the use of guest workers. I cannot remember what he said,
only that it made me laugh, but a Democrat after listening to the debate
for little while stepped in and interjected a comment on how incredibly
stupid the whole discussion was.

Another source of immigrants are Scandinavian women who come over for a
Summer and often stay. Many of these women come to Miami. I know this
because this is how I met my wife! (Don't worry, she's legal.)

Andrew Austin
Knoxville, TN