Immigration

So the other day Glen Beck was ranting about the talks that were going on about illegal immigrants. Apparently the talks were based on laws that will make stricter penalties towards companies who hire illegal workers (if you haven't heard about this i'll just sum it up short version). I guess the Mexican leaders caught wind of these talks and decided to come speak their minds and try to get us not to pass these laws because Mexico relies on the money that the immigrants send back to their families.

I'm not sure how I really feel about this whole situation. I mean, yeah Mexico might be using us ("leaching" is what Beck called it), but honestly what jobs are illegal immigrants taking away from us? I think one of the best jobs they can aspire to is a dishwasher is some restaurant. From a middle class standpoint, I can't think of any instances where an illegal immigrant has affected jobs that I, and many other's are looking for. About the whole money issue though, yeah that kind of upsets me, but you know what. Most of that money that these immigrants are sending home, ends up coming right back to the US anyways. Big tobacco plays a nice role in this matter