A recession is not so bad for anti-immigrant pols

While an economic recession can be seen as bad, politicos who don't like undocumented human beings and their families should be feeling good.

The recesssion has produced a 25 percent drop in Mexican nationals coming to America. More undocumented immigrants are returning home. And money sent back home to Latin America has declined by the largest margins since this transfer of cash has been tracked(2000).

The Wall Street Journal reports that punitive Bush administration policies have also reduced the flow of undocumented human beings here. Torture a pregnant woman in Nashville and shackle her during and after labor, and people will stay away.

So as the Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 350 points today (don't you really appreciate Dave Ramsey's investment advice?), keep your spirits up. A deep recession is keeping people from coming to our nation and making others go back home.

The only problem with this new trend will be if America gets into another war or the conflict in Afghanistan grows hotter. Then there won't be any "green card" soldiers to give their lives for a country that really doesn't want them.

Oh, yes, there's also the growing older population in America that will need more caregivers. People of Hispanic descent comprise America's youngest workforce.

Because of a recession, Americans will need lower prices for produce and goods at the grocery store. But businesses won't able to provide that help without a dependable workforce.

The Social Security Fund -- slated to go bankrupt in 11 years -- might head South sooner with fewer undocumented workers contributing from their paychecks to the rescue of vulnerable Americans.

Politicos like Reps. Marsha Blackburn and Tom Tancredo might end up regretting what they've demanded.

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