Speech #970223901

Displacement of American workers is just one of the costs of illegal immigration. Illegal aliens exist as a subclass within our society. They are beyond the obligations and protections of our laws. The Supreme Court recently decided that illegal aliens have a constitutional right to a free public education. At this point. it is uncertain what the impact of that ruling is going to be on other benefits. but it is clear that illegal immigration is a costly burden to the American economy and the taxpayers. Illegal aliens have come to the United States for one reason. That is to work. As long as they are able to find employment in the United States. they are going to send word back to others to join them. and the others are going to come as long as they can get those jobs. We can try to solve that problem by increasing the border patrol. but with thousands of miles of border. there is no way that we will ever be able to provide enough border patrols. enough guards. enough fence. enough boats. enough dogs to thoroughly police the border. Thousands of people will enter the United States illegally each year. and many of them will succeed.