Truth be Known

I watched the Republican debate last night. Much time was spent discussing illegal immigration. This conversation  usually ends up pointing the blame finger at the 'other' party for not getting immigration reform. The truth is neither party has the desire to be perceived as the bad guys by a large voting block of people. There is nothing to reform. We simply don't enforce laws. It strikes me being all about money and votes.

 The biggest government subsides go to American farmers, a rural windfall for Republican voters.
American workers don't like working in hot farm fields. Hispanics know they can get those jobs as well as other undesirable American jobs if they can get to America. May I offer one example of the reduced labor cost profitability for corporations. On two caissons, I visited Frisco, Texas. My host showed me the early morning corner-line up of undocumented immigrants waiting to be picked up and deposited at various construction sites. Those low paid Mexican workers  did much to make the housing market boom in that Texas area. Farmers and corporate America can hire these illegals paying them lower wages for which Americans would not work. That's a financial windfall for farmers and corporate folks...sound Republic voter friendly? On the other hand the  Democrat party believes they hold 'favor' within Hispanic community, therefore why rock the boat.

Both political parties appear to have self-serving reasons to embrace the status quo.