We could argue about whether or not the laws should be ignored, and which ones, but the simple fact is that they are already ignored, and have been for some time. Just go to Home Depot and see the line of illegal immigrant labor waiting on the side of the road to be picked up for a job. We are all complicit in this whenever we buy products or services that are funded with illegal immigrant labor. This includes every fast food purchase, and probably the home you live in [NAME REDACTED].

My father works in irrigation. He’s never hired illegal workers, even though he could save tons of money by doing so. He’s managed to stay in business due to having a better service than everyone else. This works for him because the cost is generally a one-time only thing, and his word of mouth is excellent.

I’ve also worked with illegal immigrants from Mexico while digging holes with my dad during summers in high school. I’ve never met a harder worker in my life.

Here is an irony. My father has been unable to hire someone to work with him as of late, because people complain about the pay, or complain about the work, or what have you. It’s a hard job, but the pay isn’t terrible, and you are learning a trade. Yet, most people would rather not work than work hard.

As a result, my father has scaled back his business rather than rely on immigrants. He could hire two people at $5/hour and have workers who do their job or he can hire one guy for $10/hour who will complain the entire time he does it.

I say all of this not to definitively prove a point, but to merely point out that this issue is much more complex than those who propose throwing out all illegal immigrants would like to believe.

Even George W. Bush thought a guest worker program was a good idea (because he actually faced the reality of illegal immigration in Texas). Doing that in conjunction with cracking down on the EMPLOYERS of illegals rather than the illegals themselves would more effectively solve the problem than the laws currently being enacted in Arizona, which address the employer issue, but also open a huge potential for racial profiling, which is already being seen locally:

http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/report-critical-of-immigration-492623.html