COMensarations
Monday, March 27, 2006
One Way to Solve the Illegal Immigration Problem
Warning: Some of you will find this a crackpot idea. But you may be amused by it, anyway.
I know how to solve the illegal immigration problem, or 90% of it anyway. Mexico and the United States should combine into one country. All the “illegal” immigrants who are citizens of Mexico automatically become citizens of the Greater United States of North America.
Naturally, there are pros and cons. On the con side, the U.S. gets a bunch more seaports and airports to keep track of. However, it’s not like there aren’t people who could be transferred from the smaller Border Patrol. Mexico will probably end up with the FDA’s overly expensive and lengthy testing protocols. Plus there will be many of the problems Germany has experienced with its reunification. (However, I don’t think Mexico is as bad off as East Germany was and I think that culturally, both countries are much better equipped to deal with problems than the two Germanys were.)