Criminalizing Status, Illegal Immigration, and Extortion or Exploitation

The debate over the pending illegal immigration has reached a fever pitch in the Latino community. Rather than challenging the proponents of immigration reform by pointing out the contribution of the illegal immigrant community, California has witnessed demonstrations that nearly turned into riots.



To be sure, the present state of immigration policy in the United States encourages undocumented border crossings by illegal immigrants. The immigrants need to work, and to work they drive a burgeoning forged document industry, which they then show to unscrupulous employers who themselves -- dishonest people that they are -- proceed to exploit the illegal employees by failing honor the obligations imposed by the labor laws. In turn, we San Diego Employment Lawyers enforce the California labor code, and money that would otherwise go into capital improvements, increased wages, health benefits, and the benefits of honest competition go to pay attorneys fees and liquidated damages.



Immigration policy in the United States is entirely without reason, the talented persons that should be recruited from throughout the world and are required to wait patiently for their chance at the lottery take a back seat to family members of citizens. The illegal immigrants trump both the family member immigrants and the lottery players -- they simply break the law and walk across the line.

Meanwhile, without the immigrants California will not have its agriculture. It will not have its offices cleaned.