An Interesting Suggestion
While silly Minutemen patrol the US-Mexican border and politically crazed local Arizona politicians use local laws to arrest illegal immigrants (possibly in violation of Federal law), Victor Davis Hanson may have come up with a solution.

The good doctor suggests ending remitances to Mexico. Think about it. People come here to work but they send a large part of their income back home to Mexico (between $10 and $15 billion per year--not exactly a small chunk of the Mexican economy). Limit remitances and you take away the incentive for crossing the border. This idea really could work in the conext of a gues-worker program--only allow legal guestworkers could send money back.

Cruel? Perhaps in the short term. But it would force Mexico to enact needed reforms to invigorate its economy. It's certainly an interesting suggestion.
- posted by Base10 @ 10:50 AM