Thoughts on Obama's "Amnesty" Announcement?

[Mr Khan]

Kasz216 said:

SamuelRSmith said:

leatherhat said:
Americans don't think about the consequences of illegal immigration and an insecure border outside of "I don't want to look racist", so this will be a great move in fueling more illegals which will further fund the cartels who control the border and let them continue the bloody civil war throughout Mexico (and eventually the south west Unites States).

The drug problem could be dealt with by dealing with the drug problem. By ending the war on drugs, the violence in Mexico (and, eventually SW USA) would vastly reduced, perhaps to the point of elimination.

The immigration problem could be easily separated from the drug problem.

I wonder if that's so.

The thing about drugs is... they're REALLY fucking cheap.  That's why we can't keep them out.  If you get one pound of cocaine through for every 1,000 you lose you make a profit. (or something crazy like that.)

 

So either most drugs would be STUPIDLY cheap, or would be taxed up to near current levels and allow drug dealers to undercut legitamite buisness.

 

Afterall there are pretty big black market cigarrette rings based around the taxes western companies have.

 

I think the war on drugs should be ended, so people can make their own choices with there body.... but I question whether it would really solve all the drug issues.

i would argue the issue with the Mexican drug war is more on the "mexican" part of it than the drug part, being largely a product of Mexican political problems