chyron, I thought you were on the liberal side?
I am a Democrat, but I am moderate. I liked Obama a lot and Obama is not a liberal. I liked Bernie as a person—I thought he was refreshingly honest and genuine, but his ideas were too pie-in-the-sky.
Was it the fact you made a check out to cash that inspired moral panic?
It was not moral panic. It just didn’t feel right, and yes. Had I not had to re-make the check out to cash (which was obviously inconvenient at the time), I wouldn’t have done anything. Requiring a customer to use cash—only cash, is an indication that you’re trying to avoid paying taxes. My parents told me that, after they had a maid service clean their house once upon a time and the person insisted on cash. They said they wouldn’t hire her after that.
Do you support laws that make it difficult for illegal aliens to work in the US?
I had to think about it after you asked this, but yes. The fact that they do work that other people don’t want to do, and for less money, is not an excuse. If we have a problem that they conveniently fill, the fact that they fill it doesn’t mean it’s not a problem. Generally, I would prefer the problem (of jobs no one wants to do for the meager money offered) was more obvious so we would be more inclined to fix it.
I think we should make it easier to legally become a citizen, rather than overlook people’s legal citizenship (or lack thereof) because their circumstances are bad.
I know by heart The New Colossus poem written at the base of the Statue of Liberty (“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”), and I agree with the sentiment. But I think proper channels should be used. That is, open the flood gate wider to let more water out; don’t just ignore the cracks in the dam.
With all that said, sending the Guard to do the Border Patrol’s job is a foolish waste of resources. JEDIT: As is building Trump’s wall.