Quote from moo:
Wrong wrong wrong!
It is amazing how many people do not understand this immigration issue. Immigration has been one of the greatest strengths of the US. Together with free-market capitalism it has let your country to grow and prosper. The US needs more, much more immigrants, not less. Who would do all the work you do not want to do without immigrants? Who would provide the savings your overspending ways require? Would would buy your empty houses and save your bankrupt economy?
Right now you could start a program to offer nationality to anyone who buys a house there. This might not stop the bursting of the housing bubble, but it could greatly mitigate its seriousness. The goal should be to get in many millions of new citizens each year.
To accept millions of immigrants each year is your only hope to retain the status of the leading nation on earth. China and India each have 4 times your population. Once either gets even half-rich, as both inevitably will sooner or later, the American age is over. Unfortunately Americans are too stupid and economically illiterate to understand that immigration could be your greatest opportunity.
So Ron Paul is absolutely right on immigration too. Unfortunately he is far too intelligent to be the president you deserve.