In a message dated 3/26/2006 6:38:57 P.M. Central Standard Time, andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: . If they could pay taxes and work legally, that'd be better. Hi, Yes, thanks.. One question that is 'out there', though, is whether or not they'd climb the ladder and get out of the $12 an hour job (which is, actually, a living wage here, too...and most people I know who are out of work would LOVE to be working that much. The trucks in Houston don't pay the illegal [or legal pretending to be illegal] that much. Nor does the brother of my neighbor...) and, if so--and if we halted illegal immigration at that point, is who would do those jobs that Americans won't do--for they'd be Americans then, right? Best, Marlena