I guess I need an economics degree...

I was reading the blog of an economics
professor. He made a post about the way the Arizona immigration law
is being defended by certain talk radio hosts. The discussion went to
the law it self, and the administrator moved it back to what the
radio hosts were doing, so I didn't make my comments there. Some of
the replies were by Libertarians, to the effect that the law further
empowers the jack boot authorities.

Being that I'm not an anarchist, I
figure there is a time and place for laws, this being one of them.
But the blog administrator and the Libertarian commentators –really
are-- knowledgeable, and the best I can do is ask questions. So here
goes:

According to the 'law' of supply and
demand, if there is a huge influx of blue collar workers, how can
this NOT drive down blue collar wages?

If blue collar wages are decreased,
then how can this NOT have an effect on consumer sales? Oh but there
will be more consumers to buy stuff, so the effect will be offset.
Sorry, “I'm not buying it”...sure maybe all the newcomers and
blue collar workers will need Tide detergent, but how many will buy
new cars? New houses? I don't think minimum wage laws will help, if
anything, they'll just keep US workers from getting the job that an
illegal will do for less than minimum wage. So the US worker can
compete for the same wage that the illegal gets, or have no work. How
many new cars do we sell in Mexico? That'll give you some idea of how
many new cars you'll be able to sell to US blue collar workers.

Wait, I know, maybe all the blue
collar workers can use their decreased wages to get a higher
education? Right...just as soon as they pay the red letter notices
from the electric company, the water utility, and the phone company,
they'll get right on that tuition bill. It seems like most of those
in favor of open borders are short sighted, or so indoctrinated that
they're clueless, or white collar workers who think that it won't
affect them. That's where I think they're wrong. If blue collar
workers can't earn livable wages, then they'll be living in shanty
towns, and not buying the goods and services of the white collar
class. White collar workers had better hope sales at their place of
employment don't drop, or that the relatives can put you up for a
long time. Otherwise, you'll be asking the blue collar guy which end
of the hammer to use when you nail your own shack next door together.

Sometimes the answer is just painfully
obvious: I say that we take a state where the residents approve of
open borders, probably California, and totally open the border to
that state. Then, all residents of other states that approve of open
borders would be required to move there. Everybody happy!!! Yay!!!
You just know they wouldn't want to go. I could start my own
magazine, call it Surrealism Today. Totally bizarre, but real.

Maybe God himself has decided that
it's over for the US. Maybe He's letting the people that are so proud
of their own thoughts and abilities inflict the end upon themselves.