Should we have more open borders for skilled workers?

[Judicator]

http://www.soc.duke.edu/GlobalEngine...onemillion.pdf

Tons of them certainly want to get into the country, but our current policies aren't helping. The story is a bit old, but it doesn't look like Obama is in any hurry to change it:

Obama not pushing to pass immigration reform this year - CNN.com

Anyway, current policies seem to benefit a narrow group (certain skilled workers) at the expense of a much larger group (consumers). Thoughts?

[tinybear]

I'm all for regulated and legal immigration. Illegal immigration, on the other hand, should be eliminated at once.

[grandpa]

Quote by: tinybear I'm all for regulated and legal immigration. Illegal immigration, on the other hand, should be eliminated at once.

I think all citizenship should be removed "at once."

Anyway, your goal is unlikely. Among innumerable other factors, the government of Mexico favors immigrations because, as right-winger Allan Wall put it, it "removes a portion of
Mexico’s poor, reducing demographic pressure on the government. And, as
recent Mexican administrations have learned, it gives Mexico an opportunity
to exert influence over U.S. immigration policy, which enables the cycle to
continue.
In Mexico’s fractious political world, 'defending the immigrants' is one
issue which draws support across the political spectrum."
VDARE.com: 09/23/03 - Mexico Has No Intention Of Decreasing Emigration

Grandpa h.