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JimBob writes: “The elites and a few wacko libertarians keep trying to convince the American people of all the great benifits dirt poor Mexicans bring to our quality of life. Okay. But I for one ain’t buying it.”

Yes you are—in a very literal sense. Every time you buy beef, chicken, lettuce, tomatos, grapes, oranges, or any number of other kinds of meat and produce at your local grocery store, you are reaping the economic benefits of Mexican immigrant labor—much of it undocumented. While you dick around posting on weblogs, Mexican immigrants are breaking their backs in unpleasant agricultural labor in order to make a better life for themselves and their families, and thanks to their efforts you can head down to your local grocery store and find high-quality food year round, at remarkably low prices.

Don’t think that’s much of a benefit? Then try picking your own damn vegetables sometime and see how much you like it.