Kick them out........Let them in.........Kick them out.......Let them in.......I've participated in this discussion for awhile now and have come to realize that we are a country torn over what is right and what is wrong. For myself and many discussing this the truth is clear............It's simply illegal. Many accuse of us hypocrisy...cold hearted....forgot where we came from....etc. We're American people arguing amongst ourselves. Where do we find peace? I'm scared to think where this issue is taking this country.
2006-06-30 10:31:45 · 23 answers · asked by warriorbabe 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
If we start legalizing immigration we are going to have another depression. What employer is going to pay an american the wages they are if they can get someone from another country to to the same job for much less. We need to start worring about what is happening in our own country. We have homeless, starving people right here in our own country.
men and women have fought for the freedom we have here in the GOOD OLD USA it time theses people start fight for their own freedom in their own country
2006-06-30 11:33:51 · answer #1 · answered by Tina K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it's not the first time it's come about, either. At issue is the capacity of other countries to systematically abuse our historically generous immigration policy. They say the earliest americans came from asia, then it was spaniards, then came europe. All wanted the same thing, a new life in the New World, complete with opportunities etc. Enter the 21st century, the conquistadors are long-ago dust, and the public is wondering whatinhell kind of dope the government is smoking...and there've been some unsettling things discussed such as the 'eminent domain' thing, and that one right there tells you that someone's got some massive social engineering in mind. Luckily, the public's caught wind of this, and the immigration debate's a symptom of a lot of people starting to wake up, and realize that
we ARE starting to run out of land...so, the next phase of the expansion will be inland...and you're already seeing like, government programs to put guatemalans or something on farmland.
The question here is, 'how far is america willing to bend in order to satisfy the demands of 3rd world countries'? And, sadly, the answer is, the more you give, the more they take, the more they want. So, someone in Congress has to stand up and say NO MORE!!!! That starts by building a good border with Mexico, and while it might not be hermetic, or completely inviolable, it will serve to stop some 80-90% of the illegal traffic with that country.
Then, the next task is Canada. The border with Canada's long, and probably a real bear to monitor. Well, turns out that's the kind of place the bad guys like to go, 'cause they're betting on not getting caught. But, they can be caught, and arrested, or turned back, and Canada can stand up and solve their own problems, too, so we don't have to. Mainly, our neighbors have been kind of lazy and deficient in that dept., and left america holding the bag.
We seem to do that a lot, lately, and it's a great justification for paying REALLY CLOSE ATTENTION during the next election in November, so that we really get some sharp cookies in office that 'get it', and aren't just in office to line their pockets with taxpayer loot. Honesty, representation, educated, basically the whole picture. That'd sure be nice...
2006-06-30 19:24:46 · answer #2 · answered by gokart121 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Immigration is already legal, if it's done according to the law. I think it's important to control our border, but it's also important to make legal immigration work better, because it's clear there is a place in our economy for immigrant workers. People who have tried to do it right spend years and thousands of dollars going through the process. Some give up and go home. Many illegal immigrants say it's easier just to bypass this burdensome process and get fake IDs so they can start work. Any solution to our illegal immigrant problem has to involve fixing the process of legal immigration.
2006-06-30 17:41:46 · answer #3 · answered by just♪wondering 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Immigration is already legal, the problem is from those who come in without going through the proper channels, America is still a land of opportunity to many people around the world and we welcome thousands every year with open arms, as long as you go through proper channels.You don't mind inviting people into your house when you know they're coming, but you get a little pissed when they sneak in through the back, it's sorta the same thing. By the way, America is not the only country dealing with this issue, a lot of European countries have their own version going on also.
2006-06-30 17:48:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Immigration is legal. What we are talking about is legalizing illegal immigrants. It gets back to the old question of whether it is legal to steal food if you are hungry. Okay, how about if you only steal food that nobody wants or how about food that most people don't like and wouldn't eat anyway? When is something that is illegal alright because it helps some people and doesn't really appear to hurt anyone? It is a complicated question, there are no easy answers.
2006-06-30 17:41:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Immigration is legal, many immigrants follow the law year in and year out and immigrate here legally all the time.
It's the people that don't respect our immigration laws and break into this country that is the problem. Certainly you're not proposing a law that would make it legal for anyone to walk into this country from anyplace in the World and just work and stay for as long as they wanted are you?
2006-06-30 17:42:32 · answer #6 · answered by remmo16 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This issue is flatly not important. There aren't enough illegal immigrants in the borders to actually cause the problems that racist hicks are shouting about. Congress and the President are using this issue to keep us occupied so we stop yelling at them about Iraq, the economy, our foreign relations, the state of education, corporate outsourcing, congressional scandal, and a slew of other issues that actually matter. They did the same thing with Gay Marriage during the election. It's simple misdirection.
2006-06-30 17:39:22 · answer #7 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right warrior babe.
I think this is becoming a very divisive issue that is not productive.
The problem is, whatever is decided someone will not be happy about it. I think this is an emotional issue that hopefully cooler heads will prevail....
I support amnesty because living on the border, I sympathize with these people and I see first hand their plight.
Whatever happens, I am willing to accept what will be decided, I may not be happy with it, but that's what a democracy is all about...
2006-06-30 17:46:26 · answer #8 · answered by D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legalizing the illegal aliens will just prove one thing: That if you shout loud enough, and play the racist card, you'll get what you want ... I'll say it again, and I'll say it until I'm blue in the face: ILLEGAL means ILLEGAL means BREAKING THE EFFING LAW!!!! Apart from anything else, do we want to lead the U.S. down the path towards anarchy? If we ignore the immigration laws, we might as well forget about tax laws, traffic laws, anything ... so folks, if you want to legalize illegal immigrants, go on, legalize tax dodging, marihuana, speeding offences ... if not, why not? What's so special about illegal aliens???
2006-06-30 17:35:44 · answer #9 · answered by Sashie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have legal immigration now. It is the illegals that are throwing a child's fit because they are breaking several laws and are a threat to national security and they know it. As for someone who said make the immigration laws easier, why? There are still lots of people who come here legally, so why do we have to make it easier for a bunch of deadbeats who break our laws to be here and sponge off of us and our system?
DEPORT ILLEGAL ALIENS
ENGLISH ONLY IN AMERICA
2006-06-30 19:30:07 · answer #10 · answered by Julie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋