I havent been on here in at least 9 days, that is how long I have been without electricity. St Louis had a big storm and 500,000 people were without electricity, most have been reconnected, but I am still waiting (I am not writing this from home obviously) Anyway, the Red cross has "cooling centers" They give people a place to sleep with air conditioning and food until the electric can be fixed. My question is: Should the Red Cross allow illegal immigrants and their families living in St Louis with no electricity to temporarily stay at the cooling centers?
2006-07-27 06:29:00 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Thanks for your concern, I few Ameren guys came thru my back yard this morning, I am hoping to have lights tonight! No promises though.
2006-07-27 06:39:05 · update #1
Why not dont they help other countries? Sorry to hear that about you Mendi.
2006-07-27 06:34:03 · answer #1 · answered by elperro 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I am also from St. Louis, and I'm sorry to hear that you are still without power. But, definitely the Red Cross should allow immigrants and their families to stay at their cooling centers. First, as long as they are Ameren customers and they are without power, they are still in the same need of cooling centers as anyone else.
Secondly, I know that the Red Cross, as well as other facilities, have more than enough room for everyone that needs help. We can't deny people with cool air and cold water just because of their immigration status.
2006-07-27 13:39:46 · answer #2 · answered by sara_busa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we can, we should try to help all in our country who have emergency health risk, be they citizens, tourists or whomever.
The question is not whether people presented to us for emergency services should be helped. The question is, when those costs would not be incurred were they not here, we should give the emergency services but enforce our laws and deport them when the emergency is over. That is because availability of those 'free' services (such as health care) is one of the magnets that draws more illegals here to begin with. This is totally apart from what may be decided on amnesty. If we are ever to enforce ANY immigration laws we put into effect, we will have to address this sort of tough question. Otherwise we are 'winking at' the problem, which is what leads people to think we really think it is fine for them to be here.
Is there scarcity of room in the cooling centers so adding more people is a real problem? I kind of doubt it. Also, I don't think the availability of 'free' cooling centers is something that draws people across the border. So I don't think the question really arises here.
2006-07-27 14:34:24 · answer #3 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The red cross should help who ever crossed their threshold. The red Cross is not the Gestapo, they don't ask for your papers at the door. And they shouldn't. By the way, I feel your pain. Going without power and especially air really sucks. I'm hoping for a quiet hurricane season.
2006-07-27 13:36:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Red Cross is there to help everyone. I hope you don't think that illegals should have to wear a marker on their sleeves. Since Hitler is gone, we're plumb out of six-pointed stars.
2006-07-27 13:38:36 · answer #5 · answered by senior citizen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, the hard thing is figuring out which are legal and which are not. You would have to screen every person coming through, and that would take WAY too much time. Realistaically, I do not think that there is a way to keep them out siccessfully anyway, so just be humane about it and help everyone, not just legal citizens.
2006-07-27 13:33:31 · answer #6 · answered by The Shadow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they should! They're humans too, they get hungry and hot just like everyone else! It's the Red Cross, not the nazi party.
2006-07-27 13:35:48 · answer #7 · answered by Don Dons! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, red cross is supposed to help human-beings in the area survive. Who cares where they're from. They have no business knowing whethere theyre "illegal" or "legal".
2006-07-27 13:37:55 · answer #8 · answered by sly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh come on now. Even if you pick out the ones that just react and don't understand what your asking it's not going to change the real issues.
2006-07-27 15:37:36 · answer #9 · answered by yars232c 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely....I mean it would be cruel and inhuman to deny any human being that basic necessity. Come on, we wouldn't even allow an animal such treatment....
2006-07-27 13:47:52 · answer #10 · answered by D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In life-threatening emergency situations you focus on aid not citizenship.
2006-07-27 13:34:21 · answer #11 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋