Honestly ... if I would have that ... why would I need to immigrate ?
The Emblem of the statue of liberty says this :
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door."
Isnt a contradiction to the immigration laws we have now, to me it is.
2007-05-21 16:03:22 · 9 answers · asked by Jordan 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
boredwithyou: The easiest thing could be changing it or erase worst case scenario
2007-05-21 16:08:50 · update #1
Katie: You should be smart enough to know that you cant categorize a whole group of people by what a few do.
2007-05-21 16:12:20 · update #2
Suze: Wow !! heck of an argument !! if they would had been freaking rich in England you think they would had came to America ?? please girl !!
2007-05-21 16:13:51 · update #3
Jacob: I know that !! but the question is if I would have this things why would I need to immigrate ? the majority of people who have that dont immigrate but stay in their country cause they can get the best opportunities.
2007-05-21 16:15:53 · update #4
Chisox: Its not that, its just that I think its kinda selfish to have the attitude of ....... oh now that we're in close the door !!
2007-05-21 16:16:55 · update #5
The statement on the Statue of Liberty is a nice sentiment but it is not law. If we follow that today America will soon be overrun and cease being America. The statement is meant to be an inspiration not a suicide pact.
If America needs talented engineers, scientists etc. then priority should be given to these. Wealthy people tend to be productive and useful as investors creating employment so priority should be given to these as well.
There is little need for unskilled labor, therefor, there is little opportunity for such people and that means they are much more likely to be a liability to America than an asset. Therefor they should be limited.
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2007-05-21 16:13:35 · answer #1 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So by your logic, if it said something 130+ years ago, it must still hold true today, even if the times have changed and we have to limit the amount of people taking advantage of this country and co opting it for their own purposes without giving anything back in return.
Therefore, slavery would be Ok in your book right? I mean, it worked around 140+ years ago, why not today?
Ohhhhh! It made sense AT THE TIME...but after awhile, people realized it no longer worked and it was abolished.
The statue of liberty is a special thing in this country, however you can't take everything at face value and assume that it will work in perpetuity.
Sometimes you have to use your head. Besides, no one is saying you CAN'T come to America, but if we allow nothing but the bottom 3rd of every third world nation on the planet to come here, the next step is that America will become a 3rd world nation itself.
2007-05-21 16:22:38 · answer #2 · answered by machine_head_327 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually the priority for IMMIGRATION are families.
But getting a TOURIST visa is difficult to obtain if you are from a high immigrant quota country. You need to provide proof that you will go back to your home country - thus you need to have money, and a really darn good reason for the interviewing consul to believe you are not going to just use the tourist visa as an excuse to immigrate illegally.
2007-05-21 16:35:09 · answer #3 · answered by Leela 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a welcome mat on my front door, but that doesn't mean
that I want to have a guest move in an eat me out of house and home, and besides it was a gift from the french and it would have been rude to not accept it. Unlike about 12 20 million illegals that just showed up over a period of 20 years, and now demand that we give them their rights and our right too.
2007-05-21 16:19:08 · answer #4 · answered by jean 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No because our forefathers did not design this country to welcome the poor, the felons, the unskilled to come with their hands out while the rich, the workers and the taxpayers educate their kids, give them FREE health care and food and a roof over their heads. Most immigrants take money they get and send BACK to their homeland and most never become citizens at all. They take but not give.
Are you not getting it??
2007-05-21 16:11:39 · answer #5 · answered by Suze 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No. The statement on the Statue of Liberty was never national policy. It was a good solid rim job foisted upon us by France. Of course that's no surprise they've been screwing the world for years.
2007-05-21 16:07:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why do some people think that America is the refreshing swimming pool that anyone/everyone can just jump into?
2007-05-21 16:14:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
my ex who is illegal. tried to kill me with a military knife he stole from my step-dad. all because he thought i was cheating on him. which i wasnt. (he was also very high on something and drunk) i got away and he ran outside grabed a piece of plywood ans smashed my car windows in.
guess what happened to him!!!
HE GOT THREE DAYS IN JAIL AND 3 YEARS PROBATION!!! WTF!!!
he tried to kill me!
but oh well all you idiots want people like him in our country. go ahead i'm going to laugh at you all when the same exact thing happens to you, that my illegal ex did to me.
oh by the way he jumped the border because he was supposed to go to prison in mexico. but he didnt want to so he just payed some people to get him over the border and to california.
have fun AMERICA!!!!
JORDON-YOU HONESTLY THINK HE IS THE ONLY CRIMINAL THAT JUMPED THE BORDER? YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. LOL. YES OUT OF ALL THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ONLY ONE IS A CRIMINAL.
ALSO JORDON THERE IS A REASON WE NEED TO CLOSE THE BORDER. WE HAVE TO MANY PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY NOW AND ITS HURTING OUR ECONOMY. DO YOU REALIZE THAT PRICES KEEP GOING UP AND UP AND UP THROUGH OUT THE YEARS. GUESS WHAT OUR POPULATION HAS ALSO GONE UP AND UP AND UP AND UP THROUGH OUT THE YEARS. PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER BUD.
2007-05-21 16:09:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Gee, I don't see anywhere, that it says, illegally.
2007-05-21 16:12:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋