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Originally posted by SRISER
I have no problem with immigration, so as long as it is done LEGALLY. It is the ILLEGAL aliens using our education system, housing system, food, medical etc on my dime.
I certainly have no problem funding these TEMPORARY programs for people who need it and are citizens or are becoming citizens not those breaking FEDERAL LAW.
If you are here illegally, I fully support rounding all of the federal law breaking potential felons up and shipping thier a$$ back to where ever they came from.
And none of this silly "let's have two school systems...one for those that speak English and one for those that don't.." like in California. What a load of dog *****. Immigrants of yesteryear who came to this country certainly maintained their own language but they learned (shock, horror) English. Yes folks, they actually adapted to the culture that they wanted to become part of. We are doing it the other way around which is wrong.
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Sam: you make some valid points that I'd like to address (don't read on if you've heard this before...)
1. Our economy (CA's) would fall apart at the seams if there would be a sudden stop to immigration. Illegal immigration is what buses our table, cuts our lawn, washes our cars and cleans our houses/apartments. Quite honestly, I haven't yet met a legal immigrant who does this and is not expected to be paid three or four times as much as an illegal.
2. I don't see the viability in denying illegals health care - at least basic. I know it's a financial drain. But I've always feared that from an untreated body of people, disease can break out and effect a much larger portion of the population. Health care for everyone, regardless of status, should be provided only so that everyone is protected.
3. I completely agree with you with Spanish/English classes and the myriad of other bilingual literature we have to contend with as an English-speaking country. We need the English language as, if anything, our common cultural bind. It's all we really have given America's diverse nature.
Given that, wholeheartedly major crackdowns need to be implemented at the Mexican border - not necessarily Canadian - but Mexican. The people need to be documented for the second point that I lay out. Collecting taxes from them, however, would be more difficult as most illegals are paid in cash.