Or has the incomprehensible immigration policy of the USA failed miserably?
125020
i agree ,and to post above true but there are to many illegals and they are killing of the working class americans
234539
Actually it has happened at least 3 times in the past century. (Sometimes we don't learn from history!) Anyway...It was crudola on a stick. Stick with the MinuteMen and their plan. Close the Border. Built a wall. Fine any businessman hiring illegals $10,000 per hire. Force the IRS to reveal the names of companies submitting invalid SSN numbers (illegals using invalid phony documents) and raid all those companies. Use the proceeds to hire more Border Patrol persons. VOTE out anyone failing to stand by Americans and against the illegals. Come to think of it, do this first!
655890
Absolutely not.  It is so out of step with what people in this country want (deportation of all illegals, an end to illegal immigration, a restrict reduction of legal immigration) that the senate bill representing Bush's plan is essentially dead in the water.
622340
I agree, illegals (especially from Mexico) have totally mis-played their attempt at strong arming America. They served only to weaken themselves and at the same time strengthen America's resolve.
374604
The USA is trying to dominate the world through its terrible foreign policy.\n\nThe policy has as many successes as failures. It's no wonder why we are so hated.
182295
republicans are the ones that somewhat understand the problem and the democrats don't understand anything. i loved bush's policy on illegal immigration....if it had been passed it would have been the first thing that bush did right throughout his entire presidency!!! i really hope that illegals don't get amnesty...they broke the law and should not get rewarded for doing so!!!
626156
It is an issue in the past.  It was involved in the circumstances and political climate of its day, and there does not appear to be any sabotage intended.  It simply happened, in the open, up front.  There was nothing underhanded in that it was not ratified.
367249
They keep trying to find justification for entering the USA illegally and they can't find it.
187634
absolutly- We have to protect our borders & the politicians can't seem to get it right.
260414
full amnesty is not the answer. Setting quotas for each country is what the immigration policy has been about ever since the early 1900's. Didn't work then, won't work now.
263270
No. It's the present!\n\nThat article was written poorly!  After reading it three times, I still haven't figured out if it's the American police or Mexican police!   Anyways, it doesn't matter regarding your question.  It sounds like one criminal group is fighting another for an illegal smuggling route.  What does the immigration law have to do with that? \n\nBreaking the law is just that!  We are finally trying to enforce some of our immigration laws. Our Southern border is our weakest link in our national security. It's about time we're doing something about it!
211643
So are you asking whether we support immigration laws?\n\nImmigration laws need to be updated. With new immigration patterns, governments need to change their definations of what constitutes as "legal" and "illegal." Along with government policy come laws that are based on greed, racism and fear. When people say that they are for immigration and against illegal immigration, what we should really be looking at is why we are against illegal immigration. We should further analyze our laws and question where policies seem biased and discriminative, just as where they seem just and equal.  We need to analyze the complete picture.. rather than the negatives.
19620
It probably works to some degree. We've managed to prevent some terrorist actions as a result of it...although at the expense of diminishing the authority of the U.S. Constitution.\n\nI'm a believer in slippery slopes so I imagine the logical end to all of this is to preempt every potentially illegal action by putting the entire population of the country into prison...just to be on the safe side.
284002
i'm american but what i've heard about their immigration policies...i'd say there are loopholes..hijackers forced a plane to land and had 180 hostages they got welfare and subsidised housing for 5 months while the govt decided if they should get citizenship. they should have been arrested for committing a felony.
522556
I think the mistake lies in assigning Democrats a fixed value on the issue...leaves em no leeway to develop better answers if there's bias right off the bat...truly, dems have the potential to be 20 times harsher on illegal immigration than the republicans were, because they're slightly more likely to actively start seeking information and answers FROM the public at large, and develop some solutions based on their findings. The GOP's been a little too busy serving the narrow interests of their corporate pals, and ignoring that 'law' stuff, at least in recent times, I hope whoever claims to be representing 'the american public' in the future actually goes out and talks to some people...and more importantly, listens...\n\nIllegal immigration is a big problem, it's a crime to begin with, \nwe have borders, they need to be effectively enforced, countries that have a long-standing history of tolerating/promoting violation of our immigration laws, such as Mexico, need to be brought to the table to figure out how they're going to be good partners with us on the issue, or face sanction. As the man said 'we are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws'. Those laws need to be upheld, respected, and if need be, then enforced. Our economy doesn't rely on illegal immigration to survive. Most people can, in fact, carry out their own damn garbage, cook their own meals, even clean their own toilets. \n\nThe countries with the economic problems that are producing populations that their economies can't support need to sit down, and look at the WHY behind it all, and develop better answers.\n'Move to the United States' shouldn't be the default solution to other countries' failure to plan...6.5 billion people in the world, HOW many 'neighbors' did you want? LOL
532049
Definitely, \n\nI have known people who were brought here by their parents as children\n\nThey excelled in school but couldn't get into a good university because of their 'illegal' status in the US.. \n\nThat sucks..
414361
If one isn't willing to be truthfull with the organization that evaluates one's eligibility for citizenship then it seems reasonable to me that the applicant be denied.\n   Citing other legal offenses that are pardonable as a reason to allow people to try gain fraudulent immigration is fallacious. Firstly there is no guarantee that a waiver will be provided for ANY criminal activity, and secondly the immigration process requires as a basis that good faith and truthful information be provided in order to make fair descisions. One who purposely tries to undermine this shouldn't be crying foul when caught playing that game.