Let's allow any human needing a better life to come to our country and take whatever it is they need. Let's not worry about the future of the country, let's concern ourselves with the world populations' well being. Please tell me there is another option...
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I Think I Understand Where Your Goin With This Question Jack\n\nIf We See The US As A LIFEBOAT...And The People Tryin To \nFind A Better Life(ILLEGAL Immigrants)Being The VICTIMS Of A SINKING Ship\n\nThe Life Boat Holds 30 People - (Citizens And LEGAL Immigrants)\n\nAnd Theres Only ONE Boat-With Enough Food And Water \n(JOBS) For The People On Board(Citizens And LEGALS)\n\nYet There Are HUNDREDS Of VICTIMS Treading Water (Illegals)\n\nYea...I Can See It...Yea, Lets Let Em ALL In\n\nNeed I Say More??? Everybody Get It???\n\nGood Question Jack..When DO We Row Away???\n\nI Think A Good Time To Start Rowing Away Is BEFORE The BOAT Overloads And SINKS...\n\nOr Were ALL Up $HIT Creek---\n\nThanks Jack-I Think I See Things A Little More Clear Now
29627
Whatever floats your boat... Personally, whatever someone does, is it any of my business??? Even a moron like Pierre Elliot Trudeau said "The nation had no businees in the bedrooms of the state"  I think people need to worry less about what makes others happy and concentrate on their own lives...
154014
You're question is ludicrous. Of course the US should allow people into the country, even if they are known for having large families. Can the US support a growing population? Have you been to the midwest? We have room to expand tremendously. \n\nI'm sensing a whole bunch of steaming anti-catholic dogma here.
188586
No I don't think that that should be done to ANY person from any country. Why can't some people understand THAT THEY ONLY WANT A BETTER LIFE? Why is this so hard to understand? Did they sent the white back to Europe? No. I wonder what did the native Americans wanted to do.....
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Most of the pro-illegal crowd apparently have this idea that it is a human right for people to enter another country and stay there for a "better life" regardless of whatever violations they may commit along the way.\n\nThese people think that the United States has an obligation to help the poor of other countries, i wouldnt be surprised if these people are also advocates for USA intervention in foreign lands.
208324
The only thing that I have to say is this- EVERYONE should have a right to live where they want to live, EVERYONE should have the freedom that we Americans take for granted and if that means opening the borders than I am all for it, they want the same things we want a honest living a happy healthy family and the right to live in freedom. But unfortunately we live in a greedy world where people are going to do whatever they can, to stop this from happening, it is sad.
300435
High birth rates are a global problem.  It would be better if everyone limited themselves to one or two children.  That kind of global thinking won't happen, though, until education is valued by governments and all people are made aware of the world overpopulation crisis.
370986
Do you mean if there is any change in the world hunger/starvation situation?  We shouldn't do anything in the event of change .... WE SHOULD **BE** THE CHANGE!  The United States is blessed beyond belief with resources, and we should share them with others... not just other countries but with our own people as well.   There are so many poor people right here in the United States.  Now I am certainly not suggesting that we only take care of "our own"...but rather that we should help ourselves AND those in other countries.  Are you in the U.S.?  If so then I'm sure that you are aware of the enormous amount of food that rots in the dumpsters.  It's sickening.  There is so much that we could do, but yet we don't do it because our focus is on earning a buck and making sure that the rich here remain as exactly that- RICH.  Major reform is needed.  Generosity is needed.
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I believe that the people that are out there trying to make changes in policies and improve the world, are out there doing it now, not sitting answering questions on yahoo.  It takes a different kind of person to actually go to other countries, endanger your own life to help and I don't mean glorified movie stars doing a 30 minute cry for help.
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This is my favorite type of question, so I'll answer with another question.  Why do we send billions overseas to help other countries when we have so many problems at home?  The real answer to this and many other questions like it is that we as a society let "our" elected officals make choices for us, that's why we are a Republic.  I wish we could have some kind of utopian country where we're a true democracy and the people voted on a budget that is proposed to them by their elected officals.  However it could never happen, we can even agree on Coke or Pepsi.
338406
I am completely with you on this one.  We give everything to those who come to this country but, for the people who work hard to earn a living and support a family, they get nothing in return.  We are too worried about everyone else and not ourselves.  That's why the immigration debate has gotten so heated.
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What this country needs is to stop all the opposing party bashing and just get down to what we as american's want to know.  How are they going to fix the problems of this country? (i.e. the job situation, poverty, making employers pay a liviable wage, health care) I don't want promises they are never going to keep or even intended to keep.  I want to know how they are going to do it.  We are one of the most powerful nations in the world yet we can not seem to be able to keep work here.  It is all being shipped overseas, why, my theory is because of the rich people are to dang selfish and want to keep all the money to themselves so they send the jobs to china, mexico, or any other place they can get cheap labor.  It doesn't matter to them that the people in this counrty are starving, homeless, have no health care as long as they are lining their pockets.  These are the real issues that is troubling america.  I don't care if Joe Blow sent someone an email that was distasteful.  I don't care if former President Clinton did his secretary, housekeeper or his maid that is not the issue that we as Americans should be worried about.  \n\nOur people are in trouble here and no amount of any community or country service is going to do any good if we keep having people in office that just don't give a damn.  In my state we have a guy running for govenor who has sent so many jobs over to china, set up his own company in the Bahamas just so he didn't have to pay taxes.  I am sorry people like that I do not want running my state.  He says he is all for jobs, yea as long as he don't have to pay someone a livable wage.  As long as he can send his jobs to China what makes everyone think he is going to create jobs here.  \n\nPoliticans can promise you everything under the sun and so many people believe them.  I don't.  Unless someone who is running for office will put himself in the shoes of the poor in this country and work that dead end job for minimum wage and try to pay his bills, take his family to the doctor when needed without having any health insurance, drive a vehicle that is on its last leg because you can not afford to finance another one.  If they would do that without the help of any money they have coming from their big money jobs they have right now then I say let them do it.  I can guarantee you they will not beable to last a month.  \n\nA former govenor tried it here in my state but he was getting money from his accounts to live on and he said that anyone can live on a minimum wage job.  Needless to say he lasted one term.  Your idea is good but it would not work.  Just about eveyone I know good or bad has done what you are asking.  They vote for the idiot that we have in office now.  It doesn't matter if it is the congress, presidency, or your own state office seats that they are voting for.  They usually end up picking someone because they are from their favorite party and not looking at the issues and what would be good for the whole state or country instead they look at what is going to benefit them.  They usually end up losing in the long run.\n\nOk, I am done rambling.  I know some of you are probably going to rate this as a negative but that is ok because it is your choice.  That is what is so great about this country we at least still have a voice and we are able to make the choices that we do.  \n\nGood luck to you when you go and vote on the 7th.  I do hope you pick someone who is worth it and can do the job.
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While pondering  the plight of those 'poor souls' referred -to in the question, consider whether they are worthy of any more pity than any other poor souls waiting for legitimate entry into the USA. Also, while we are at it, maybe we should be taking a hard look at the wisdom of continuing with an immigation policy that dates from a time when our country needed more people.
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It is a good though, and it could work. But they the (politician) won't go for it. I wish I had the answer for this problem. As for the rest of you, you all should be ashamed of your self, if you think there lives are so good why don't you go take there place. We are all gods children or have you forgot that. They are human beings to. Who do you think will work they fields you or me? I no I am not. I tried once and last 1 hour. It is hard work and they do it for almost nothing just so they can feed there family's. The money they get for it is nothing, but better then what they get in there own country. I don't hear anyone saying any thing about any of the other people who come here to the U.S. It is easy for a lot of you people to say deport them, because you have never gone with out, or gone hungry. You have always been give ever thing. May God forgive you.
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How about that we are trying to fix the syptoms and not going to the true source of the problem. WE can spend billions for ever and ever and the problem will still be there. Wouldn`t it be smarter and cheaper to go straight to the FACT of why are these people coming here ?? ANSWER:: they are not happy and able to provide a good living for there families in Mexico (lets tell the truth about 99% of the people we are talking about ) Why don`t we HELP Mexico give their people a better chance to make a good living (and not by moving our jobs there)I`m sure if given a choice their people wouldn`t want to leave their families and come here if they could prosper in their own country... It might cost us some money at first for many years even but it would be better than FOREVER battling this problem that will never truely be fixed othrewise.Then the problems with the other illegals would be(dealing in a much smaller group of people) easier to deal with and could be more of an organized prosses.Instead of having to keep track of 3 million people it might could be 3 thousand.
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I am very honored that so many people want to come over here to the United States. This is supposed to be the land of freedom and opportunity. If we look at it, everyone is an immigrate. People have fled to the U.S. to escape poverty, genocide, political instablity, etc. As a matter of fact, if it wasn't for my ancestors who were forced to come to this land during the slave trade, I would have never been here. Why is it that only the United States is trying to protect the borders so harshly. I've traveled to may countries, not a a legal citizen, but as a tourist, and I have been welcomed with open arms. The resources that we take for granted such as health care, retirement, and social security, isn't offered to a lot of people outside the United States. Everyone should be given an equal opportunity, but on the other hand, we are over looking the fact that there are people who are sneaking into the United States that what to cause harm. Maybe the process of becoming a legal citizen shouldn't be so hard. How would you like it if you were only considered a citizen based on a document of papers? I'm not discriminating against Africans, Jews, Polish, Hispanic, Arabic, or any other race. We just need to redefin where we are trying to do with this immigration bill and not over react by saying that immigrates will be felones and will have to be deported. This just ridiculous if you ask me.
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Its a matter of preception. If you believe that this country is responsible for the welfare of its citizens then yes. If you believe that everyone can help themselves, then no