What's your opinion?\nDump Puerto Rico....they get everything free and voted down being a State.\nTake on Mexico as a State.\nJust your opinion.....don't go goofy now.
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MEXICO , MEXICO \nWHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT\nTHATS OMG THIS IS AMERICA JUST BECAUSE YOUR MEXICAN AND THINK TAHT JUST B/C THER ARE SO MANY OF YOU HERE \nAND MOST OF YOUR MONEY GOES BACK TO MEXICO\n\n\nGEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY DOES NOT ENTITLE YOU \nTO WHAT IS NOT YOURS\n\nI KNOW YOU LATINOS WITH YOUR GANGS ETAL HATE EACH OTHR \nPUERTO RICO IS A MILITATRY OUTPOST AND SWETSHOP WE NEED THEM FOR THE SAME REASON WE NEED YOU\nLABOR, UNSKILLED MANUAL LABOR\n\nMEXICO PART OF THE US HA HA \n\n\n\n\n\nnowgotosleepyouhavetogetbacktothefieldsearlytommoroo\n\n\npinocha
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Well, I think we should show our full power to both sides of that question, even if it's contrary to popular opinion. And yeah... there are effects of illegal immigrants on residents of states, especially those bordering mexico... I live in Arizona, and I'm a carpenter, but I find it hard to get a job, because an Illegal Immigrant will take the job for a whole lot less money than I could go down to... It affects more than you think... and you wouldn't like to be dealing with the illegal immigrant thing personally like I have to every day.\n\nAnd well, about the war... if we WANTED to win, we could... but like I said, It's about popular opinion and people covering their own butts.\n\nAnd if you want to talk to me about why getting minimum wage doesn't affect them negatively, I have explanations for that, too.
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viper_najem-I AGREE The Asker IS An EGOTISTIC Loser\n\nbanana_bean01 Asked 2 Of The BEST Questions Ive EVER Seen Posted In ANY Of These Forums\n\nteresa-I WISH More People Would Understand The Underlying Economics As You See Them Because The Issue IS NATIONAL ECONOMICS NOT RACE\n\nJust Cause Life In MEX. And Some Other Countries "SUCKS"\nDont Give Someone A RIGHT To Be In This Nation\n\nAnd I Know That Pres.Fox Is CORRUPT But THAT\nDont Give Someone A RIGHT To Be In This Nation\n\nAnd Just Cause You Dont Have A Criminal Record\nDont Give Someone A RIGHT To Be In This Nation\n\nThis Is A NATION With LAWS-THAT IS The REALITY\nThis NATION Of LAWS Has BORDERS\nIt Dont MATTER HOW It Got To Be That Way\nTHAT Is The Way It Is\nThe INDIANs, The BUFFALOs, The WARs, The ESKIMOEs,\nIT DONT MATTER-Thats The WAY It IS\n\nYou Have The RIGHT To Be Here If \n1:You Were BORN Here\n2:You Take The Basic Nessesary Steps To Apply For A VISA And Then CITIZENSHIP And Are APPROVED\nTHAT Is The LAW In THIS NATION\nIF EITHER 1 or 2 Of The ABOVE Are In Fact TRUE\nThen You Are A CITIZEN Of This Nation\nAnd You Have A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT To Be Here\n\nTHATS IT-THATS ALL-There Are NO More Arguements About The RIGHT To Be Here In This NATION Of LAWS\n\nILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Have No Constitutional Rights\n\nYou CANNOT "STEAL" The RIGHT To Be Here As You CANNOT STEAL ANY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS\nIf You DO, You Are A FELON\nYouve BROKEN FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS\nIf You VIOLATE The FEDERAL LAWS Of A NATION, You Are A CRIMINAL\n\nIts THAT SIMPLE \nIf You Break Into A House To Steal Property, That Is An ILLEGAL ACTION, With A PENALTY If You Are Caught \nIf You SNEAK Across The BORDER Of A NATION To STEAL The RIGHT To Be There, That Is An ILLEGAL ACTION, With A PENALTY If You Are Caught\n\nILLEGAL ALIENS in America are here only because they are GUILTY of CRIMINAL VIOLATION of our FEDERAL LAWS, Jumping our borders and living in a shadowy underground economy. They are morally culpable for shoving aside those who adhere to the law and enter these United States in orderly and Legal Fashion. Since when do criminals and cheaters receive pride of place for the blessings of liberty, over those honestly, earnestly and faithfully seeking to become American citizens? \n\nPresident Bush has called for a reasonable and civil debate over the issues of border security and immigration reform. But the American people understand there can be no responsible immigration reform UNTIL OUR BORDERS ARE SECURE. “Guest worker” amnesty programs ARE NOT a part of border security. Amnesty is not the answer. To grant amnesty to these trespassers is to say "You crossed our borders ILLEGALLY, You BROKE OUR LAWS and now we are REWARDING you with U.S. Citizenship -- Congratulations!" \n\nThis is unacceptable. \n\n\nWe cannot allow illegals to remain in this country because it sends the very clear message to anyone from any country: \nGo ahead and enter the U.S. illegally. Nothing will be done to you. \nThe stupid Americans will pay to feed you, clothe you, educate your kids and pay for your medical care\nwhile they themselves are forced to go without because they can't afford health insurance because their tax dollars are paying for you! \nHa, Ha! Go ahead and enter the U.S. illegally If you're a terrorist, no problem, go ahead and build your cells, blow up buildings and schools.\nNothing will happen because American politicians are too cowardly to repel this invasion and deport the millions of \nillegals aready here while the illegals rub their lawlessness in our faces.\n\nAFRAID???-AFRAID???-NO< Im NOT AFRAD-IM PI$$ED\n\nIM MAD AS HELL-And IM NOT GONNA TAKE THIS $HIT \n\nYou Wish To Become AMERICANS With The RIGHTS Of AMERICANS .. \nYet Many Of You REFUSE To SPEAK My/Our LANGUAGE \nAnd REFUSE To Honor My/Our Flag \nWell I REFUSE To Let YOU Continue To Burden My Pocket \nAnd The Pockets Of My "PROUD TO BE AMERICAN" BROTHERS \nOf ANY DESCENT\n\nY
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President Bush is full of...well, you know....  Bush should NOT force Puerto Rico into becoming a State!!!!  It is up to the people of the Associated Free State of Puerto Rico to decide whether they want to become a State or not!!!
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I agree.  The idea that you can drive over the border for a visit and then stay for a couple of days and have your baby here free, because they can't refuse them medical help, then they get free food stamps and everything else that goes along with it.  I have mexican friends who are legal here and they say that the ones who come in illegally know all the tricks to get money from the government that we who live here know nothing about.  Their friends show them the ropes.  This is wrong.  CHANGE Mexico first.  It is a great country with lots of resources but a corrupt government.  The people have to change it there first.  We are overrun with illegals here in TEXAS.
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I'm looking for that article but in the meantime....since puerto rico is a u.s.territory i'm pretty sure there will be some form of aid.  ofcourse thats only a bandaide to the problem and a longterm solution/plan will be necessary.  i hope the u.s. gov. will help relocate island families within the u.s.
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I say 'to hell with Mexico'. The United States spends billions annually, subsidizing mexican citizens for this, that, and the other, I think our country even sends money directly to theirs to prop it up. Mexico's answer? More people swarming north with an entitlement mentality. \nWell mexico/mexicans, guess what? Americans, the people that live on the land you lost during the war and signed away on the treaty of guadalupe-hidalgo in 1848, long before any of us were born, are tired of the crime, the social problems, and the attitude. If you're going to move to america, lose the mexican flag and se hablo englais. Not because we hate you, or because we hate mexico, but because this is the here-and-now. I will never employ a mexican illegal, period, end of story. When I go to the store, if I can't get a clerk that can do stuff and help people en englais, and/or has the big attitude about it, that's a manager's complaint. I support fining holy hell out of employers that knowingly hire illegals, if they want to hire mexican citizens they can vote with their feet and take their businesses TO mexico.  \n\nWhat I think is funny is that more and more republicans are finally seeing bush and company for what they are, a bunch of total sellouts. \n\nlegal immigration works for america, what they've done with the mexico issue is set the country up for a train wreck, eventually...
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'Legal immigration' is OK, and supported by the public. 'Squatting', or 'illegal immigration', is NOT ok. Mexico has a lot of socio-economic problems they're not ready to face, the 'easy out' is to run away to america, and it'll all be OK. Right? Um,'no'. \n\nPeople talk about 'the american dream', that poor piece of rhetoric barely has any rubber left on it, let alone tread. \nLet's have 'the american reality' on TV, send CBS to go drive through some of the slums that are establishing themselves all over america as a result of BushCo's 'do nothing' approach on the border...that'll wake some people up...
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To Frell with Mexico, Iraq and the rest of the world. We have our own problems in this country that aren't being addressed and people are to blind and to stupid to see it. \n\nIllegal’s are doing the jobs that we as (99.99%) Americans don't want to do. Most Americans are lazy and have no idea what a good day of hard labor is and how it makes you feel before, during, and after. I have worked the fields and know what it is like. I know where my fruit and vegetables come from and what is involved in getting them to the tables of America.\n\nWe like are fore-fathers are being tax with out representation. In state after state after state our money is being spent with nothing to show after it is spent. In Washington State, the elected governor was not allowed to take office because of the DNC bitched moaned and groaned because they didn't win and they went to court to get there losing candidate in office. When that person got in there, they raised the gas tax by 9 cents a gallon, raised vehicle tabs by instituting a weight class tax and put a tax penalty on all land subdivision under, in most counties of $20,000 per subdivision.\n\nThe National Guard, which was to take the place of the local militia and State protection, are being used for Federal use in places and ways that the regular Army is suppose to be used for. The men and women of our armed forces are acting selflessly in the support of a government and a majority of people that it is not worthy of serving.  \n\nAnd Mexico does not have as much oil as you might think. Venezuela has more oil than Mexico does. You want to go to war for oil go there. There are better technologies to run you cars and trucks with than Oil. Water for one. Electricity is another. People need to start doing for this country first and for most. Seal the boarders and start with America First.
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I think I like this kind of talk\nBottom line: The issue may come down to what one veteran pollster called "sequencing" -- where voters want the government to demonstrate that it's serious about reducing illegal immigration before legalizing 12 million people. That would mean first controlling the border and creating a tamper-proof citizenship card so that employers who hire illegal workers can be prosecuted then assembling a legalization plan.  \n\nI could definitely live with this.Thanks for the great information\nIn the words of that great sage Yogi Berra(not sure of the spelling)\n"It ain't over till its over"
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PLEASE PLEASE inform yourself before writing...\nQUOTE: "The U.S. must go in there with the Army and Marines to restore Law and Order. The magnificent wealth of the U.S. could restore roads, build schools, hospitals, and promote economic growth. The once gorgeous country has become nothing more than a big garage pit with their people living in foul squalor."\n*** We Mexicans are happy living in Mexico, we don't need the "magnificent" US conquering us, we DO have schools, hospitals, and roads. I think the "magnificent wealth of the US" should be invested in rebuildign New Orleans and focused on rebuilding your own country not invading other countries.\n\nAnd how can you say that Mexico is not even beloved by its own people??? Obviously you have NEVER EVER met a real Mexican because even when Mexicans migrate to other countries they keep their traditions and idiosyncrasies and never stop loving Mexico.\n\nPlease people leave us alone, we Mexicans LOVE Mexico and we don't want our country to be colonized/invaded by anybody.
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We are not a province....Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States..I think of it as a country (maybe because I want independence)....and the most possible reason as for why we have an olympic team should be that our current status is as a commonwealth...Supposedly, we still have some powers and I guess having an Olympic team is one...at least..
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Yeppers, november can't get here fast enough...and if the democrats have their hats on straight, they'll be pushing for nailing the damn border shut. TIGHT. Americans are getting robbed, that's all there is to it, the politicians got us coming, and going, it's time for reform, and for people to reclaim their lives, their wallets, their freedoms, and stop letting the hispanic lobby from trying to usurp our national independence. They're actively involved in our government, as you just illustrated, and Mexico needs to stand up, and wipe its' own ass instead of living off the United States Of America. Let's de-globalize a bit, and let the rest of the world take care of itself, for a change. If they can't, well, sucks to be them...
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How about a 50-state consensus on immigration enforcment, instead? Write your local legislators today, and ask that cohesive \nand effective national border/immigration policy be established, and enforce to that standard...
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I actually agree with you, though I wouldn't put it in your terms.  I do think the United States should SERIOUSLY open talks with Mexico about annexing it...that is...making it a territory of the United States like Puerto Rico and Guam,  though not making it a "state" per se.\n\nWhen over 50% of the population of an entire COUNTRY does not want to live there and are trying to immigrate to the U.S., there is a serious problem.  \n\nI'm sympathetic to the economic problems that Mexican citizens are facing, but the U.S. has it's own problems, as well.  NO ONE IN THE WORLD has the right to just go to another country and expect "rights."  Every country...and I do mean EVERY country--even Mexico--has their own immigration rules and laws.  The U.S. is no exception, and I'm not sure why Mexican citizens feel they have the right to simply ignore our laws?\n\nThere is a problem and a lot of those people need help, if the government of Mexico is ill-equipped to help their own people, and they are insistent that flooding the U.S. is the only solution, then I say open the U.S. Mexico border; make Mexico a U.S. territory subject to all of our laws and taxes and give them protection under our military system.  \n\nI have no doubt this would be a mess, but honestly, what the heck are we supposed to do when the majority of Mexicans prefer to live in the U.S. and we can't stop them from flooding across the borders illegally?  It would be better to just open the borders so that citizens AND businesses can cross without restrictions, and that way over time, there will be less incentives to come north.
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DEAR HEAVENS!!  To the person who said something about forefathers, your logic is not flawed ~ it is non-existent!\n\nWhen the SETTLERS came here, they came to SETTLE.  Did they do the indigenous peoples wrong?  After a while, without question they did.  However, that is not the point right now.\n\nThe point is that there was, at *that* time, ROOM here.  People could go carve their world out of pieces of wilderness, risking life and limb on a daily basis.  They could worship freely; they could hunt and feed their family without fear of being sentenced to death for it; and on and on it goes.\n\nWe no longer NEED any more people here.  We're loaded to capacity as it is.  Every Country should do its best to improve itself and the citizens of that Country should HELP ~ not go elsewhere and burden another Country.\n\nIn answer to the actual question:  I don't think we should keep our borders open.  In fact, I think they should be closed until our current crises are repaired.  Once repaired, we could re-open our borders with more stringent and specific laws.  As another Responder said on another question, if we need an example of how to limit immigration, we need look only so far as the Mexican Constitution and their requirements for citizenship.\n\nTO TOPCAT420:  Amen!  I have difficulty justifying "fixing" things for other Countries when we have so much fixing we need to do right here!  I have long been a believer in restoring more lands to the Native American people, along with any and all mineral rights thereto.  And that's why i said we are loaded to capacity as it is!  We have enough for now.  We need to right a whole list of wrongs committed against the Native Americans, we need to stop children starving here in the U.S., we need to clean up our own interurban areas .. we have a LOT to do at home, for ourselves and by ourselves, before we can consider re-opening borders and helping others.\n\nThe U.S. has helped others until we've helped ourselves right into a hole.
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I don't know any. I live in mid-Ohio. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the US. But I like all peoples of all nations. As long as you respect and like me I'll give it back. I always wanted to see Puerto Rico, is it nice there?