The liberals would love to have their GUEST VOTER oops I mean guest worker plan work out, but why did the majority of liberals vote FOR being an illegal alien a felony while the conservatives voted for it to be a mistameanor?  Then they turn around and point at us like we're racist. Of course the liberal media will NEVER report that bull crap.
205528
They're two faced so they can talk out of both sides of their mouth better.
301622
I don't think anyone wants to see 'guest worker' ANYTHING until about 1/2 million mexicans go HOME. After that starts to happen,then we can start talking about work permits and all that jazz....but right now, Mexico's got a problem, they forgot they LOST the war of 1848 and that americans are just going to stand idly by while they walk back in en masse. The border patrol says Bush's plan is horse%%%%,so we'll have to wait and see what's really going on with this issue, and whether or not this administration's going to carry off the kind of reforms that will make Mexico sit up and take notice...Mexico doesn't just want 2 bites, they want the WHOLE enchilada. They use their people as tools for their policy goals...hold the baby CLOSER to the camera LOLOL
131459
Everyone who is answering saying that they hate illegal immigrants, not all immigrants, forgets that the US does not allow many people to get the change to be citizens.  There is a quota system where only a certain number of immigrants are admitted.  People are getting mad at the victims of an action, not the action.  And guess what people, you're the ones perpetrating this action.  Write to your congressman and tell them that the quota system of letting in immigrants is wrong!
581859
You know the answer to this already.\n\nI am a far left liberal and most of my friends and family are also. We are always shocked when ppl try to state liberals are pro-illegal immigration. \n\nWe are the ones shouting no no no send them home. Why? Because they are criminals and we have enough criminals already.\n\nWhy isn't the gov. doing anything? You know this... because the our gov. is completely controlled by Republicans atm who are in turned owned by big business. And big business does not want to stop being able to exploit their cheap labor.\n\nThey want to make it look like they are against it but ask yourself, 'why can't a completely controlled government by one party come up with a law getting rid of them then?" See what I mean? Because they don't really want to get rid of them.
250605
Yes, that is how it is. They are basically telling American citizens to blank themselves. They represent big business and not the American people. It's been that way for years though, maybe now American citizens will get a wake up call and start voting 3rd party in massive numbers instead of being stuck in the box of voting either one party or the other.
168739
Why does everyone keeps bringing the ( Oh they do the jobs no one else wants that's why we need them)in 1986 they had the same argument,so Reagan gave illegals amnesty,as soon as they were legal,they left those jobs and took over jobs that US citizens needed,not only that,the ones that stood in those low wage jobs went into welfare because they claimed they could'nt support their families(one wonders how they managed to support their families before they were made legal)don't expect this group of illegals to stay in the same low paying job once he or she is given amnesty,they will go against US citizens for any good paying job,so now expect another bunch of moochers cross our borders and claim they are here to do the jobs no one wants,DOES ANYONE SEE A PATTERN HERE
573633
Its not gonna work this time. In Texas the were expecting 1500 Hispanic folks to show up for a rally. They got 500,000 or more. When they get legal and can vote, the changes will happen so fast the right wing hateful people will wonder what happened. I'm looking froward to it. We are a nation of immigrants or at least Grandchildren of Immigrants. How can we consider people criminals just for being here and working hard?
650901
poor girl!! People say that this is a illegal immigration issue not a racist issue, but people make it a racist issue when they make comments like "All Mexicans are stealing lazy a$$es" how can you debate with those kind of comments and say it's just a illegal immigration issue?I call BULL SH*T. and agree with you!!
304038
You're wasting your time mate. People, especially AMERICANS like to have their little 'moral panics' (whipped up by the right wing media and the government) it takes their tiny minds away from all the REAL problems, i.e:\n\ntrillions of pounds (oops DOLLARS) in debt, \na crap economy, \na nutter in charge \nthe rest of the world hating you. \n\nNo matter what figure you come up with they'll shout 'liberal lies'. The bottom line is people like a legitimate target for their hatred and right now Mexican immigrants fit the bill. And as for all this 'i only have a problem with illegals' THAT has to be the biggest pile of crap that ive ever read on here and that's saying something!!
469726
What an informative article...but I am already against illegals in our country so this only reinforces not changes my stance.\n\nthanks!
123898
Why do people think our media is so liberal?  It is a matter of relativity.  When you put yourself WAY out on the right, you're going to believe we have a liberal media.  Those on the extreme left think we have a conservative media...and you're both wrong.  I have listened to conservative talk radio who say this day after day, but they never do anything but bash anybody who doesn't agree with them without presenting anything.  No facts, no credible guests...it drives me crazy to listen to them.  If they would just present some facts or some documentation or some references I might be able to decide FOR MYSELF if they have a valid opinion.  I do however believe it does swing a bit to the right and to answer the questions, our president is dead wrong on a lot of things...the worst being Iraq.  He is a traitor to the American people and he needs to take some of those pseudo-Christian values and apply them to the homosexual, poor, African-American, and most of all to the Iraq people.
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They are doing it for $50k!!  I have already said the citizens of the USA will not continually stand by while our government allows illegal immigrants, terrorists, criminals of all kinds to freely enter our country while they speak of 'amnesty' to allow them to stay. Citizens will rise and rebel against the failure of our government to abide by the Constitution they swore on oath to uphold!! The day of reckoning is soon to be upon us!! If amnesty is granted on this election day, Wednesday this week will be the beginning of an uprising this country has not seen since the Civil War!!   Americans have been told to get their heads out of their butts!! If they haven't all hell will break loose!! \n VOTE for the representative against illegal immigration!!! \nVOTE for the representatives who are FOR closing our BORDERS!!\nVOTE for the representatives who demand our laws be enforced!!\nVote for representatives who want ENGLISH as our OFFICIAL language!!!\n\nVOTE!!!!!!!VOTE!!!!!!VOTE!!!!!!!!VOTE!!!!!!!!VOTE!!
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Bravo Patriot... I have noticed this (particularly "defender of the hated") here and in almost all forums.\n\nDid you see the CNN town meeting on "Broken Borders"... the woman defending illegals wouldn't answer a question... she merely ran on in her prepared manifesto covering the standard points: the border crossed us, it's our land, your economy can't survive without our work... blah blah blah.\n\nI'm a Californian, and honestly have had no KNOWN contact with ILLEGAL immigrants of OTHER than Hispanic origin.  My Indian, Fijian, and Russian co-workers all have work-visa's (I'm their supervisor and have to know).  My comments are based on first-hand observation.\n\nYet while in the Navy I lived right on the border in San Ysidro... watched lllegal crossings night and day.  I couldn't report them... HONEST !!  My reports were REQUIRED to be ignored by INS /Border Patrol because my reporting would violate the illegals' rights due to "posse comitatus".\n\nI pay my high California taxes, and while in San Ysidro, my daughter had to go to a school 5 miles away because the school NEXT DOOR was reserved for ESL students !!  An investigation in 1992 found that 85% of those students had PO boxes or false addresses... and further investigation found that those students crossed the border back to mexico each day. On falsely obtained student ID !!\n\n230 students... and at the time, the State said it cost $30,000 per student per year... So that's 6.9 MILLION stolen from the tax-payers from ONE school.
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They are not in this for the illegal immigrants.  They are in this for the going forward guest worker program that would bring in an additional 60 million poor workers over the next 20 years - about a third of the population of the United States. http://www.heritage.org/Research/Immigration/wm1109.cfm\n\nThis will drive down wages, while taxpayers pay the 'benefits' of Big Business's work force.  It is not being a Democrat, it is the 'Big Business' face of the Republican party.  They are now trying to buy off Republican voters with insane proposed Constitutional Amendments that everyone knows don't have enough votes to pass.  I for one feel that adds insult to injury (and further insult when you realize that I for one would be opposed to the amendments, in any event.)\n\nThey have a backbone made of PAC committees and Corporate Donors.  However, there just isn't enough Big Business vote to elect a Senator.  Poor things.\n\nOh, and about McCain, he canceled a speaker position for Bilbray, the Republican running for the San Diego House seat because Bilbray's opponent sent McCain a letter pointing out that Bilbray had cut down her own support for McCain's bill.  Bilbray had to cancel the event.  His polls have gone up. Of course this may also have something to do with his opponent being taped telling an illegal alien he could still work for her 'and vote' for her.  We vote tomorrow.  Should be interesting.
220306
I agree with you... it seems like the media likes to turn it into something more controversial than it already is.  You are right, we are not targeting Mexicans... we are targeting all ILLEGAL immigrants.  I don't get it.  Now, the Senate has reopened a bill that will allow this "guest worker program" that will grant all illegal immigrants citizenship.  It's a slap in the face for those who seek citizenship LEGALLY and had to wait in line.  \n\nCALL or email your congressman... or even the White House.  Looks like they want to pass this bill by Memorial Day.  What a tragedy for America.  This is going to lead to more illegal people coming over and eventually DEMANDING citizenship - why make laws if they are not enforced particularly ones that are meant to keep us safe?  We might as well make it a free for all and open our doors to anyone, regardless of who they are or what they have done.  I mean that is what we are doing now...
323505
Don't invade a country unless they ACTUALLY attack first, not just because they MIGHT attack.  Anyone with a criminal record can't run for public office. The President's Cabinet needs to come under close scrutiny.  No My-Pal appointments.  They MUST be qualified for the post they are to fill.  A complete revision of our tax system.  (How about a straight percentage regardless of income over the poverty level, with no tax write offs?) No benefits for illegal immigrants, and if the child of an illegal immigrant is born in this country, they're illegal, too.   How's that?  And I like "The Answer" as the name for our party.
201322
What do you do when you want something from someone you can't beat up?  You kiss their as_s, right?\n\nWhat do you do when you want something from someone you can beat up?  You beat them up.  \n\nSo, they think they can intimidate us into giving them what they want.  Well, they're SORELY mistaken.  I'm fairly liberal, and I might have been cool about this, but they made a serious mistake when they started DEMANDING these things.\n\nAnd the lack of assimilation is ridiculous.  They're chanting things in Spanish that the citizens, those who vote for the freaking representatives and senators, can't understand.  This is extremely disrespectful.  They've won themselves over, but they've turned the rest of us away.