do we need them for yard work and construction? or should they go back to mexico? do we need to set up better security so more don't come , or do we actually need them? tell me what you think and why
209385
First off, they actually greatly help the economy. If they were all kicked out of the U.S.(Which would actually be impossible) prices for just about everything would shoot up. They're just as good and decent people as anyone else, and most of them actually pay taxes. The only REAL reason people want them gone is because of their xenophobia. I can guarantee if they all spoke perfect english and acted like white people nobody would have a problem with them. It's like playing the lottery to get citizenship legally, who can blame them for wanting a decent life for their families?
237191
Self defense my a s s.They werent trained to sit out and hunt illegals.If the picnic men decide to do this its at their own risk.Dont complain!
595251
Makes NO sense does it??!! The mexican border is one of the most DANGEROUS places around, what with drug smugglers sneaking across!!! There has been OVER two hundred incursions into the U.S.,by the mexican army,just THIS year!!! THEN,you have all the murderers,rapists,child molesters, and gang members SNEAKING across!!! The border patrol gets shot at all the time!! It is SUICIDE to not have weapons to defend yourself, when you are stationed on the border!!!!
391880
If they grant amnesty like in the 1980's.  I would prefer that they set something in place to secure the border but the entire border.... their lack of gumption to do anything about this situation has us in a terrible predicament.......The politicians greed for tax money enabled terrorist to penetrate and invade our lovely country.  Amnesty will happen but I want them to secure our country
285657
Our Senators said F.U. the American people.  I so agree with Godzilla.  Also think about this, how many more illegal women are thinking of getting knocked up while here as a guest worker.  They are supposed to go home after two years,  how are we going to make them go home if they have a bunch of American kids? We need to revoke that privilege if we are to curtail further illegal immigration. If an illegal alien has a child here, that child should be the nationality of the mother's home country.   They may start to think twice about coming here if we do that in conjunction with tighter security at the border, and making it a felony for an employer to knowingly hire illegals. We can't just have more border patrol agents because guess what, the word has already gone to Mexico and even more are going to come storm our border to nullify to new additions to the B.P.  What do we do now?
180268
They would be shot.  Mexico doesn't mess around and cater to immigrants like the U.S. does.  Another double standard that illegals keep forgetting.
360178
What makes you think its not also happening elsewhere, like almost everywhere that weak people think they need prohibition? Between drug war funding and corruption ("Operation Lively Green") there's too much money available [locally, $300,000 to let one load across the border] to agenda driven police, drunk with political power and feeling invulnerable. In the zone near the Mexican Border with Arizona, it only sounds like a joke when we say we can trust the banditos and smugglers more than Border Patrol, to behave as expected. The criminals are no threat to citizens, but the criminal behaviors and abuse of ranchers and citizens by 'authorities' have done more to inspire us to call this zone the "Gunbelt". We have tried to clean up corruption, but both the smugglers and the corrupted are protected by the cowards we trusted to protect us. Its a fearful situation now being repeated in communities across America, as the "police" did nothing for years to stop the illegal invasion of millions across the border. Now the "bite" 'morditas' is on everyone. We are honest, but go nowhere unarmed;We joined a posse, and got deputized in a citizens police oversight team authorized to do whats needed, up to and including the use of deadly force. We surround the corrupt cops, not the other way around. Truth and dignity, if not justice, will prevail.
264441
Because of 911, we need to protect ourselves.  You didn't specifiy which border, but I think all borders should be protected by troops. (...all 4)of border police.\nI like the idea someone had of helping our neighboring countries improve their livelihoods so people would prefer to  only visit us.
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I want our laws enforced and our borders secured. It is not about Mexicans. It is about our joke of a border being wide open for ANY person to cross.\n\nIt is not about fear. It is about anger! We citizens can no longer afford this mass illegal exodous to our country. We have crumbling highways, bridges, water and sewer infrastructure, public schools.\n\nWe have working poor right here in the USA. Why not take care of them?\n\nI know why. Because for generations, the USA has been the diaper changer of all countries who ask us to. This has been going on for ages.\n\nSECURE the borders now.\n\nHi MOM!
472808
Yes, they do.  This is just one area where illegal immigrants are costing taxpayers millions.  The problem needs to be addressed seriously and soon.  A fence along a small portion of the border is a start, but only a baby step.  Politicians need to get a spine and provide a real solution.
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All we need are national guard on the boarder till more boarder agents are employed. However the only people that can put them there are the Govenors of each state or Bush. Call your Govenors and tell them what you think of this.\n\nI don't give a damn how poor Mexico is, It is not our problem. Mexico is getting bashes because they have been the most vocal and militant on the issue. And because they are swarming our boarders at over 8,000 per day. Most other countries are now using that boarder as well. 8 chinese were caught a week back. Our northern boarders are not as wide open. All illegal aliens need to go home.\n\n The definition of domestic terrorism from the US Code \nUS Code 802, Section 2331 Read sction 5 \nhttp://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00002331----000-.html \n\n\nTITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 113B > § 2331 Prev | Next \n\n§ 2331. Definitions \n\n\nRelease date: 2005-08-03 \n\nAs used in this chapter \n(1) the term international terrorism means activities that \n(A) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; \n(B) appear to be intended \n(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; \n(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or \n(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and \n(C) occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum; \n(2) the term national of the United States has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; \n(3) the term person means any individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property; \n(4) the term act of war means any act occurring in the course of \n(A) declared war; \n(B) armed conflict, whether or not war has been declared, between two or more nations; or \n(C) armed conflict between military forces of any origin; and \n\nTHIS SECTION \n\n(5) the term domestic terrorism means activities that \n(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; \n(B) appear to be intended \n(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; \n(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or \n(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and \n(C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.\n \nhttp://www.alipac.us/
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In 2004 10,000 federal agents (CBP) working on the border apprehended 1.1 million people attempting to cross the border.\n\nHave you ever been to the border between the US and Mexico?  It is very long (over 2000 miles) and extremely in hospitable. I know because I was stationed in a recon unit to watch a portion of it.  Even if a fence is built, there is no way to watch the fence all the time, and any fence can be breached.  Do the math....to adequately watch the border with real time guards (that is someone who can respond to an immediate breach) you would need a guard tower every 1/4 mile (depending on terrain).  That is 8000 guard towers.  To staff that 24 hours/365, with two agents, you would need 64,000 agents, plus another large group to actually round up the illegals, process them, and detain them.  Although some might like to, we can't shoot them or abuse them, so this is expensive.  \n\nBy my rapid calculations, we would need about 100,000 more law enforcement personnel (at a cost of 8 billion dollars per year, not counting facilities).  We would also have to build a more user-friendly infrastructure along the border, which, by the way has lots of private land along it.  Yes, we could uset he military to staff these towers, but wait, by the constitution we can't have active duty military or reserve make arrests (posse comitatus).  Yes, they can watch and radio (like we did in the Sonoran Desert years ago), but then you end up with nasty situations like the Marine who shot and killed a Mexican boy who had strayed over the border with some sheep.\n\nPart of the problem is that while people whine about this, they love to get cheap labor.  Many businesses and private families intentionally employ illegal aliens because they save money.  The pressure that special interest groups representing certain of these folks is certain to make it difficult to stop the supply.  Congress is about the consider a new bill to have guest workers, like in Germany with the Turks.  After all, you don't really want a job as a fruit picker, do you, or as an office cleaner...got to leave those for the migrant workers!
607355
Just wait, it'll get better...my prediction is that more gangs etc. from Mexico will work on whittling away at america, bit by bit, through fun things like identity theft, maybe eventually they'll just have to cut the internet between the two countries...Mexico's bound and determined to get what they want, and they really don't have a lot of consideration for america/americans in the process of gaining that objective. Not very neighborly...
249324
there was some mexican guy on here about a week ago crying that  home depot and walmart stores in mexico caused his family business to shut down so that's why he came here illegally and no i didn't know that mexico protects people from all those places i will look into that but they cant buy property right or have anything to do with any government office and they cant be there illegally right?  i also know that mexico harbors criminals did you know we let people come here legally too ?
595344
is Did this really happen.Someone needs to read the papers and just see what  is and has happening in our country. tell them to read about 911 and other security breaches.I do believe that home Land security is following up. they sure as hell wouldn't just let this pass as if it were nothing, or would they
595185
I agree with you.  Mexico has programs set up to assist their citizens in coming over the border.  If we cut off all assistance to their country I bet you'd see a different philosophy.  They have grown too accustomed to our dollars.  If we charged a percentage to those wiring money back to Mexico....you'd see changes.  If we tried to charge them for returning their nationals, I think you'd see mobbing in the streets.\n\nActually there are military in Mexico who protect the drug cartel that makes the runs between our countries.....and they are well armed and very dangerous.\n\nWe are dealing with people who want us to play by the "nice" rules while they do as they please....and apparently, get away with it.
225429
No, the National Guard is for time of national emergency not for a permanent job. The borders will always need guarding, that would be more border patrol & more power for the border patrol. Are we willing to pay more tax for more border patrol - I am but what about everone else?