Now that we have welcomed 12 million illegal aliens to the US. What is the next controversy?
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they are going to ship all homeless people back in their place. Sort of like a Foreign/Bum exchange program.
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ill continue my usual routine...\n\ni hope they have fun pushing their propaganda...this whole issue is REALLY about people who cross our borders illegally NOT all immigrants...\n\ndespicable...
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This was an answer left by "Hayleylov" on a question I had posted regarding President Theodore Roosevelt's thoughts on immigration back in 1907.  \nHayleylov....answered it all!!\n\nProblem #1: Population \n\nThe first problem I see with the current state of the immigration laws is the significant rise in population that has, and will, continue to occur over the next fifty years. According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), an estimated 1.1 million immigrants, both legal and illegal, enter the United States every year. 700,000 of these are legal immigrants; 120,000 are refugees, and between 250,000 to 300,000 are undocumented or illegal “aliens” ( Baldwin, 1995). The United States population at the moment is roughly 288 million people. If this trend of aliens is not decreased, the population will reach 400 million by 2050. How many people can America hold? \n\nProblem #2: Benefits Illegal Aliens Recieve \n\nCurrently, under federal law, undocumented foreign citizens are eligible for emergency healthcare, free schooling from kindergarten through high school, and W.I.C. or Woman, Infants, and Children nutritional program ( Baldwin, 1995). This is important to note because there are currently between eight and ten million aliens currently living illegally in the United States. An estimated 2.5 million of these illegal aliens currently reside in the state of California alone, due to the agricultural jobs that are readily available for cheap labor (Kadetsky, 102). It should not be surprising then that the residents of California were outraged over the amount of money that they were being forced to spend, and the amount of resources that were being used to support aliens that are not “allowed” to be in the United States in the first place. \n\n\n\nProblem #3: Homeland Security\n\nIn the Fiscal year of 2002, which runs October 1 through September 30, the United States Coast Guard, which is the country’s primary maritime, or sea going, law enforcement agency, intercepted 4104 immigrants from various South American countries (USCG, Para 2). Since then, the numbers of immigrants intercepted by the Coast Guard, has continued to climb at an alarming rate; jumping to almost 11,000 in 2004, 9,500 in 2005, and currently with less than two months into the 2006 physical year, there have already been 1,000 migrants accounted for and processed through the Coast Guard (USCG, Para 1). Illegal immigration can potentially cost American tax payers billions of dollars a year. The United States Coast Guard, whose primary obligation is to prevent the loss of life at sea, can not stop this problem by its self, it is mearly the first line of defense. It is up to the rest of America to join the fight and help put an end to this awful practice.\ni couldnt agree more they should learn our language
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winkipinki,\nOf course that's where most of them come, because we have more than 11 million here illegally.  Had there been another boundary separating Mexico and the U.S. (such as an ocean), other countries would have been on an even playing field.  And yes, the largest minority has shifted over the years, mainly because of the illegal immigration...\n\nsinful_x_kiss,\nAre you kidding me?  Where were you in 1986 when Congress approved amnesty for the millions already here?  I'd say that's "special" treatment, more than any other country has ever received in those numbers.  Being next to us definitely has more advantages than disadvantages, mainly because the U.S. government has allowed it to sneak by and occur for so many years.  Now that it's out in front of national attention, the problem will hopefully be corrected where it started with the politicians.  Once the leak is fixed, then we'll worry about the mess.\n\nSmokie,\nThose are some good points, and most peeps that are against illegal immigration would agree with you.  It is possible to be against illegally crossing our border, but at the same time, support Mexicans for who get here legally.  That's not a racist or prejudicial stance.  We're all about them waiting in line just like everyone else around the world.
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It attracted attention of mass media and politicians to the problem of illegal immigration. Hopefully it will be solved soon... and change situation for immigrants for better.
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We need a law regulating the issuance of citizenship to NO MORE than 200,000 people per year. This would keep our country from growing into a population we cannot sustain on our natural resources. More than that number will be disastrous to our infrastructure and environment. The USA today allows approximately 1,000,000 people to immigrate here annually. We need to enforce the law we already have on the books on ILLEGAL immigration. That abuse needs to be totally stopped!!
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Currently, millions illegal aliens commandeer jobs away from American citizens. If they don't steal those jobs, they depress the wages to the point of legalized slavery. \n\n\nyou cant just take the brunt of a whole nation and expect no ramification's you cant expect no economic or social, population ramification's. to say otherwise would be idiotic! \n\nIn time, that reality will manifest itself in America as the middle class vanishes. It's already happening. You need look no further than California as an example of the first Third World State of America. \n\nCall your representatives\n\n\n\noh p.s. the president of mexico has started to ask Canada to start excepting mexicans i would strongly advise Canada to think with their heads and not their hearts
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This article should be a helpful starting point.\nhttp://www.city-journal.org/html/14_1_the_illegal_alien.html
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What are you talking about?  Our borders leak live a sieve.  You might be aware that we have a little illegal alien problem?  You might have heard that Homeland Security says our borders are out of control?
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This is some of what you are seeing in the news today about securing our borders, and prosecuting illegal immigration.  One of the new bills broached would actually scope in on the traffickers of illegal immigrants.  I hope it goes through, but other than some low budget movies there is not much publicity on the subject.  It should be paid more attention....and if you really care about the subject you will be the one to bring the attention.  Do some research, write a paper, and get it published...it's that simple.
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The one thing you are wrong about it was not organized by people who entered this country illegally. These illegals are not educated enough to put on an Easter hunt no less a mass protest. This is done by very organized advocates for a political power agenda. These people are the most anti American group in the country and dangerous.\nThey are gaining more power political. \nWe have let this issue get so far out of hand. No matter what happens tomorrow it is only the beginning.
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20 Million Undocumented ILLEGAL ALIENS \nConstitutes An Invasion\n\nAmerican Citizens Are BEGINNING To Wake Up And Realize It\n\nThe American people need to understand that the United States is under attack! No, not by Iraq or Iran, but by MEXICO! \n\nThe MEXICAN GOVERNMENT  Has Been Deliberately and Systematically working To Destabilize and Undermine The very Fabric and Framework of American Society. \n\nMexicos President Vicente Fox Has superintended over the biggest invasion of the United States in our country's history. - That's right, Invasion! \nhttp://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=21309\n\n(For The Past 25 Years Or So) The U.S. is being Invaded by People from Another Nation - They Aren't Citizens --They  Don't Pay the Taxes -- Their ALLEGIENCE  is to their HOME COUNTRIES.
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Love the link! The people getting upset by this are the ones it's referring to. It is not the duty of the United States to unconditionally open up its borders and let in all comers. It's foolish and is getting out of control. Look at what's been happening in France with all of the Muslim immigrants that have been coming in unchecked all these years. Open riots in the streets of Paris! This is what America is becoming at a high rate of speed. Legal immigration = OK. Illegal immigration = NO MAS!
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Impact of amnesty proposals on Illegal Alien numbers \nhttp://www.theamericanresistance.com/ref/illegal_alien_numbers.html#amnesty\n\nOn January 9, 2004, President Bush proposed a guest worker program - a thinly veiled amnesty for illegal aliens\n. \nA February 29, 2004, Fox News article subsequently stated that from 50 percent to 90 percent of illegal aliens apprehended claimed they were coming here for the "amnesty" (their words). One Border Patrol officer stated that "They believe that they are only responding to an invitation." \nOfficial Border Patrol apprehension statistics show that total 2004 apprehensions as of June 30, 2004  represent  A 190 PERCENT INCREASE  over total 2003 apprehensions.\n\nIt is likely that in mid-2005 more than 20 million illegal aliens presently resided in the United States, with roughly 12,000 additional illegal aliens entering every day.\n\n"PRESIDENT" Bush Stated In His Speech The Other Day :\n\nWe are a nation of laws, and we must enforce our laws.\n\n(Then Why Havent We Enforced The Existing Immigration Laws) \n\nTHE FACT IS that there is already a federal statutory framework in place which specifically prohibits the hiring of illegal aliens, which provides record keeping rules to verify an employee’s work authorization and identity, and which provides for monetary sanctions (Fines)to be levied against employers who violate the provisions of the law.\n\nTHE FACT IS that the Bush Administration has had the responsibility for “cracking down on employers who hire illegal aliens” and has failed miserably to enforce existing “employer sanction” laws. \nCAN ANYONE EXPLAIN WHY THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION \nHAS ALLOWED THE NUMBER OF FINES AGAINST EMPLOYERS WHO UNLAWFULLY HIRE ILLEGAL ALIENS TO FALL FROM 400 IN 1999 TO ONLY THREE (3) IN 2004?\n\nTHE FACT IS that there are ALREADY laws on the books providing for the deportation of illegal aliens, whether they are simply here illegally, which, of course, is a crime in and of itself, or whether they have committed additional crimes as well.\n\nTHE FACT IS that the Bush Administration’s immigration policies, cannot be taken seriously as an advocate of strict enforcement of immigration laws. \n\nHe cannot be trusted to support or advance legislative measures to stop the flood of illegal aliens or secure our broken borders.
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I don't know, but I do know there are approximately 40 million illegal aliens currently living in the United States, so be sure to add them to your list.....)(
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I want to see how many stick up for the bad guys on this post.\n\n\nTon -down a few posts has the correct figures.\nWhat-ever ----you think even the Illegals would want them out-away from their children  who are here!\nDar you are correct\n\nWe need to do what we can for the protection of people.\n\nSq-what the hay are you taking about?
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I recently read this article in the Chicago Sun Times.  It is both enlightening and scary.  I am living overseas temporarily, but I often wonder what I'll return to when I do come home.  The US is not what it used to be.  Here's the article:\n\nNo easy answers on immigration conundrum \nApril 9, 2006 \nBY MARK STEYN SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST  \n \nHere's my immigration "compromise": We need to regularize the situation of the 298 million non-undocumented residents of the United States. Right now, we get a lousy deal compared with the 15 million fine upstanding members of the Undocumented American community. I think the 298 million of us in the overdocumented segment of the population should get the chance to be undocumented. You know when President Bush talks about all those undocumented people "living in the shadows"? Doesn't that sound kinda nice? Living in the shadows, no government agencies harassing you for taxes and numbers and paperwork. \nGo ahead, try it. In Michelle Malkin's book Invasion, she recounts the tale of two fellows who in August 2001 pulled into a 7-Eleven parking lot in Falls Church, Va., in search of fake ID from the illegal-alien assistance network that hangs around there. Luis Martinez-Flores, who'd been living here illegally since 1994, took them along to the local DMV, supplied them with a fake address and falsely certified they lived there. The very next day, the two guys returned with two pals of their own, and used their own brand-new state ID on which the ink was not yet dry to obtain in turn brand-new state ID for their buddies. A couple of weeks later, all four of them used their Virginia ID to board American Airlines Flight 77 at Dulles Airport and plowed it into the Pentagon. \nThink about that. From undocumented illegal alien in the 7-Eleven parking lot to lawful resident of the State of Virginia in just a couple of hours. Wow. Say what you like about Luis Martinez-Flores, but he runs one efficient operation. \nBy comparison, say you've got two kids under 5, and you'd like to bring over a nice English nanny to look after them. Name of Mary Poppins. Good references, impeccable character. If you apply now, there's a sporting chance the process may be completed before your children's children are in college. \nGiven that the new immigration "compromise" bill retrospectively approves all the millions of people who've been through the super-efficient Luis Martinez-Flores immigration system but without doing anything to improve the sclerotic U.S. government immigration system, maybe it would be better just to subcontract the entire operation to Senor Martinez-Flores and his colleagues. It would certainly be cheaper. The extensive Undocumented American support network manages to run it out of the back of the car from a parking lot without a lot of air-conditioned offices full of lifetime employees on government pensions, and given that the net result is exactly the same people who'd be living here anyway, why not go with the lowball bid? Legal immigrants to the United States can only envy the swift efficient service Messrs. Hani Hanjour and Khalid Almihdhar received outside that 7-Eleven. \nAll developed countries have immigration issues, but few conduct the entire debate as disingenuously as America does: The president himself has contributed a whole barrelful of weaselly platitudes, beginning with his line that "family values don't stop at the Rio Grande." True. They don't stop at the 49th parallel either. Or the Atlantic shore. Or the Pacific. So where do family values stop? At the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. If you're an American and you marry a Canadian or Belgian or Fijian, the U.S. government can take years to process what's supposed to be a non-discretionary immigration application, in the course of which your spouse will be dependent on various transitional-status forms like