what do you guys think about the immigration boycot??
480914
well  i dont think  its right and if i owned a bussness  my butt would keeep it opened cause there will be some places closed down and  boy  just think of the money that can be made ,  and  just think of the workers thaat walk out of te hospitals and when the walkers need  medical attention or a family member needs  it dont get  it rite away  , y because they walked out and  put lifes in danger ,  im this way  on the  imigration law , if u r here or gonna be here  be here legally , work for the pay that  your state dems minimum wage  or higher , learn how to speak english as well as understand  english , nothin like going into a place of  bussness and  u ask for help and  they say me dont understand english , i have this  done  by both hispanics as well as orentals or  native islander  its frusteerating when u try to get help and  they dont understand u .  but if there gonna be here be here legally and   get a job that pay minumum wage or higer so that others  can get the jobs  to ,  of course  pepole are willing to do the jobs that illegals  do but y would they higer americans  when they can get the work done cheaper  , thus alowing more  money in there pocket well the economy and unemployment rate goes to h e l l
559026
Ok....let's get one thing straight.  When my (and many others) ancestors came here long ago IT WASN"T ILLEGAL!!!  Most of them came here not for money or a better life but for life itself (jews, scots, irish).  They had people actually killing them, I mean gun to the head, knife to the heart.  And they came to this country and FOUGHT for this country, losing whole families along the way.  I live in the south and am a proud southerner (that does not mean racist), my family were poor dirt farmers from Tennessee who scraped by with what they could grow or what they could buy with the little money my father (who had to drop out of school at the age of 12 to get a job - only boy out of 11 children - and fought in Vietnam) made doing odd jobs.  Today we have laws in place to stop the over population of our country.  My husband is an immigrant who went through the proper channels.  Yes, it cost money that we didn't have but we STILL went through the proper channels.  They will let you in unless you have something to hide, all you have to do is fill out the paper work and wait.  I know that today time is money and one day can mean the life and death of someone you love but AMERICA is NOT to blame for the state of your home country.  I am all for immigration if it is done legally!  As far as I am concerned, whether you come from Mexico, China, England, France, or Tim-buck-too, if you come here illegally you should be prepared to face the repercussions of doing so.  Breaking the law is breaking the law, period.  No one is above it (with the exception of the Bosh family - or so they wish us to believe).
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I think you could deport quite a few out of the proceeds we would save from having few illegal immigrants.  I think that is what we will be doing with the felons, etc.\n\nIf border security works to a large extent, that will let us work on the backlog over a period of time.  If the ID cards go into effect with biometric data and an enhanced database to check legal resident status, that will not only mean new illegal immigrants will have a harder time finding jobs, it will make it easier to catch current illegal immigrants who do not fit the 'qualification' status.  \n\nAs for me, I wouldn't deport the current, qualified illegal immigrants with roots.  I think we need to focus on stopping the problem going forward.  \n\nHowever, I would say that the new legal status of current illegal immigrants should not give them status to 'bootstrap' in family members.  I would say the family members could get in by other legal means including the planned legal immigration rate increase. However, if we allow the current illegal immigrants to use their new legal status to bootstrap family members in, we will be talking about 60 million people, not 12 million people.
459413
That subject i couldn't fit all my thoughts in this text block.... But in terms of them coming over it's fine .... as long as they serve a role in our society and abide by the rules st by congress. look at the movie day after tomorrow for instance. what do you think would really happen if that were to take place? The last this is, i can deal with immigration, hell this is a country built of immigration, everyone here is from another country at some point in their gene pool, but if you are going to come across, at least do it legally.\n\nOK... the guy who's 2 below me... wow your immature i wont even begin to argue with you except these 2 things\n\n1. "THIS COUNTRY WAS BUILT ON LEGAL IMMIGRATION, NOT LEGAL IMMIGRATION". what does that mean exactly?\n\n2. you obviously didn't read what i said whatsoever, if you did you would see that i don't condone illegal immigration you moron, i said and still say that if it's done in a LEGAL way that its OK.... i bet you had a few damn forefathers alot smarter than you who came through Ellis island. You know the next time you want to run your mouth at least take the time to read what people say and respond in a non-offensive way... you might get better responses.
999841
NOT I. Too many others in line trying to do it the right way. It is very insulting to those individuals from all countries including Mexico. And as proof that I am not a raccist, my wife is Mexican and El Salvadorian.There are other legal issues and problems that arise all from this one subject,but not enough time or letters to type it all. I love all people from everywhere, God bless you all in a way that is detrimantal to your survival, but don't cut in front of someone that wants to do it the right way and become a United States Citizen. I know there is more to it than that and I understand. But that is the biggest reason next to an even bigger one I will not talk about online.
100986
go to their website on immigration.  I think their rules are quite strict.
405742
HERE IS THE THING I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THOSE OF OTHER NATIONS MOVING HERE BUT I HAVE A FEW RULES IN MY EYES SHOULD BE LAW... AND ENFORCED\n\nHERE 1 YEAR AND U BETTER SPEAK F**KING ENGLISH\n\nIF YOU CAN NOT HOLD A JOB AFTER 6 MONTHS THEN U GO THE F**K HOME\n\nNOT JUST ONE FAMILY MEMBER CAN BE A LEGAL CITIZEN  FOR THE WHOLE F**KING FAMILY OR GO BACK TO WHERE U CAME FROM \n\nI COULD KEEP GOING BUT UR GETTING THE GIST ... THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE ITS A HUGE ISSUE NOW AND THE FACT IS WE AS VOTERS HAVE A VOICE WAKE UP PEOPLE WE HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN CAUSE WE ARE TO BUSY KISSIN ASS TO BE A NATION OF LOVE AND REALLY WAHT IS ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE IS A WAR WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND FUNNY THING IS LOL WE HAVE OPENED THE GATES THERE WILL BE RIOTS THERE WILL BE KILLING THERE WILL BE A WAR ....IF U THINK THIS IS NOT COMMING OHH U ARE SO DAMN WRONG ... AND THEN WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED SEPERATED NATIONALITIES IT WILL START ALL OVER KICKER IS CAUSE WE DID NOT TAKE CARE OF A SIMPLE PROBLEM AND WE HAVE NOW MADE LAWS WHICH DON'T GET ME WRONG ARE GOOD LAWS ... THAT GIVE THEM MORE POWER IN THE FACT THAT THEY ARE HERE ILLEGAL ... WE OWE THEM SOMETHING LEGALLY ... WE HAVE CREATED THIS SHIT .. OK I AM GONNA SHUT UP LOL HUGS OH YEAH
620554
I WANT TO SEE HOW THESE PEOPLE GET THEIR CITIZEN SHIP... if it ever goes to that. I see people going through the process now. they have to memorize 50 questions about america.\n\nlets see the non-english speaking class beat that test.
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Thank the pro-hispanic lobby on this one, what it largely seems to amount to is a 'shotgun wedding' between the US and Mexico, and american taxpayers are supposed to buy off on all this garbage and not bat an eye. Since the reverse effect is happening, well it kind of shows that the GOP's head and hind-quarters aren't very well connected anymore, or one has lapped the other, something like that...what this also brings to light, though, is all these other 'programs' that give money away all over the place, Matthew Lesko's dream-come-true, and the taxpayer's worst nightmare, wealth redistribution in the worst possible sense. I think if we're going to help Mexico, it needs to be a lot more metered, and done AFTER the border's nailed shut, so as to minimize the negative impact on american communities. I think when the House finally gets around to consulting the voters on this one, there's going to be a general consensus going back to washington that basically says 'fix the border, and forget the rest of it'. It's a nice idea to try and help others, but if that 'help' is just going to get abused, there's not much point to it. Necessity's the mother of invention, and a lot of the people that originally settled the United States didn't get much 'help', because there wasn't any. Let's not have any more of this 'give away the country to appease your 3rd world business partners' garbage....Mexico could be rolling in money(some already are, they just don't share out) and feed, clothe, and educate every last one of their citizens, probably just off their oil revenues, but instead they'd like to ride the american guilt trip into a split-level condo...time for voters/taxpayers to wake the hell UP and say 'no mas' at the polls, come november...
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ricardocobar, I think this issue is really being muddy up by both the media and the protest groups. By what you have stated you came to this country and began obtaining legal status for immigration. This Issue is not about you, and I wish the media would stop grouping together immigrants with people that come to this country and don't do it in any legal fashion. \nYes I feel that some of the immigration rules make it easier to make people chose to come here Illegally.
1031276
I believe it is fine.\n There is a problem with Illegals from Mexico for many. It is not their race--it is the action of those coming.
307319
I am very satisfied with the new proposal.It lets most of them stay.How would you transport 11 million ppl to their original country?And thats not even the tip of it what if they own homes or have children that were born here ,that makes them USA CITIZENS.I think it's great
391491
I know I have spoken out against illegal aliens in response to other questions, and I'm ashamed to admit I never thought about how it would affect the Hispanic folks who have every legal right to be here, same as my ancestors.  I apologize for that.\n\nPersonally, I think we're in a situation similar to that of pre-Nazi Germany.  We have our own Brown Shirts (Homeland Security) and people spying on each other (truck drivers, delivery people and taxi drivers have been asked to keep their eyes open for suspicious activity) and I think we're in for a very bad time in this country.  I think we will all be required to carry papers before too long.  There will no longer be freedom of movement, etc.  God help us all!
606408
no it has finally hit a level were it is a huge problem in all areas of the country.\n\n\noh and we are not talking about immigration, its only illegal immigration. legal immigrants are welcome and many are friends of mine, they did it the right way.
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I have registered for it, but still await the sign in info to be sent. That web site is http://www.texasborderwatch.com/\n\nBrian S... I tried signing up with my yahoo email and I got it almost instantly. Thanks! The video did not work the first time I tried. I had to sign out then sign back in and it worked great.\n\nPamela V... How is this offensive to hispanics? If the people from Mexico were not BREAKING THE LAW there would be no need to have security like the cameras there. Why are Hispanics offended by the fact that US Citizens are wanting our laws to be FOLLOWED NOT BROKEN and IGNORED by citizens of other countries. If Hispanics want to be in this country then come here legally and follow our laws. The citizens of the USA are offended by the fact that the Hispanics are breaking the laws of OUR country! If they can not follow the laws of OUR country then they do not deserve to be here!
529726
Advicemom is full of it.  What, is the US a giant charity for the poor?  Wouldn't it be very beneficial to us to only allow immigrants with college degrees into the US?  I'm not necessarily advocating this, but I don't CARE what their plight is.  They need to apply and pay the fees just like any other would-be immigrant.  Fees are necessary because why should the USA be expected to pay for NON-citizens admission into the USA?\n\nRegarding politicians, I have little to no respect for most of them.  Most of them are just trying to be as vague as possible to maximize their votes.
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It's a bad idea all the way around.  People spend money and time trying to enter legally.  Amnesty to illegals is a slap in their faces.