For everyone who says the US is a nation of immigrants?
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Yes, they are nations of immigrants. There is no difference.\n\nBy the way, the Incas were in what nowadays is Peru and Bolivia, not in Mexico and they were defeated by Pizarro, not Cortez.\n\nThey were many different kinds of Native Americans in Mexico when the Spaniards arrived, but the ones in control were Aztecs. The other important civilization which remains may be found in Mexico nowadays were the Mayans.
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this is the melting pot so hispanics and any type of immigrants in general are what makes this country great.  If you did not have immigrants this country would not be what it is today.  this american society is based on principles and customs and ideas of many different races religion and cultures, without immigrants there would not be diversity of this nation. have you ever taken the time to admire how beautiful multi racial children are?  they are the future.  eventually i believe that the human race is trully going to be just one race, because of racially diverse marriages we are going to become one and what beautiful day that will be!
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OK! I have just about had it with this immigration Bulls**t!!\nLet's get one thing straight here and now.  The US was founded on LEGAL IMMIGRATION, get it?!!  That means people who went through the proper channels (like myself) who lined up and waited to be seen, who had every facet of their private lives invaded during interviews, who waited patiently for their Visas and other documents, who paid the price and who are now helping the economy by paying TAXES as all other legal Americans do.\n\nFallacy number 1: The US needs illegal immigrants: yeah just like the average human being needs a new @sshole where their forehead used to be!!!  The US does NOT need illegal immigrants, in fact the opposite is true... all of you who feel that illegal immigrants are more worthy of government benefits and taxpayer subsidized lifestyles raise your hands... if your hands are currently in the air - your boat leaves the NY harbor this evening - don't let the door hit you in the @ss on the way out - perhaps Mexico will support you in return for all of the illegals that we have taken in.\n\nFallacy number 2:  Illegals do the work that lazy Americans won't do...truth: the "lazy Americans" will do any job that the GREEDY @ssed fruit farmers will pay a decent wage for!!! the difference between an American working for $5.00 an hour and an illegal Mexican working for $5.00 an hour is about $1.75 an hour TAX which the American can go to jail for not paying whilst the ILLEGAL Mexican wants everyone to hold hands and sing about how he is having a hard time getting the "lazy American" to pay his 5 kids healthcare and college funds.\n\nLet's all get a grip on reality... Americans have NOTHING against immigrants no matter where they come from - what we have a problem with is a bunch of whiny @ssed illegals circumventing the system and slapping every LAW ABIDING LEGAL immigrant in the face along the way.\n\nNow I have a question:  There were a reported 20,000 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (aka fugitive felons) openly walking around as a crowd in California on Monday...where the hell were the border patrol and INS??? what exactly do we pay taxes for if they can scoop them up by the bucket load and there is not one damned immigration enforcement agent in sight???\n\nAnd yet again... with regards to the answer below:  The US railroad was not built by the US Government but by greedy @ssed private companies that used slave labor - not immigrant labor - true, not every facet of American history is a rosy picture, but then neither is the history of ANY country.  Mexico sent 5,000 troops against a pitiful handful of men led by a terminally ill officer, that were holed up in a CHURCH (hmmm... attacking a holy place with enough men to outnumber it's defenders 50-1, now that's what I call courage!!!), the fact of the matter is that there is not enough government money to go around amongst those who are here legally so why should we stretch the pot further to cover those who have no legal right to be here?\nIf you feel that these poor fugitive felons deserve your love and attention then you put them up - on your dime without any help from the government... a small point of note for you, as a LEGAL immigrant, my wife had to sign a document called an affidavit of support - this document DENIES me the right to receive ANY government benefit... PERIOD, and I entered the country LEGALLY... so you tell me why it is fair to pay healthcare and education, and to subsidize the lifestyles of those who would choose to break our laws whereas those who wish to abide by them get screwed by you the people..... if you want to reform immigration laws then go ahead, you have my unwavering support, provided that is, that you are changing the laws for LEGAL immigrants not illegal aliens.\n\nOh! and when we become full to capacity in this country to the point that laws are passed governing whether or not you may legally procreate (big grown-up word for have
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jonboy_44(Above)-Did You Take Your MEDS Today??\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.\n\n They are morally culpable for shoving aside those who adhere to the law and enter these United States in orderly and Legal Fashion.\n \nSince 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.\n \n“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.
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Because we smell nice?  LOL!  Because I am proud of my country and of being an American.  How would it look if I treated our visitors like crap?  It's no sweat off my butt if you want to come to my country and live.  We are the melting pot.  We all came from somewhere else and guess what?  Some of our most incredibly beautiful people here are all the result of mixed races.  I am friendly because I feel that I was blessed to be born here and I don't mind sharing the wealth this beautiful country has to offer.
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I'm proud to be a born an raised American. We stand up for ourselves not blowup ourselves. We educate our children not kill'em. We all live on the same planet an someone has to make sure YOUR kids have a world to live in. America is the land of free and opportunity. All the immigrants here can't complain, I mean come on...After all, they left their country to come to the States. U.S.A. ROCKS THE GLOBE!!
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America will see on Monday that the immigrant community is what keeps this country moving. NO immigrant is illegal. This land wasnt ours to begin with.
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I don't think so. My family came from Italy to America legally, and worked hard to become US citizens and learn English. They struggled for a better life. Why belittle the privilege of being a citizen of the Great United States of America? We should welcome all who come in good faith and rejoice with them when they are declared citizens just as many of our descendants have done. \n\n\nYou started me thinking about the inscription on the Statue of Liberty, "Give us your poor, your tired, your huddled masses longing to be free..." \n\nIt was never meant to say, "Just walk right in and do what you want."\n\nThere is good reason to come to this country legally, and sure we could make it a little easier, but what it all comes down to...    It IS worth it.\n\n\nUpdate: I have just read some of the replies of the people who are against enforcing legal immigration and oddly enough I don't think any of them are native Americans. They probably don't know how hard their ancestors had to work to give them the life they have now. I'm a young man, and luckily, I've never forgotten.\n\nRegards to all,\n\nBlewz4u
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anti. the only non-immigrants in this country are the native american people. so fuck off white america. just because the mexicans are better workers and your fat lazy red neck ass isn't willing to do that work for the price they will, shut the hell up, they are just trying to support their families back home. immigrants built this fuckin country, not your pale skinned ass.
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Hmm America is strongest and most powerful country in the world And it is nation of immigrants. So it is highly unlikely that immigrants are distroying a country.\n Rather they make it better :-)
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I don't think its Americans.  Its our government. I'd say the majority of Americans want to take care of our own.  But our government seems to have other ideas.  Should we say they are un-American?  I feel ya.
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No.  It's about exactly that, illegal immigration.  Why do so many people think "illegal immigrant" is a race?
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PRECISELY!!\n\nIf you want to get in, sure. After all, we're a nation of immigrants. Go ahead, fill out the forms, learn English so people can actually talk to you, be a real American. But don't sneak across the border like you have something to hide.\n\nEDIT :\n\npepper : Yes. For example, my parents both immigrated into the U.S. Legally. To work here, which the US needs. See, we don't want people who won't contribute to society to just come here and take up precious space.\n\nzeus : How about ordinary criminals. We can have them do the dirty work instead of sitting in jails doing nothing. Also eases the prison overpopulation issue.
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I think we, as a nation, are being hypocrits regarding immigration.  This nation was built on the hard work of immigrants and we should open our arms and our minds to those who wish to be Americans now.\n\nIt's very sad what's happening to our nation. We were once representative of that great icon, the Statue of Liberty.  Now we look like small little people with small little minds fretting over our land as if we were Draconian lords.\n\nIn short, I am in favor of immigration.  By the way, I am also Cherokee ....... if these people who say "no immigration" want their way, I want them all to go back to whatever nation their ancestors came from.  Let them give my people back this fine land.  By their own standards, that is what would be just and honest and fair.
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I am very honored that so many people want to come over here to the United States. This is supposed to be the land of freedom and opportunity. If we look at it, everyone is an immigrate. People have fled to the U.S. to escape poverty, genocide, political instablity, etc. As a matter of fact, if it wasn't for my ancestors who were forced to come to this land during the slave trade, I would have never been here. Why is it that only the United States is trying to protect the borders so harshly. I've traveled to may countries, not a a legal citizen, but as a tourist, and I have been welcomed with open arms. The resources that we take for granted such as health care, retirement, and social security, isn't offered to a lot of people outside the United States. Everyone should be given an equal opportunity, but on the other hand, we are over looking the fact that there are people who are sneaking into the United States that what to cause harm. Maybe the process of becoming a legal citizen shouldn't be so hard. How would you like it if you were only considered a citizen based on a document of papers? I'm not discriminating against Africans, Jews, Polish, Hispanic, Arabic, or any other race. We just need to redefin where we are trying to do with this immigration bill and not over react by saying that immigrates will be felones and will have to be deported. This just ridiculous if you ask me.
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LEGALLY, yes; ILLEGALY, no. We are a nation whose ancestors were all immigrants. However, they came to this country and followed the law either to live and work here or to get citizenship. \n\nThese demonstrations on behalf of ILLEGAL immigrants are ludicrous!! How can their ILLEGAL status be justified at all? Immigration is controlled by the U.S. Government, and there are a set of rules and laws that should be followed. Six on my uncles from Nova Scotia used to come to this country each year to work in New York. They followed the law and obtained the papers necessary for them to come here and to work here. That should be the case for ALL immigrants. The Mexicans who illegally enter this country are draining its resources in areas such as health services, education, and welfare.  Let them apply legally to come here. Why should they be an exception to the laws.\n\nTo talk of their "rights" as though they we entitled to any as ILLEGAL immigrants is the height of stupidity.
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i agree with you.  just because my ancestors were immigrants doesn't make me one.  I was born here in this country, so i am american, my ancestors might have been german or irish, but i am american.  it's like saying anyone who has had ancestors who fought for germany is now a nazi.  That is not true, so it cannot be true for immigrants either.  People who say that ususally are immigrants and want to make everyone the same, but guess what,\n\nI WAS BORN HERE - SO I AM BETTER THAN YOU!!!