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Originally Posted by Recmar1
I gotta say that I agree with Dennis and Drty. I live in California where there is obviously many "illegal" aliens. There are two sides to the equation, yes our healh system is being comprimised, yes, our taxes go up to support the influx of non-nationals (not only hispanics), yes, criminal activity in some parts of the country is up. I agree that some stop gaps need to be put in place - but who of us on this forum can say their families arrived on the Mayflower? I happen to be Irish and as a child heard stories from my Grandfather (who arrived from Ireland and whose name is now at the Ellis Island Museum), about the Irish and how "lazy, stupid, dirty, alcoholic" they were. The people that were complaining the most were those without the Irish Nanny, Irish Handyman, Irish roofer, etc.
I absolutely agree that something needs to be done for our border security, for not only Mexico, but also Canada. Stories tend to take on a life of their own, i.e. border guards being assualted. Our government  needs to address this, but there is way too much money (since working illegal aliens pay Federal taxes) for them to do anything of significance.
It would be wise for the U.S. to institute what New Zealand has for non-nationals. They are allowed in the Country and if they don't have a job, I believe after three months, they are deported.
I know that the influx in this County is quite different from NZ, but if they can put a man on the moon........ |
I haven't seen anyone on this board being against LEGAL immigration. But there is a big difference between my Grandfathers who came over from Ireland via Ellis Island or the Detroit Ambassador Bridge, since they both did it legally. In addition, where I grew up in Detroit, it was a mixed neighborhood, full of immigrants from almost any country, and one thing I do remember is, they all made an attempt to learn English, and they followed our laws.
As for what immigration policy we should follow, why not follow the US immigration laws, and state illegals are ILLEGAL and should be deported. I believe New Zealand has a pretty secure border with their neighbors, aren't too many walking across an unsecured border. So I can't imagine why they have a big problem with wetbacks.
If we have to follow any immigration law, other than our own, let's follow Mexico's immigration policy, which means we get to beat and starve them before sending them back.
