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Originally Posted by Night Phoenix
The entire argument of the pro-illegal immigration side boils down to that because these people are poor, not white, and do low-wage jobs that the law doesn't apply to them. Anyone who suggests otherwise is portrayed at the very least as a racist.
Everytime I read a newspaper paper article or watch a TV program on the subject, the pro-illegal immigration side never wants to acknowledge the fact that these people are breaking the law. What it all suggests to me is that they only want one thing - a completely open border with no restrictions on anyone who crosses in any way, shape, or form.
Never before have I seen such blatant disregard of the laws of this nation by its own citizens who sit here and defend criminals.
But hey, that's the left for you.
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You make lefties like me cry.
Seriously, I can sorta see why they wanna get outta Mexico and into the US, but the problem is this: a) They're essentially cutting in line, b) They provide a minimal benefit (at best) to our economy, c) they pay virtually no taxes outside of SSI tax (which the employers are required to take out of a paycheck), and d) they undercut wages from either citizens or legal immigrants.
A solution, however... I dunno. It's a gigantic problem. Obviously, we need better border security to stop more illegal immigration (or at least impede it), but we have 10-20 million already in here. And dealing with THOSE people is really at the heart of the issue.
EDIT: Oh, and IIRC Watts, the bill they're protesting is one that basically criminalizes employment of illegal aliens (yay, in my opinion), and also criminalizes helping them (which I'm not so happy about). The other one (I think it's a Kennedy-Specter bill, but I'm not sure) includes a guest worker program.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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