Posted by Bob Thompson on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 11:20PM :
In Reply to: Re: the forum police have left the building posted by Joe Cimoch on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 8:20PM :
that this one a very few countries, where a group of foreign nationals can protest the action of the host government without fear of reprisal or deportation. I wonder what the response would be if I was waiving a US flag and demanding the right to own property in , oh say Mexico.
I don't hold any enmity towards the immigrants themselves but I am steadfastly opposed to "Illegal" immigration .
I think there are a couple INS guys on this board and perhaps they can verify this. While most of the illegal traffic accross the southern border is latino, there is a large number of other nationalities from other continents that cross there as well. My understanding is that Indians,Pakistanis and most Europeans cross the northern border. My point is it should be a legal vs.non legal issue and not, as some would have it a white vs. other issue.
While it bothers me to see a 40 year old man trying to support his family on a Mc salary. It bothers me more that a US highschooler can't get that entry level job.
I would also point out that several diseases that were nearly irradicated in the US have made a comeback due largely to illegals.
My point is there are a lot of reasons to be opposed to illegal immigration. It's a battle that can only won if race and ethnicity are kept out. That's what the oppositition depends on. They try to make it about race and not the law. Title 8 sect.1325 us code.
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