Neither do I…our ancestors were once immigrants. I don’t see the point in not letting others into this country- just make them contribute to society the same as everybody else.
Amen! I see no reason for special dispensations for those who choose to not follow the same proceedures my German and Irish ansestors did.
Again, I will say, look at the 20 to 50 thousand Irish who are having trouble at the moment. Irish TDs and the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform are pressuring the American government to do something about the thousands of Irish.
If they are here illegally they should be kicked out. What in the world does how many Irish decendants living here have to do with letting Irish immigrants into the country illegally? There are a lot of Mexican, Italians and Poles here too, do they also get the right to come in just because they want to? My wife is from Italy, my son in law is from Lebanon. They came here legally. Why shouldn’t everyone have to do so? The illegal immigrants are making it harder for the people who follow the rules to come.
Exactly, we need to know who is coming in and why. We need to know that they have the means to get a job and not become a drain on our welfare system, that they are not bringin some disease and that they are not coming here to harm us. We need good immigrants but they need to follow our rules. If they can not do that they should stay home.
You’ve put your finger on a hugely important aspect of this problem. Cheap labor is virtually the lifeblood of the American establishment. It has always been thus.
Exactly. The companies should be fined twice: once for not paying the same wages for migrant labor as regular people, and another fine for hiring illegals in the first place. Then companies don’t have a reason to hire illegal labor.
We should also charge the Mexican government for all the poor Mexicans that U.S. taxpayers have to pay for.
MANY Irish people (including most likely my ancestors- and probably those of many on this board) came over here during the 1800’s when the potato famine hit. We have them to thank for much of the Catholic presence here in this country. They weren’t exactly welcome. There is plenty written about the struggles faced by Irish immigrants to the US. It was not easy having old-world traditions and an old-world religion in 19th century America. There weren’t immigration laws at the time- they just risked getting their houses or churches or schools burned down while the local law enformcement simply turned a blind eye to it.
gnjsdad said:
Is it morally justified to take anyone in to the point it bankrupts our country, leaving every American in need?
Is it morally justified to put Americans at significant risk to terrorist attacks by having boarders in such a state that they our country can be infultrated at any moment by anyone? Can we be justified in having boarder patrol officers be shot at every night that they are on duty? (They are, I have a friend that once had that job.) The bottom line is that there is a process that you need to follow, for the sake of security, before entering this country. And it is a good process to have.
I couldn’t agree with you more; and I’ve got a friend who is current border patrol and they still get shot at on a daily basis.
No worries. As far as the Catholic doctrine goes, you are going to have to give me a little time on that one, but I will try to find it. Thanks.