It's almost enough to make you become a Republican, ain't it?<vbg>

John



>Agreed.
>
>Personnally, I don't see how there can be a debate. How can a person who is here illegally,
>and therefore a criminal with no rights, argue with legal, taxpaying citizens over wheather
>they have the right to stay?
>
>And being a californian also, I can tell you first hand that southern california is overrun
>with illegal mexicans.
>
>Our schools are overcrowded with children of illegals, making it next to impossible for all
>the kids of taxpayers to get the education their taxes are paying for.
>
>Our neighborhoods are becoming more and more slum-like because, since they came from that, they
>don't care if they live that way here. Meanwhile, the equity in our homes is deminished because
>no one wants to buy a house in an area bordering on 'little mexico'.
>
>Health care costs a small fortune because someone has to pay for the illegal immigrants who get sick
>or hurt and go to the ER, where they must be treated, by law. So I pay higher health care rates to
>paye for my family, and the illegal family down the street.
>
>What ever happed to my rights? What happened to my right to live in peace without the rising crime
>rate directly attibuted to the illegals?
>
>Any country has a right to regulate immigration and to decide who comes and who goes through its
>borders. It's time we clamp down on this criminal act. Try sneaking across the border of some other
>country around the world and see where it lands you. Its time to round up the illegals and send
>them packing!
>
>
>Signed, A Disgruntled Taxpayer!
>
>
>
>>This debate has been building up a long time. To suggest that it is a diversionary issue is silly. Being a Californian, you should know firsthand the impact of illegal immigration. It's beyond a measurable dollar amount, which is a guestimate at best.