What you are conveniently ignoring is geography.


>Wooooooooaaaaaaaahhhhhh. We are not holding up 'not welcome signs' to one particular group. On the contrary, immigrants from any other country have a problem getting in and finding work doing it the legal way. I can't count the number of people I know from other countries struggling to be here legally and going the legal paper route. It is every other group that is unwelcome while those from Mexico come right in, get a job at the lowest possible wage, a HUGE percentage steal identities, and get free benefits you and I don't receive. At least see the picture for what it IS Mike.
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>>I realize that's the biggest argument against Hispanic immigration. But can we really blame them when they are right next door and there are artificial limits on migration? We've got plenty of room. Why are we holding up Not Welcome Here signs to one particular group?
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>>Almost all of us (or our ancestors) came here from somewhere else. Immigration has been the entire history of our country. So has each group wanting to pull up the drawbridge behind them after assimilating. I just think there is something particularly ugly about the current backlash against Hispanics.
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>>Eh, enough about that. This is one of those issues where people tend to be so far apart that it hardly makes sense to debate it. How's life? Have you completed the move to Tennessee?
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>>>Yep, and I did it legally (vbg)...
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>>>>Hey, aren't you a recent immigrant to Tennessee?<g>
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>>>>>I don't normally post this sort of stuff, but I just couldn't resist on this one. It's the best description of the situation I've ever heard.
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>>>>>> Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the country protesting the fact that Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration. Certain people are angry that the US might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay indefinitely. Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind these protests.
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>>>>>> Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that when you discover me in your house, you insist that I leave. But I say, "I've made all the beds and washed the dishes and did the laundry and swept the floors; I've done all the things you don't like to do. I'm hard-working and honest (except for when I broke into your house).
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>>>>>> According to the protesters, not only must you let me stay, you must add me to your family's insurance plan, educate my kids, and provide other benefits to me and to my family (my husband will do your yard work because he too is hard-working and honest, except for that breaking in part). If you try to call the police or force me out, I will call my friends who will picket your house carrying signs that proclaim my right to be there.
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>>>>>> It's only fair, after all, because you have a nicer house than I do, and I'm just trying to better myself. I'm hard-working and honest, um, except for well, you know.
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>>>>>> And what a deal it is for me!! I live in your house, contributing only a fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is nothing you can do about it without being accused of selfishness, prejudice and being an anti-housebreaker. Oh yeah, and I want you to learn my language so you can communicate with me.
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>>>>>Why can't people see how ridiculous this is? Only in America....