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>>>>Mike,
>>>>It always annoys me how people who want something to be done about illegal immigrants are implied to be racist.
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>>>ummmm.....mostly because the illegal immigrants usually being targeted are Hispanic?
>>>
>>>paraphrasing statements made in this thread....
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>>>"Round 'em up and drive 'em to Mexico"
>>>"Let Mexico figure out what to do with them"
>>>
>>>I especially got a chuckle out of the "if their ancestors were illegal, deport 'em". How far back are you going to go 'cuz we're ALL (with some few exceptions) products of illegal immigration. Just because the tribes that were here (who migrated here, btw) didn't have an immigration policy in effect doesn't mean that everyone who showed up on a boat from the East weren't illegal.
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>>Not really clear on your history. Most were legal immigrants. Knowing that now, do you stand by your post as it is?
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>um....no, no they weren't. To be a legal immigrant, you need permission of those people already residing in the area you will be moving to. Last time I checked, there was no permission given, just area taken. And please don't bring up the purchase of Manhattan island.
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>So, if you really want to get steely bottomed on this, how far back are you willing to go?

Again, you're wrong. They were allowed in. It's not the same no matter how often you say it is.