I’m for illegals having to leave immediately but - like it or not we allowed these kids to grow up here. Most of them would not be able to function if forced to go back to mexico or Guatemala. I have lived down there and I can tell you it would be really cruel.
So flame away but I think they should be allowed to stay. Not given citizenship - just permanent residence. Unless they marry or serve in the military.
Also - if they have a felony criminal record - send them back.
The illegal alien thieves can cry a river - where they came from.
They should be given the Mexican rights for similar circumstances, not one inch better. I don’t know what that would be but I am sure Mexico would not let them stay in their country and would not care about their future.
Why should we be bleeding hearts for their parents audacity to come here and stick us with burdens and problems without our prior permission?
We didn't. Who exactly is this we you speak of?
“I think they should be allowed to stay”
Hell no.
This is a straight utilitarian exercise: you start making `act’ exceptions to the rule and every (free) lawyer and his client will be demanding exceptions.
This is the disgraceful situation we have now, e.g. aliens being coached to lie that they are political exiles.
As you admit, they are here illegally. Our immigration laws were designed to make America a better place, not to educate, medicate, feed, clothe and house anyone who was able to sneak into our country in violation of our laws.
Americans are fed up with open borders, cheap labor and foreign border jumpers, many of them criminals.
If they have received an education, courtesy of American taxpayers, maybe they can make Mexicola a better place.
All resident foreign nationals here illegally—back you go, all of you.
Maybe the DREAMERs (I really dislike that Durbin euphemism btw) could receive some dispensation, if they apply—after returning to their own country—for immigration status, waiting in line like everyone else; by `dispensation”, their application isn’t automatically tossed like those of adult applicants who tried to skirt our laws.
I agree with you as far as the ones that have truly grown up here, but as I just posted, a lot of them are adults that have only been here a few years.
I agree with you..but Mommy and Daddy gotta go. Find a relative to live with.
Who is this "WE" to which you refer?
I suspect we will have something like this, and Freeper heads will explode.
While I’ll not flame you,
you, as a tax paying
American have a voice to
your opinion.
If an illegal alien child
born of illegal aliens
is under the age of 18, I believe they should
deported. Their
parents, I’m sure, fully weighed
the risk vs reward in their decision
to break the law. If they are over
18, they need to apply for citizenship
thru normal channels, in the mean time
be granted temporary resident status
for the time it takes to gain citizenship, but also
they should prove they are
gainfully employed. Our
social programs can no
longer stand the drain
of freeloaders taking
advantage of the system.
And those with the attitude
that they are ‘owed’ should
definitely go, no matter
their age.
(I apologize for the
format)