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I wonder what would happen to a young boy who, with his mother and other close friends, braves the open sea trying to escape oppression and come to the United States.  He witnesses his fellow freedom seekers drown and eaten by sharks.  He owes his own life to dolphins and a fisherman.  He is welcomed by loving family in the United States.

What would happen to that immigrant, who, because of his country of origin and by circumstance, would actually be legal once setting foot on US soil?  Would our government honor him with freedom or condemn him to tyranny?

Plenty of European immigrants died ugly deaths on ill maintained steam ships too.

America is obviously worth dying for.

Thank you God for allowing me to be born here.

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"What would happen to that immigrant, who, because of his country of origin and by circumstance, would actually be legal once setting foot on US soil? Would our government honor him with freedom or condemn him to tyranny?"

Well, typically, if from Cuba one can stay, unless he is Eleon Gonzales and Janet Reno is in charge. The only reason
people hire illegals is because unions and idiot laws such as on the books in CA have made it much too costly and impractical to hire 'Americans' and stay afloat, much less make a profit. Personally, I think Mexico should fix their own corrupt system rather than invade our country to escape from it. How would you be treated if you went to Mexico and demanded free health care, welfare, education, civil rights, etc? You'd get thrown in jail. The vastness of the desert is the only deterrant, and some bleeding hearts want to install water fountains.
Amazing.