[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Of course that's our interest, just as it's in their interest to risk their lives.

But people have this belief that somehow the illegal immigrants are coming over just to cause us problems. They are not. These aren't people wanting to bring down the U.S., these are people wanting a better life and risking everything for that. How do we stop it? Well, I have a few ideas that might work, but most anti-immigration people don't want to here of anything other than "keep those people out".

For those who do not deserve to be hit with such a broad brush, I apologize, but the racism built into the anti-immigrant movement is pretty hard to ignore after a while.

[RoughDobermann]

these are people wanting a better life and risking everything for that

My parents wanted a better life for themselves and for their children, too. That's why we immigrated LEGALLY. Don't you relaize that just by enterign this country illegally, they ARE causing us problems. If they are willing to break the law just to get in, do you think that they will have any problems breaking other laws?

[HiJinx]

But people have this belief that somehow the illegal immigrants are coming over just to cause us problems. They are not. These aren't people wanting to bring down the U.S., these are people wanting a better life and risking everything for that.

Those with reasoned opposition to illegal immigration, many of whom are represented here today, do not share the belief expressed in the fist sentence of yours quoted above.

On the other hand, your second sentence is patently false. While they may not intentionally desire to cause problems, they indeed do cause problems; not the least of which is the $300 Billion sent to Mexico (Mexico's claim) last year, making expatriate investment Mexico's 2nd largest source of income. Additionally, crime among young hispanics is approaching traditional black-on-black numbers and the financial burden placed on hospitals in border states/counties is horrendous.

[johnb838]

For those who do not deserve to be hit with such a broad brush, I apologize, but the racism built into the anti-immigrant movement is pretty hard to ignore after a while.

That's a pile of crap. What you encourage you get more of. That's why we're against any amnesty or benefits for people who broke the law to get in. They have no rule of law where they came from, so they undermine our laws when they are here.

4 BIG Problems In The System: Illegal ImmigrationEntry and Residency, Education, Healthcare, Globalization-Induced Job Drain.

[PuNcH]

But people have this belief that somehow the illegal immigrants are coming over just to cause us problems. They are not.

A bank robber isnt robbing the bank just to cause you problems either. Furthermore there are in fact illegal immigrants coming here for the specific purpose of causing our society problems. We learned about some of these the very hard way on 911. Then of course there is the constant drug smuggling.

What part of ILLEGAL dont you understand? It really stems from there and grows. Now you have 205 corpses in the desert to be proud of. Mexico's elite should happy that you are so willing to take the burden of honest, fair govt off their backs.

I apologize, but the racism built into the anti-immigrant movement is pretty hard to ignore after a while.

heh

[ought-six]

"These aren't people wanting to bring down the U.S., these are people wanting a better life and risking everything for that."

Where do you live? I guarantee that many of these illegals want to do just that, bring down the U.S. and remaske it into the toilet of a country they left in the first place. The majority of latino illegals firmly support the belief that the American Southwest is legitimately part of Mexico, and the the Americans are the interlopers. That cancer of a belief has now spread way beyond the Amnerican Southwest, and we are seeing it in Illinois, especially in the greater Chicago area, where in many communities the Mexican flag is ubiquitous, and if there is an American flag to bee seen it is used as a tarp or a mat to wipe mone's feet. That's a fact.