[Luis Gonzalez]

To point out that the majority of American's ancestors simply just came here, no legality about it.

Everyone claims that their venerable ancestors arrived in America "legally", well, there was no such thing as arriving here illegally prior to 1924, and even then, things were quite lax.

[vikingcelt]

Things were quite lax? Not as lax as now. My grandparents had to go through Ellis Island where they were screened for diseases and they could have been sent back to Denmark if they had not passed. How many legal immigrants are screened for diseases now? Of course, illegal aliens are not screened for diseases because they come here ILLEGALLY. Now this country is seeing a resurgence of diseases that we thought were eradicated. Leprosy for example. Incurable strains of tuberculosis. And I'm sure there are lots of others. It would seem to me that any sensible person would see the need to protect the health of people already living in this country.