[gawd]

Again, you're ignoring the facts and the law. The Irish and the Italians were legal; they had a right to be here. The Mexicans are illegals; they have no right to be here. Thus, opposing Mexicans' presence here is not a prejudice, but a rational, morally and legally justified position.

why was it OK to take in unlimited quantities of Irish and Italians 100 years ago, but heavily restrict Mexicans today. After all, most Irish immigrants back then were poorer and more illiterate than a lot of the mexicans. what is your rationale and the moral justification? just because it's the law don't make it the right thing to do. remember, slavery was legal once too.

[JudgemAll]

why was it OK to take in unlimited quantities of Irish and Italians 100 years ago, but heavily restrict Mexicans today.

Duh!!! these people did not rely on welfare, they actualy worked and died working here.

[JudgemAll]

After all, most Irish immigrants back then were poorer and more illiterate than a lot of the mexicans. what is your rationale and the moral justification? just because it's the law don't make it the right thing to do. remember, slavery was legal once too.

Illegal immigration supports slavery system and trade.

We help those willing to help themselves and us, not illegals who engage in deceptive tactics and who use our care to finance projects and people who are not doing any good.

The article is clear about the racism of the migrating nationalists. They hate their host and generaly easy going America.

[txdoda]

why was it OK to take in unlimited quantities of Irish and Italians 100 years ago, but heavily restrict Mexicans today.

100 years ago, taxpayers were NOT paying to *translate* everything into Itailian.......Yea, mexicans are *so heavily restricted today* that EVERY STATE has to 'press 1 for English'.

After all, most Irish immigrants back then were poorer and more illiterate than a lot of the mexicans. what is your rationale and the moral justification?

WELFARE. & all the 'other perks' taxpayers are FORCED to pay.

[Penner]

After all, most Irish immigrants back then were poorer and more illiterate than a lot of the mexicans.

If that were true, why are schools populated by Mexican immigrants at the bottom in test scores? Even when taught in their language?

[Dr. Marten]

"why was it OK to take in unlimited quantities of Irish and Italians 100 years ago, but heavily restrict Mexicans today. After all, most Irish immigrants back then were poorer and more illiterate than a lot of the mexicans."

During those times we did not have the social programs that we have today and those coming here had to work for their own in order to survive. Something that is clearly not the situation today. Now the illegals can mooch off the hard-working, tax paying citizens of this country and then run back home when the heat gets too hot in the kitchen. The fact that the majority of these illegals refuse to assimilate into American culture and work for the good of this country is more than enough reason to refuse entry.

If you support illegal immigration, then I support you footing the bill for them. NOT ME!

[FITZ]

why was it OK to take in unlimited quantities of Irish and Italians 100 years ago, but heavily restrict Mexicans today.

For one there was land to homestead, today there is no land available ---- another there was an Industrial Revolution going on making lots of jobs for low-skilled labor who would soon become middle class --- instead of NAFTA which is sending millions of jobs out of the USA and to Mexico. Plus today there is Welfare which is drawing many of the immigrants today.

[Amerigomag]

why was it OK to take in unlimited quantities of Irish and Italians 100 years ago, but heavily restrict Mexicans today. After all, most Irish immigrants back then were poorer and more illiterate than a lot of the mexicans. what is your rationale and the moral justification? just because it's the law don't make it the right thing to do. remember, slavery was legal once too.

Once again you are speaking without the facts. Our immigration policies have, until the late 20th century, been regulated. European immigrants had to wait their turn in the 1880s and 1890s just as Americans do today.

[CIBGUY]

You've missed the point. When there is bad law it should be rescinded, not ignored. In the early days of immigration through legal means, the rate of new people coming into this country was such that they would assimilate into our society. That's not the case today. The illegals tend to live in established ghettos where their culture or lack of it prevails. These enclaves just get bigger and bigger, not more American. If a nation can't enforce it's own laws, then what's the purpose of having them?

[Rytwyng]

why was it OK to take in unlimited quantities of Irish and Italians 100 years ago, but heavily restrict Mexicans today....what is your rationale and the moral justification?

Irish and Italians didn't have a political agenda to destroy the United States.