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You are right that most are hard working people who simply seek the best for their families. It is easy for many anti immigration types to point their fingers at illegals as the cause of all personal and national ills in America.

As the President said, work, patience and assimilation is what his proposals demand. That is what our ancestors did and hopefully what the present day sojourners will do as well.

My relatives came over on the boat to Ellis Island. I shouldn't have to point out what Italian immigrants who came here LEGALLY endured. Remember the first rule? Sponsorship of a LEGAL alien meant you were responsible for supporting that person if he became unemployed or needed medical assistance... It was taught in school and also was conversation at all MY family gatherings for decades..

BUT THIS! This is waving the white flag to those who are here ILLEGALLY, and don't contribute much of anything to our country. By making them legal, they are going to be an added burden on our already strained SS system and medical system.

AND if you think that they are going to willingly pay Taxes and everything else that goes with being a U.S. Citizen, think again. Welfare is more like it.

I, along with most of the others who oppose this, supported George W. Bush in everything he did. This time, he overstepped his bounds. I'm furious..disappointed..and can't believe this day has come...Shame on Bush.