Plan For Immigration Reform Dismays Many Conservatives

Here all construction workers are non-english speaking. The illegal down the street drives a Humvee, wonder what he does? Another on the block is a foreman, must make good money his wife doesn't work and they are in a constant state of remodling.

No, they are not working for minimum wage, that's for sure.

Thank you for your thoughtful reply. It has helped to clarify a few of the concerns I have. I have been disheartened by the level of discourse over the past many months and by what I have seen as heavyhanded tactics by some who wear the "Admin moderator" hats. I continue to hope that mature and level heads will prevail on all sides, and that we can once again have spirited debate and differences of opinion without threads degenerating into schoolyard "I hate you" stuff.

I'm not so sure I support the use of spyware stuff to hunt down previously banned people, tho; and the removal of some threads with controversial topics from the main page. If posting rules are enforced evenhandedly, with all the involved rulebreakers sent to their corners for a "Knock it off," I don't think a thread would degenerate into a brawl. It's when folks see that some animals are more equal than others that things get ugly, IMO.

I will remain always hopeful for the best. It's the only way to survive a house with teenagers, and a computer with Free Republic.
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