[Dante3]

Illegal aliens pose a threat to this country on several levels:
*Economic (cost of health care; take away jobs from Americans; frequent refusal to learn English, thus demanding translators; etc.)
*Environmental (we are using up non-renewable resources at a faster rate than than developing countries and thus they would add to this problem, etc.)
*Overpopulation -- we already have too many people and more than enough criminals; they would further lower our quality of life
*They lower the gene pool -- though you might not want to go into this issue. Illegal aliens are not made up of the best and the brightest.
*A security problem and an increase in crime -- they help terrorists infiltrate this country and build cells (one of the Beltway snipers, for example, was an illegal aliens as have been other terrorists). In Northern Virginia and other parts of the country, illegal aliens have formed violent gangs that terrorize innocent people
*Any nation who wants to survive and keep its identity has to have closed borders.

[TheLion]

One of the often overlooked problems of illegal aliens is the health of the nation. Many of these people bring desease and their low quality of life breeds even more. These kind of people need more health care than those that have maintained a higher quality of life.

It not only puts us at risk, but drains our health resources as we take care of all these sick and needy people.

[JesseHousman]

Malkin is best.

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

http://www.immigrationshumancost.org/text/crimevictims.html

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

I'll tell you a new problem that has just cropped up. They will oppose school Spanish Club trips to Mexico because the illegal aliens in the Spanish Clubs in OUR high schools can't go to Mexico on a trip and return. How does THAT grab you? In the middle of that right NOW.