Bush has made the problem no better by his asinine "guest-worker" amnesty plan - but increased the number attempting to cross the border illegally.
"2) It is not racist to point out the obvious, viz., America can no longer economically, socially, or culturally assimilate massive numbers of third-worlders."
Correct, but it is racist to target one group of illegals with an amnesty plan while discriminating against others - ie. the government's OTM arrests.
"It is time to exercise common sense principles in immigration."
Legalization by deportation - not legislation is the only common sense avenue for illegals. Bankruptcy is the only common sense avenue for felon employers.
Yes --- and if we need immigrants we need them from a mix of countries, from a mix of backgrounds and languages --- which makes immigrants quickly realize the importance of a common language. It's one thing when you have a shop of Polish, Germans, Dutch, and Greeks working together --- they will soon realize it's a good thing to be able to communicate. We need to get back to the melting pot type of immigration --- not barring Haitians looking for a better life while giving unlimited rights to only Mexicans. Also immigration and travel and study rights to the USA should be limited to our allies --- look at the countries fighting with us in Iraq --- and look at which ones are not. The Polish people support us, so do the people in El Salvador --- the Mexican people do not.