I'm curious. Why did you leave out the word illegal?
There is not a person I have seen on these threads that is against legal immigration. Therefore I have not seen a single poster that is an " anti-immigrant type." Again, why did you leave out the word illegal?
Our opposition is to ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
Or how about we use words or phrases like.
Ditching in line. Do you like to be ditched in line at a restaurant or a movie theater. Is that not what illegal immigrants are doing? Because that is exactly what they are doing in the face of those attempting to legally immigrate.
How about cutting you off in traffic. I'm sure you like to be cut off in traffic by someone in a hurry that has no regard for your safety. That is what illegal immigration is about, its cutting in front, in a hurry, not willing to play by the rules of society.
Why are you defending that behavior. Why did you not use the word illegal?
Great examples!
Ronald Reagan was one of our greatest presidents, but his amnesty policy was a huge mistake, IMO. Actually, it was the procedure that failed. I understood his reasoning. I know an illegal Mexican immigrant who has been here since he was a toddler. He's in his forties now and as Americanized as I am. He is a family man with an American wife and children. He is the kind of illegal immigrant I think RR intended for amnesty.
I'm sure many like him went for the amnesty and deservedly so. But that isn't all that happened.
I've lived along the border all my life. I was stunned at the number of illegal immigrants I saw walking on Hwy 77 heading north out of the Rio Grande Valley once amnesty was offered. It was as if our border was completely open and what had been done in the dark of night was suddenly being done in broad daylight. The stream of Mexicans seemed never ending. These were not the illegals already here. They were newbies, fresh from the border. This was evident by the 'hobo sticks' many had over their shoulders with their few belongings wrapped and tied onto the stick. Those that have been here a while have cars or know where the bus station is located.
Reagan's amnesty offer caused a big increased flow of illegals at that time.
We can't do that again, nor continue to allow the flow of illegals to continue as is.