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Your fairopinion is just that, an opinion. We don't need ILLEGAL foreign workers, we have a 4.7 unemployment rate not a 0 unemployment rate, that means there are Americans out of jobs. We certainly don't need 12 to 20 million ILLEGAL parasites being legalized into this economy.

To say that all of these lawbreaking parasites are just hard working people trying to assimilate belies the protest we recently witnessed where the Mexican flag was held over the upside down American flag and we were told we didn't belong here because we are really part of Mexico, some assimilation. The crime rates for ILLEGALS also do not bear out the statements that these peaceful ILLEGALS are here to do jobs and raise families, some are, a whole hell of a lot of them aren't.

None of them deserve to be American residents or citizens for the simple fact they have broken the law of the land, not just coming here ILLEGALLY but using forged documents(a felony by the way)and stealing identities.

Of course this is ok, right? We should all be able to break the law in order to provide for our families, maybe we could all start robbing banks and then protest and demand ammesty because we were just trying for a better life.

None of your statements hold water.

So many immigration threads, so little time....Well, I have been lurking on the fora now for weeks just trying to weigh all of the arguments for and against getting serious about enforcing immigration law. I had formed my conclusions on this critical topic years ago; but, being fairly new to FR, I thought that I had best sample the load of opinion here before tossing my two cents into the pile.

At any rate, I remain convinced that effective physical barriers and strictly enforced laws to deal swiftly and firmly with illegal aliens, and those who aid/abet them, are essential. As expensive and difficult as this approach may be, failure to act now will lead to even more costly actions- and I am not ruling out war with Mexico.

I see the need to honor the rule of law as paramount. Allowing millions of "illegals" to violate our borders is merely the prelude to allowing lawbreakers of any citizenship category to violate my personal property fences, front/back doors etc.. Though the cost of strict border enforcement may be onerous and economically difficult to bear, the cost of ignoring the problem that has gone without corrective action too long will be disastrous.

I will continue to support folks like Sen. Jeff Sessions and Sheriff Joe Arpaio; and recognizing the need to keep an eye on the big political picture, I will be patient with President Bush. But I intend to continue to give my full support to those politicians and officials who recognize the absolute necessity to get serious, and right now.