[JHBowden]

I'll say up front that immigration is a beautiful thing and I want to see more of it. Coming to the United States to live long and prosper is the most noblest of motives.

The problem isn't the illegals, who are good for the North American economy. In a rational society, we would welcome them in openly and legally. The problem is the ridiculous minimum wage laws we have here in the United States.

If we give illegals some sort of legal status, then they will have to be paid above the market price by government law. We will simultaneously throw working illegals out of a job and into government dependency at the same time.

On the other hand, we would be doing irreparable harm to our economy by deporting 12,000,000 people.

Bush's proposals, which split the difference by putting people on a path to citizenship, make the best out of a generally bad situation.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

The problem isn't the illegals, who are good for the North American economy.

Bankrupting public and private health institutions is good for the economy?

Filling our prisons is good for the economy?

Affirmative action in citizenship for illegals from Mexico is good for the economy?

Selling our country out to illegals who have no allegiance to the United States to start with is good for the economy?

Are you a joke or just a traitor?

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

The problem isn't the illegals, who are good for the North American economy.

Bankrupting public and private health institutions is good for the economy?

Filling our prisons is good for the economy?

Affirmative action in citizenship for illegals from Mexico is good for the economy?

Selling our country out to illegals who have no allegiance to the United States to start with is good for the economy?

Are you a joke or just a traitor?