I agree. Everything W has done, he has always told us. I just do not agree with the immigration bill. Technically, it may not be 'amnest', because they do have to pay a fine. It is the REALITY that I don't agree with - I don't think they should become citizens, or get to stay, if they have broken our laws - and no matter how you try to 'pretty it up', they did just that by being illegal immigrants. I don't want to pay for education, health care, or all of their 'extended' families.
Social Security is already a train wreck ready to happen. Adding illegals to it won't help.
Hi mathluv,
I agree with everything you said, except I will make a point about immigration. There has to be some reckoning, however if the penalties are excessive, we will continue to have the problem we have. Furthermore, from what I understand, illegal immigrants are currently taking advantage of the legal immigration policies— thus, there are things that need to be looked at all round.
It would make sense to change the requirements and process for legal immigration and to look at how to create enforceable rules.
None of that is in the bill, although it does create felony status for an illegal who committed a violent crime and an automatic out of the US ticket.