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I have to agree, as much as I DETEST illegals coming here, throwing diapers in the parking lots, living 20 to a house, etc, etc.

I DO feel what Newt is saying is that the above types of immigrants, the undesireables — the ones scrambling over to sign up for welfare — THOSE are the ones who will go.

If we keep the ones here 20 years or longer, AND they profess to want to become TRUE Americans ...I would have no problem with that, especially if benefits end to them as well. I refuse to continue, howver, to let them squat here and live off the fat of this land, continuing in their roles as parasites.

But as for the rest. I’m just tired of seeing the benefits doled out. Who cares if your’e poor, destitute — here for the “better life.” NO MORE BENEFITS!! If you want to come here, great — do it legally and work your way up, like every other immigrant from 200 years past. I’m tired of the special treatment .. .the “Latino” vote, etc ...tired of the spanish speaking gibberish and the free translators etc ...tired of all the SPECIAL BENEFITS going to people who have no intention of ever becoming good American citizens. They want to remain citizens of their own nations ...yet they want to live on our soil and they want our money and to be taken care of. That’s who I want out of this country.

I’m hoping to hear Newt being able to articulate the distinction between the two ..and the steps he would take AGGRESSIVELY remove the latter. If he can’t do that, then forget him.

By the way, Cain was the only one to give a straightforward, conservative answer on illegals ...return power to the states to deal with the issue (and we can see that it works), enforce the laws on the books, and secure the border.

We just fail to do each and every one, every time. Perhaps Cain would be the one to actually DO it.

I know it's hard to face the true facts that a large number of illegals won't be sent back. We have to totally control that border to stop entry and send the criminals back. Companies who hire illegals must be found and stopped from doing that.

I live north of Houston. A few weeks ago, I had a new floor put in my downstairs - Pergo wood laminate. A fellow called me to tell me who would come to put in the floor. He gave me one name which was a Spanish surname, and said don't worry, he was born here and speaks good English.

So they came and the English speaking one said his partner didn't speak English. I did not ask him if the man was here illegally. Well, in the process of putting in the floor, a phone line wiring problem came up and the non-English speaking fellow was a whiz, knowing exactly what to do to fix the problem. The English speaking fellow had no clue what to do.

I hope the smart non-English speaking fellow is in line to become a citizen. Did I get a conversation going about that? No, I wanted my floor put in. If illegal, did I want him out of my house? No, he was the one who could fix the phone line problem.

The point is, in the abstract, one can say kick them all out. In reality, I needed that guy that day. He never stopped working and knew wiring and electricity. I hope he was here legally, but I didn't ask.

My new floor is beautiful.