I agree with you 100%, the hand-outs need to stop. But we could find a way to integrate those who really want to be a part of our country and not to just reestablish their country here. I especially don’t think the illegals should be given anything. But those who are willing to work for it should have some pathway.
There is a way - get in line.
No shortcuts, no line jumpers.
No law breakers. We have too many of those already.
"But we could find a way to integrate those who really want to be a part of our country and not to just reestablish their country here."
Call me crazy, but I think we already have a process for people who want to become legal citizens of this country...
Why should we find a "pathway" for lawbreakers who entered illegally flaunting our laws and national sovereignty? Lawbreakers who committed identity theft, tax evasion, working illegally, etc. deserve a "pathway?" How about the several million intending immigrants waiting overseas for their turn to enter after completing the paperwork, background investigations, physcials, etc.? How fair is it to them for the lawbreakers to get to the head of the line by allowing them to stay and work here, i.e., amnesty?
We had a one-time amnesty in 1986. The supporters said it would the first and last amnesty. The USG estimated that 1 million would apply, but the true number turned out to be 2.7 million. The process was rife with fraud. Now we have 12 to 20 million illegal aliens in this country.
Any legislation that legalizes the status of those who broke our laws by entering our country illegally and allows them to stay and work here is amnesty. We must not only prevent the Democrats and some moderate Republicans from hijacking the meaning of the word amnesty, but the public must be made aware about the true impact of an amnesty. The Heritage Foundation concluded that the cost of amnesty would be $2.6 trillion just for increased entitlement program costs. And the number of additional LEGAL immigrants who would join those who were the recipients of amnesty through chain migration, i.e., family reunification, would approach 70 million over a 20-year period, assuming there are only 12 million illegal aliens. We cannot assimilate such numbers. An amnesty would destroy the United States of America with the stroke of a pen.
IF 1.) “ - - - I especially don’t think the illegals should be given anything. - - -, “ THEN 2.) “ - - - But those who are willing to work for it should have some pathway.” is a classic example of RINO double-think.
RINO double-think IS the reason that the Republican Party has already gone extinct.
The last Republican President was the one who spent less of our Federal dollars than was taken in as income during the previous year.
As a newbie at FR, look it up. Shouldn’t take to long as EVERY Republican President in the last 100 years has promised to “Balance the Budget.”
BTW, Welcome to FR! Obey Jim’s Rules, develop a thick skin quickly, donate when you can, and ENJOY FR!
We should reward someone whose first act is to break our law?
Who decides if they want to be here for the right reasons?
For the Republican party to retain legitimacy it needs break free of the choke hold of the GOP establishment that gave us Romney, McCain, Dole.
It needs to start real conservative news and political outlets on cable, Internet and radio to get the message of liberty to the uneducated masses.
It needs to wrestle our children away from the gubmint, union schools where they are brainwashed with the democratic message of hate and tyranny.
It needs to increase Republican voter turnout.