[ArneFufkin]

Why should their respect for the law punish them by giving their place in this country to someone who blatantly broke the law?

The amnesty makes sense to me. Your beef is with the local pols who are giving the illegals handouts. They are the problem.

[FITZ]

It doesn't make sense. All it does it qualify lawbreakers to receive certain government handouts they can't get by being illegal. They already are able to have jobs, housing, free medical care, WIC and many other benefits. They already have the option of applying for legal immigration just as everyone else is.

You mentioned closing up the border once THIS amnesty is given (it didn't happen last time obviously as was promised) and anyhow that isn't what President Fox is demanding. He is demanding one-way open borders, any citizen of Mexico is entitled to every job or benefit of the US. Meanwhile he continues to confiscate land purchased in Mexico by US citizens. Has he reimbursed any American who had their homes taken from them and were deported by Mexico?

[Valin]

The amnesty makes sense to me.

The problem is been there-done that. It was tried in the early 80s...with a notable lack of success.