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Illegal immigrants are not law-abiding members of our society.

How would you know? It is quite possible for one's immigration status not to be legal, and yet behave as a completely law-abiding member of society.

In fact many illegal immigrants are more committed to law-abiding behavior because they know any run-in with law may result in deportation.

They instead constitute, by definition, a class of criminals that has broken the law to cross our borders.

Wrong again. Many DID NOT break any law to cross our borders at all, but merely overstayed their visas, work permits or permits to go to school in this country. The correct response is mass deportation, not mass legalization (or work permits for that matter...).

This is stupid, unworkable and would be polical suicide for anyone who attempted to propose such a thing.

In fact many illegal immigrants are more committed to law-abiding behavior because they know any run-in with law may result in deportation.

Excellent point!

This is stupid, unworkable and would be polical suicide for anyone who attempted to propose such a thing.

I don't think the Buchananites have any idea of the cost in money or strain on the moral fabric of our society that their "let's jus build a fence and ship 'em all back to Africa...wait, I'm a hatin' Mexskins today...I mean Mexico" plan would incure. They seem to think that deporting 8 million people will be no trouble at all with no repercusion to our economy or way of life.

And they seem to think that American voters will have no trouble with blowing the limbs off Mexican children as they cross a landmine strewn border.

If conservative means giving up my humanity...then I'm not conservative.

"It is quite possible for one's immigration status not to be legal, and yet behave as a completely law-abiding member of."

Once again, you've missed the obvious irony. Someone who has violated the immigration laws of a nation has violated the laws of that nation. It's apparent, *JORGE*, that the immigration laws of America aren't as important to you as some of our other laws.

Incidentally, I'm a second generation *legal* immigrant. And I'm against anyone sneaking into the United States, be they Mexicans, Canadians, or Al-Quaida terrorists. Even though you've tried to spin it as the "ugly racism of the right rearing its ugly head" it has everything to do with responsible management of the resources of our nation and nothing to do with race.

You declare that restricting immigration is a loosing issue. What makes you so sure about that? And as far as the effect removing 8 million illegal aliens would have on our country...it would be a wonderful effect. The burden on the social safety net would drop dramatically, rush hour in our major cities wouldn't be as painful, more jobs would be available for American citizens...