How should we address immigration in America?

[kerthialfad]

Develop a needs-based system.  In order to keep up with our population growth, our economy needs to generate over 200,000+ jobs per month. But we import 150,000 foreign workers per month. Do the math, and the the way to solve the employment crisis is to reduce immigration.

We need to stop automatic birth citizenship; stop sanctuary city policies; overturn Pyler-Doe; and reduce our immigration rates back to manageable historic levels.

[Fifa724]

hahhahah just two eords Shit happens

[EkBalam707]

If Cuban Immigration is illegal, and Cubans are anti-american, and Cuba is communist, and balseros in south florida refuse to learn english and assimilate to America...

why do the US media only defame and attacks Mexicanos only?

seems like it is some kind of fear because Mexico is a nation within a nation.

Interesting!

[GorillaPHX]

Yeah I just wanted to comment. My forefathers sold smallpox infested blankets to Native American Indians so that we can all share in this free society and democracy. My forefathers moved through Florida with DeSoto and killed thousands of Natives so that we can all have the right to be here in this country. My forefathers bought slaves, knowing it was wrong so that we can have textiles for this great country. Blah blah blah blah... This isn't about immigration, but about the BROWN SCARE...

[theblackturnip]

If america is 'Free':- is it free to:

steal? or share?

Judge harshly and impulsively (with material gain in mind)?

or

Wisely and thoughtfully with emphasis on the collective human spirit ?

Is it free as to live as a positive passive but without just flitting between allocated paths in the system, dodging the ignorant and trying not to get hit by the social shrapnel?

Answers on a postcard folks!

LOVE TO YA FAMILY

[LetFreedomRlng]

Ron Paul is the only person who believes in liberty and the Constitution. We should listen to our founding fathers who created the most free, and prosperous society in human history. Lets fight to keep freedom, peace, and prosperity.

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[sammytripz]

i agree w/ you. !!!!!

[CDJ2255]

I like Senator Clinton's policy of sticking to our current immigration standards while creating a path to citizenship for some illegal aliens. Y'alls' thoughts?

[jinnmao]

Also, hispanics will one day be as rich as the other races in America, and they will not be looked on so badly. Always the new immigrants look bad, because the still have old ties to the motherland and are usually poor and live in ethnic slums. But as they advance into their new society, an new class of immigrants from somewhere else will emerge to be the new low of society. it is a cycle, with new lower classes of immigrants appearing to push the old low class upwards.

[paleoroundtable]

That works as long as the melting pot is working properly. What we have in the USA today though is a broken melting pot. 63 million Latinos, legal and illegal, have rushed in since 1931.. more than all of the migrations combined together throughout the entire history of the United States. They overwhelmed the melting pot and broke it. Now we have concrete urban tracts of land held down by La Raza invaders preaching an ideology of reconquesta. They are Mexican nationals with citizenship.

[TheCZMan]

Wrong. The world was composed more by immigrants in the 1900s than it is now.

But I guess for many, immigration is okay when you move onto others'land, much less okay when others move onto their land.

[jinnmao]

One day the assimilated hispanics will be hating some other group, saying they dont want the new race.

[jinnmao]

Immigration is okay, as long as it is legal. If it is not, than it must be prevented totally. In China, we do not allow any illegal immigration, and nether should the us. Illegal immigrants both help and hurt the us. But just remember that the English hated the german immigrants to the united states in the early 1800s, then the germans hated the irish immigrants to the us, then the the irish hated the italian immigrants to the us. But eventually they all assimilated.

[Howie262]

haha, Panzer nice. even though i think thats arrogant it is funny!

Panzers are sick too.

[panzerkilla]

It sounds grewsome but station sniper towers every 5 miles on the boarder... If they wanna live hear they gotta learn English and get some decent education.

[prplmnky]

A massive pedestrian overpass to Canada. That way the Mexicans will hop over the border and walk straight into Canada.

[Ciachyou]

I type in ireland and immigration and i got this,bit strange.Sorry to hear about you guys we have the same trouble.

[amberlici0us]

PS- We do need a strong and healthy worker program. We should not close the borders, but tighten security. And those who attempt passage illegally once reform is in place, should be denied the chance to re-enter legally. If we have a great way of migrating legally and a strict policy on illegals we could strengthen our country through a solid immigration program.

[amberlici0us]

No more Amnesty. No more birthright citizenship. Make ALL immigrants come here legally and require them to learn ENGLISH. Give all illegals the chance to gain legal citizenship and deport with no ability for citizenship, ALL illegals who have committed violent crimes and/or theft. This will restore our country in many ways, and to do this...VOTE FOR RON PAUL 2008!!!

[gizmosells]

Labor laws need to be stronger or else its useless to reform immigration. Pitting native workers against migrants is now politicians steal from you. this immigration is no different than the great migration from the south in the 1930s to the midwest and northeast.

[snoopdog68]

Put a mine field on the border.

[sniperboy102]

Fences. and for the ones already in the country kick out those with bad criminal records (gang,drugs,DUI,etc.) And for those who followed the law and paid taxes(with out a fake SSN, you can use a ITIN) give them some sourt of ID, so they can work with out fear and can go in and out of the country for a limited time, and they should learn the language.

[Boghorafitta]

Now if they do that there will be probebly war in america im mean an second or 1 000 000 000:th war.u cant just kick out ppl like that.first they are gonna hide get smuggeld in to the country and who ever that has to go trough all profiles and see whos bad and whos not.they have to make chaos!

[Boghorafitta]

militery will come,assasians,mob and they will protest against u!it's stupid to do that kind of thing.ppl in families will go mad.and after they are out of the country then what?!i could keep on like this all day but i dont wanna waste my time sry.THX for listning!

[JeCheeze93]

Yeah...the goverment in Latin American countries suck...Im from Guatemala and live there...and it really sucks...alot of the tax money goes on the military...why? because there is where all the politicians laundry all their money...and we are not going to any war...we cant anyway...the money should be spent on education...maybe that will reduce the immigration on the US...

[RealTalk7777]

Then you are familiar with Mexico's very tough illegal and legal immigration laws. 10 years in prison just for helping an illegal in Mexico.

[Bonecrkr]

Build the border fence and militarize it (shoot to kill drug smugglers). Jail those who would hire illegals and put them in general population with the mexican gangs. Cut off all welfare from immigrants completely. Out a hard cap of 50,000 a year on immigrants and discriminate heavily on who can come in (ie doctors get in before AIDS infected criminals). Cut off all federal funds to "sanctuary cities" and jail liberals who break our immigration laws.

[Youn9Turk]

How should we? Limit the # of foreigners coming to this country per year.

[SCOOTERBALLUSA]

$10,000 immigration bond for those coming here illegally.

[matvolley08]

hhhhh

[matvolley08]

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[westvirginiaone]

I doubt they can really do anithing about their "corrupt" government. Money is power, and "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Look out it could happen here too...

[torreong91]

They can't do anything about the government.

The government is too corrupt to be fixed. The only thing they can do is start a revolution, but that would only cause more people to flee from Mexico and stay here as refugees.

And our government is not perfect, maybe we should think about the real reasons for going to Iraq. What happened to the foreign policy used before WWI? When did we turned into the world police we are now?

[paleoroundtable]

Good point westvirginiaone. I think instead of bumrushing our border and crying about how we need to turn over our country to them, they should spend their time and energies taking back their own country and making it something to be proud of. Mexico needs a revolution, not us. But if we wait too long to address immigration, we might just find ourselves in one and that would be a tragedy.

[SCOOTERBALLUSA]

You left out the King of Politics,

Larry J. Schuetter's Mexico 51st State is the solution. Stop taxing the innocent. Tax the problem.

[theroseofsharon47]

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[westvirginiaone]

I heard a few good things about the man, but he is a libertarian. Libertarians are selfish! They don't even believe in public education. The only reason for GOV for them is to protect them and their wealth from both foreign and domestic risks. Sorry, but no thanks.

[j0y0u5]

We need to show love to the immigrants. I'm not condoning the ILLEGALITY, but I do believe that I, as a Christian, have duty to love all people.

[paleoroundtable]

As a Christian, I do believe we have a duty to protect the greatest republic on the face of the earth from being subverted. Do you love illegals more than your children's children? Because if you do, then you're sense of love is not mine.

[torreong91]

First of all, you claim to be a Christian but your kind of love is selfish. And secondly The United States its not a republic and its far from being the greatest country on the face of the earth. It certainly is one of the most powerful countries. But that doesn't make it great...

[paleoroundtable]

I'd say you are quite selfish to put illegals over you're own children. Perhaps encouraging them to take on the responsibility to rise up and fix their own country would be more loving than practicing this codependent Christianity you advocate where illegals are invited to pillage your country and your children's future. And the United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. And it is still great despite people like you.

[torreong91]

I do think they need to fix their country. But what you have to understand is that illegals are not ruining the country and your children's future depends on your children. Illegals just work here, and arguing that they are taking the jobs that citizens could have is like complaining that a black guy took your job because he was more willing to do what his boss told him, and he did it better than you. And by the way, I'm not Christian.

[paleoroundtable]

Yes they are. I live in Los Angeles County and grew up in a city that went from 90% white to 1.65% white. Gone are the fields, orchards, farms and good jobs that my father and his father once raised entire families on and in their place are concrete jungles inhabited by poor La Raza that hate the USA and drain it of social costs forcing the cities and county into spiraling deficits which violent gangs patrol. That's where I live. And it was a nice place to grow up before the La Raza invasion.

[sammytripz]

you are very stupid and retarted to speak of such. you dont even kno what the hell you are talking about. get educated first with facts not what you think is what happened. PENDEJO>!!!!

[christianmother4]

I will have to agree with you Torreong91.

I am a Christian and YOUR SUPPOSE TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER EQUAL bUT OF COURSE LOVE GOD FIRST... that part was for you paleoroundtable.

[marsibelle1]

it is so sad to say that the next president is going to grant all illegal immigrants citizenship, 30 years from now you are going to have a mexican president a dominant crooked of latino, the whole complexity of the country is changing , what should be done take away the companies's power they are making laws and breaking it electing president bending the constitution they want the illegals , this immigration reform will be the end of this country

[norm6005]

dont be fooled Its not just mexicans its muslims, africans, and others we should have problems with. Look at your walmart illegal is illegal and they are all fleecing america with the help of our elite rich choosen by the media and the corporation elected. thats why they will never have a president be elected one person one vote look at what Hillary rob-em clinton and spit in your face spitcher just tried to do and there not done believe me

[samtii2]

Send all illigal immigrants away and when you are done,let the decendants of the black people the white man went to Africa to chain and shipped over here to work on the plantation to put food on the dinning table to go back and farm the lands.God bless you.

[thashoelady]

Really? Well, who is going to punish you for stealing this land from the native indians. Educate yourself! Everyone that "seems" to be of African descent may not be all "black"!!! Most black people are of mixed nationalities. America is not the only place that black lived. Secondly, all blacks were not enslaved by the "white man." Many blacks were free and remained as such.

[thashoelady]

However, this country was built not only on the backs of slaves (black, indian, spaniards and people from other countries), it was built by the hard work of the white race as well. Don't discredit anyone or their right to live here. WHITE people don't own this country!!! Get this, it will never go back to the way (of slavery), it was back then!!! Blacks will never be enslaved by anyone again. If you think so, i'll buy you a one-way ticket to Africa.

[shaunblue]

okay bitch, im tired of hearing this shit, for real, yea sure the land was your once awhile back, but shit no you cant fuckin take it back. does the whole phrase, "indian giver" ring a bell? if cali was still parta mexico, it's be just as fucked up as mexico. sorry. im mexican btw so dont call me no racist.

[thashoelady]

is this response to me or someone else? do you even know what the those words mean? Obviously, you did not read my post. Plus, if profanity makes you so smart, you must be a genius!!! People who use so much profanity uses it because they have a limited vocabulary. Can't think of nothing else to say. LOL

[thashoelady]

If you have a right to live here, you may as well live in Africa too, since your people lived there before coming to America. Prolly got a lil black n you! LOL!!!!!!!

[paleoroundtable]

Nobody because the Mexicans stole it and we took it from them. Google 'Mexicans Deserve Our Country More Than We Do?'

[thashoelady]

i will do that.

[djnuwanj]

support legal immigrants

[JamaicaGold1]

Mexico needs to rehabilitate it´s economy, estimulate industry and foreign investment with lower taxes. New jobs mean less immigration. Last three presidents have been lazy and negligent about this subject. Is not the USA responsability to pay for the stupidity of another country. I´m Mexican and I live in Mexico, I know how to fix this problem, but they would kill me just for trying.

[torreong91]

I agree with you. The Mexican government can be described as a big gang with smaller cells working almost independently from the main power, and any organization or citizen who threatens their authority is destroyed. Yet they raise honest hard-working people who leave the country and try to better themselves.

[torreong91]

Immigrants don't commit crimes. They are too busy trying to stay in the country, they wouldn't risk their new life for anything. Is the second generation that causes issues. They grow with a lost sense of authority and the lame U.S. education system just worsens the problem. So before anyone blames immigrants for crimes they should blame their government for raising citizen criminals.

[dwyn11]

Let me see. As an American, have I, myself, done anything illegal to also be forgiven for? Doesn't charity begin at home? Okay we know this is true. So lets forgive 2 million criminals their crimes.

[OLBII]

Yes, i have come to the conslusion our government don't care about the U.S. an the ones in the debate don't either even if they did it will take a miracle or years to straighten out Bush mess.

ANN these Illigal's don't deserve special treatment, an everything giving to them when our own american people can't get no help we turned down but them oh no/ an government they don't care as long they getting money an votes an the heck with us.

[SaintWilliamIII]

Send them all back and build a 20 foot wall on the Mexican border.

[watchdog3]

illigal immigrants, deport them, full scale salution, dig a trinch one mile wide simular to the panama canal, send all the dirt and rocks to luisiana to rebuild the levies, then send the exess population of alligators from florida to the new canal that streches from the gulf of mexico to the pecific to devide the mexican border from the USA.

[DragonFly122]

This is what we should do with illegals:

1.Secure the border

2.Cut off their benefits i.e. food stamps, free health care, free education

3.Prosecute employers who hire illegals

4.Empower the police to enforce the law

[OLBII]

i agree 100% why should they be treated better than us when this is our country,but as we can see the president and the congress an the ones one the debate counsel has sold u.s. out to the illegals an the heck with us.

Wake Up U.S. Americans we need to stick together.

[sugarcandy25]

fuck u

[odom2008dotcom]

Deport them

[odom2008dotcom]

Illegal immigration

1) Secure the whole border with a sense of urgency and setup temporary check points, along the whole border and man them with National Guards troops. Their mission will be to defend our border by any means necessary.

2) English will be the official langue of the United States

3) NO more Sanctuary cities, Employment verification

4) Biometric visitor ID system as part of the solution.

5) Ask all those who are here illegal to leave within 30 days.

See Video

[ssahagun]

ok so wat happens to all the jobs left open dat americans won't do?

[odom2008dotcom]

and if they dont leave deport them

"Cut off their benefits i.e. food stamps, free health care, free education"

[sugarcandy25]

before you say english being the official language,learn how to spell "language". btw,the national coast guard has better things to do

[marsibelle1]

once illegals become legals the bill immune them against deportation though they commit felony under the run letter they stay when natural disastre will happen economy will suffer , they wander around gangs crimes frauds. middle class are going to be jobless homeless jobs are being outsourced sectional tensions will increase no soul in capitalism .rather sell our children country and not part with money as long as we are number one , how we make it  dosn,t matter

[odom2008dotcom]

We all talk about how some day there will be change, like it will happen by itself, but the level of change needed, will require that we take action, and to do this we need to bring together all patriots from coast to coast and unite with them into a real actionable, goal driven citizen movement. It's not enough just to talk among patriots, we must unite and stand united with one common goal our future. Then and only then can we save this great Republic of we call America. see the channel

[317AmaDeus]

Born during the Vietnam War from a US soldier and a Vietnameese mother, was raised up in Europe, came to Los Angeles,became a mother of 3 American girls being not a legal citizen of America, I was refused entry after vacation in Europe!  Well, there is a time for everything! Now my daughters are proud to be American, learning French at school ! For the President, I have a question that is: WHO IS NEXT ?

[sheriff8287]

My Great Grand Parents came to this country legaly, learned the customs and language to become a contrubiting part of the Country and lifestyle that drew them here in the first place. They did not try to change it to be like the land that they left or just come here long enough to get what they could and bring it back to the Country that they left. They wanted to be a part of this great Country and contribute to it.

[dania127]

I think if you work hard pay taxes and live as a model Citizen should be able to have a chance but if you are a lazy ass and abuse your system (that suck anyways) should be kicked out, and left without free food, and maybe hungry would decide to work.... Think about it, also if you educate your self before you talk you would know the a big majority of illegal aliens pay taxes and not get anything back, have you asked the government where this money have gone?

[vincentradosevich]

Collectively, we had a chance to do something about immigration in 1986 with the first massive amnesty, then in 1996 when the Jordan commission recommended that we reduce overall immigration and crack down on illegal immigration, but now in 2007 the democrats want to up immigration through amnesty. Why is this?

I think it's because they are globalists and want to drag us deeper into globalism. The american people are nothing but an obstacle that the needs to eliminated.

[Spspspspoon]

i live around DC and there was an IMMAGRANT MARCH

there were 100s or 1000s of ILLEGAL Immagrants

ARREST THEM AND SEND THEM BACK

THAT WOULD OF BEEN A GOOD START

but No thats racial profiling

YES IT IS thats because ((immigrationcounters dot com))

more than 21 mill illegals and more than 10 milljobs taken by illegals

[sugarcandy25]

hun,learn to spell.

[Spspspspoon]

evry immagrant SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING TO BECOME A US CITIZEN

Even if they have been here 20 yrs or so

(they should know more about this country then the newer immagrants and be able to speak atleast Descent English

so it should be easier

I HATE JUST GOING TO MCDONALDS AND THE CASHIER DOESNT KNOW WHAT BACON IS OR EXTRA ANYTHING

AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP PUTTING SO MUCH DAMN MAYONAISE ON SANDWICHES

IT IS NOT A FOOD GROUP

[Spspspspoon]

yes we came over as immagrants

and the black people as slaves (they had no say so)

MOST of our relatives had to go throught Some kind of inaugeration or nationalization to become a citizen

but now its as if you can just Walk over to this side and start over populating this nation with your

We Have To Turn EVERYTHING Spanish way of life

immagrants should be held under the law as what china used to do

LIMIT YOUR CHILD BEARING ABILITY

[panik210]

should i go on...?

[woodlandfriendz]

yes please

[JEANNlEV]

So, besides all the complaining and childish remarks, does anyone have an answer? If we do not let anyone in, then Americans should NOT be allowed to move out either right? Should everyone be trapped in their perspective countries? Or should we have controlled immigration? I am NOT for illegal immigration, but I am for Freedom. Helping families obtain a better life in any country be it the US, Norway, Mexico or other.

[Naej27]

Florida is good.

[Naej27]

Build the fence! High with barbed wire with the top turned inward towards Mexico. We do it in our prisons, we already know what to do! Electrify the fence and put armed guards in high towers!

[Naej27]

Both black and white people did this. Black and Brown people have more Melonin in their skin so they don't burn like white people. They had to wear long sleeves and hats to keep the sun from burning them to a crisp! White ppl don't have much Melonin in their skin.

[Naej27]

We can't afford them all. They are to many. Take away our jobs. They say we won't work in the fields? Many of our ancestors had to pick cotton for a livinng. That was a back breaking job...in the fields all day, both black and white people.

[2drpepper0]

Our nation was founded and expanded by immigrants. These people, our ancestors (unless you are an illegal) made and enforced laws to benifit citizens of this great country, laws that are ignored and unenforced by leaders at the local and national levels. It seems to me that our elected officals and hired law enforcenet should do the jobs we entrust them to do.  2drpepper0

[panik210]

You Guys are pathetic, you guys should go to a business class... The state of california alone is alot richer than the whole United States!! our lifes in california would be alot easier if we departed from the U.S and thats a fact. Tell me, what other state is better than california??? theres none! our Economy and Weather is good, our DIVERSE Civilization work TOGETHER!! to keep our state up and running the state of california has been announced that is one of the richest COUNTRY (not state)

[Netram59]

panik210, The state of California is going bankrupt. The state is turning into Mexifornia. Ethnocentric communities are popping up all over the state. Native Californians are leaving the state in greater numbers then they arrive. Housing prices are outrageous!! No one but the wealthy can afford them. Quality of life in Calif. has been going down hill for years.

Shall I go on?

[panik210]

Dont be rediculous, the state has never been bankrupt. your information is incorrect please tell me what other state is richer than california? just try and answer that question. besides the only reason the state would go bankrupt is staying together with the united states. the united states so much money to other countries. right now at this moment we are no longer the richest country. the Euro is worth more than the dollar. thats fact. we have to thank the lunatics in power right now.

[torreong91]

That's right. The Euro is worth more than the dollar, we have to thank our government for that. They are too busy trying to finance the war effort. People shouldn't try to blame immigrant for the economy because one of the main causes of the fall of economy is using money that you don't have, it sure makes a company look rich when people buy their product, but when they pay with a credit card, that money is not really there. Thats one of the main causes of the great depression.

[calmemaggie]

no one blames immigrants for anything....it is the illegal aliens causing all the hardships.....These people are criminals..immigrants are not criminals..

[WillNuckols]

You mean American Indians are leaving Calirofnia in droves? Or did you mean the white people? "Immigrants" seems to be mistakenly defined as the most recent to arrive. Clearly there's a flaw in logic there.

[Netram59]

Next time you attempt to flick on that burned out light bulb in your brain, look up the definition of "native". I'm not an immigrant Mr. Open Borders, I was born here. Put that in your Peyote tea and drink it.

[woodlandfriendz]

an immigrant is a person who moves to a country other than their birthplace.  if you we born in the united states of america then you are NOT an immigrant to the USA if you choose to believe that we are all immigrants in the U.S. not only the most recent to arrive then everbodyon the planet living outside of some tiny city in africa is an immigrant

[azerbaijanra]

Their all the same (like their logo) :))

[zedmc]

one thing, America its a continent. Now immigrants if you think they don't make a important job you're wrong for example, California)is one of the richest states and its principal industry is agriculture(90% done by mexicans)NOT HOLLYWOOD, you can call them poor but you actually need them just imagine who would cook in restaurants?no one but immigrants and the do it for a lame of money just to support their families. so before deport them just think what can they do for your country.

[JEANNlEV]

Where do we think most of the population of the US came from? We need to be welcoming people with open arms and aiding them in finding work. Quit forcing people to have to sneak in so that the US loses count of how many are within borders. It would be better to create a more open policy so that better control could be taken. Even the "Welcoming" in the DC Airport is a horrid start to what is suppose to be the greatest country. Let's start small and at least make that wait more comfortable.

[kevinsgirl4473]

Honestly,the sovereignty of our nation is at stake here lady.you must be an illegal,or else you are a liberal nut! We sure don't force the illegals across the border, they are just selfish, jumping ahead of those who are going the legal way. we need to build the damn fence, and deport the rest. It is not America's problem they have such a fucked up government. their government gives them a map of the best routes to take to sneak into our country!

[scratchybe20]

you kevinsgirli44.. whatever you are or whoever you are , what you are saying doesn't make sense , pls act and comment seriously and unselfish because if it wasn't for these immigrants people like you would suffer , they made up half of this country in agriculture, hotel maintenance, construction etc. go research and stop acting uncivilized. their government got nothing to do with this

[chippmunk]

Shut the fuck up you dirty illegal.

[ROYALNOZGUL]

Nothing we can't handle, dirty illegal.

[Netram59]

JEANNIEV, You are a clueless bleeding heart radical liberal. You have no idea what you are saying. Our countries population will double in 80 years from 300 million to 600 million just because of immigration alone. Add an extra 300 million people to the finite resources we have in this country and what do you get? Stupid people saying stupid things makes them look even more stupid!!

[panik210]

now another thing we gotta thank our lunatics is for wasting our tax dollars for such foolish things. i pay my tax dollars to fix my country not worry about someone elses. we could not govern other countries thats why other countries hate us. anyone in here try and fly somewhere where you think you are welcome but your not just becuase your an AMERICAN... (like if we own the whole continent) try flying to london, madrid, buenos aires, rome, tokyo, paris. we are hated everywhere.

[panik210]

in order for us to fix our problems, we really need to pick the right people. stop the war, fix our problems here at home, thus leading us to less immigrants, good economy and putting us on top again its just plain in simple.

[torreong91]

It's because of people like you that good laws aren't being passed in congress. JEANNIEV just made a good suggestion and right away you guys started insulting her saying she was a stupid-liberal-dirty-immigrant­. When in reality even if she was a liberal it wouldn't be a bad thing, this country was created because some "liberals" decided they had enough and wanted a better government. You guys disgust me.

[paleoroundtable]

Modern liberalism is disguisting. It attacks everything normal until there is nothing left to temper it. Then it becomes the opposite. An authoritarian destructive force ripping down the society it's parents classical and traditional liberalism once made better. That's where we are today.

[JEANNlEV]

I just wanted to add, if it helped any, that I am a U.S. citizen living abroad at the moment. I have had the opportunity to see other governments, how they work and even had a hard time myself when returning to the U.S. (I was given huge apologies later, but it should have never happened) We should be more welcoming, so that we can keep track better of who comes. (Just like we have social security numbers) Do not make people want to sneak in, but be joyous and open that YES, we are in the U.S.

[JEANNlEV]

Am I saying the U.S. should be free to enter, no! Many other countries have an annual fee to buy/renew your Visa and you must have a purpose for living there. If you are caught trying to avoid these laws,you will be kicked out. In some countries,Marriage is not even enough to keep you there. You must have the proof of finances for your future.

[JEANNlEV]

The real question is not WHAT should be done,but how. How do we better the census numbers in the U.S. now (so people come out of hiding) and HOW do we encourage people to NOT sneak in but come openly?

A good answer to this, and you are on your way to being Presidential advisor. ;)

(Sorry, but we can not just close the doors of the United States of America, the country of freedom.)