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Originally Posted by askmrjesus
What bothers me most about this, is the tone. Every time the economy goes bad, people come out of the woodwork with their torches and pitchforks. All of a sudden, it's ok to hate people.
WTF is that all about? It's bullshit, and frankly, it's decidedly un-American.
JC
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My opinion is that not ENOUGH people cared about immigration during good times. Tough enforcement is something that should have been in place ALWAYS.
Illegal immigrants:
1) Use our roads & hospitals without paying for them (unless they pay taxes, but I would like to see hard data on what % of them actually do)
2) Send a substantial portion of their earnings back home, OUT of the American economy
3) Are often involved in drug smuggling (National Forest land in CA is often stolen by these people in order to grow weed)
4) Do not care about integrating into America as much as those who are legitimately pursuing citizenship (Many plan on just making some money and then leaving after a few years)
Not to mention, if this government really cares about terrorism, like they claim to, then why not focus their attention on what is currently the easiest way for terrorists & weapons to get into this country? Wouldn't that be a more effective approach than all this Patriot Act/Echelon crap?