Some of these responses are quite intriguing. I didn't read every single one of them, so I might be saying something someone else has already said, but regardless, this is going to be my own opinion about this.
First of all, I'm baffled that we even let illegal immigrants march in the streets in the first place. People that are breaking the law, coming here illegally, not paying taxes, taking jobs away, these are people that are
demanding that
we give them rights. ... If they get any kind of rights, so should tax evaders! All tax evaders should unite and march in the streets demanding they not be labeled as criminals! /sarcasm
My point is, we shouldn't be even
considering amnesty to illegals. For one, it insults the legal immigrants who worked hard and went through the legal troubles to get here and stay here. Two, it insults the American citizen and negates the value of citizenship as a whole. The excuse Bush is putting out that illegals are taking jobs Americans don't want is total BS. I couldn't even get a job at a fast-food restaurant because I didn't know how to speak spanish. That's in my OWN COUNTRY. Now, the government is realizing just how big of a mistake they made by not securing our borders, and now it's apparent that we have over 10 million of these illegals that are doing nothing but ripping apart our country from the inside out. Also, all these illegals labeling Americans as racist are just proving their ignorance even more. This has nothing to do with race. "illegal immigrant" doesn't just apply to mexicans. It applies to any individual who comes across our borders illegally, regardless of if they're from Mexico, Canada, Ireland, Germany, etc. As for the illegals that are already here, I realize that it isn't a simple measure to get them out; you can't just round them up and ship them off to where ever they came from(although we had that chance during the protests
), but it would at least take time to solve the issue. Personally, I don't even believe in race. You're either an American, or you're a non-American; skin color doesn't matter, but Nationality does. A couple more things. For the people that say illegals contribute to our economy... do some research sometime. Illegals are costing California more than 2 billion dollars each year alone. That's just in
one state. Even if some of them do contribute, their cost far outweighs their input. The concept of simply being born here gives you citizenship is flawed, and it needs to change somehow. Illegals have abused this part of our constitution to the greatest extent possible, and that's one of the reasons why we have so many illegals here in the first place.
My argument could have used a little more organization, but hey, it's been a long day for me. To wrap it up, I have recently joined the United States Navy(hence my name on here). One of the things that made me hesitant to join, though, was the fact that one day I just might be fighting for people that aren't even citizens of the country I'm fighting for. I find that ridiculous. When people that don't even belong here demand these rights that some American citizens don't even get, and they disgrace our Nation by chanting "viva mexico" and waving mexican flags, that's where I draw the line.
Sir, having served my time aboard a naval vessel at war, as MM2(SS). I have had both the distinguishment and honor to serve with many hispanic sailors of varying nationalites, who were not American citizens.
Considering both the douchebag density in the average american city, and the fact that a few hundred years ago we were all illegal immigrants I dont share your OPINION.
Not one amongst them sacrificed for this country. Rumsfield and Chaney have multiple BOGUS defferments allowing them to avoid the killing fields when it was there turn to bleed. And Bush is nothing more than a deserter plain and simple.
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