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Africans were enslaved and brought to the United States against their will. Illegal immigrants come to the US willingly. It is not an accurate comparison. |
Yes, this was necessary when the nation was being FORMED. However, this technicality has been used and abused by illegals. Why is the US expected to welcome everyone while other countries are free to protect their borders and enact strict immigration laws? Also, do you have any links to sources that talk about the percentage of anchor babies who earn a degree and rise from the ranks of poverty? I'm genuinely curious about this. |
Yes, and their are natural born American citizens that kill, rape, and steal. How about Zoila Meyer? Law abiding (or at least she thought), successful... never knew she wasn't a citizen since her parents brought her here when she was 1 and she was raised "American". What about Jose Antonio Vargas? He worked for The Washington Post and won a Pulitzer. Illegal. Both Charlize Theron and Arnold Schwarzennegar worked in the US illegally. Charles Manson, on the other hand, was a true American. Same with Jeffrey Dahmer. Lee Harvey Oswald. Ted Bundy. Timothy McVeigh. Ted Kaczynski. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. I can on and on with horrible "Americans". Criminals (which illegal immigrants are not - it is a civil law, not criminal law) should be prosecuted regardless of their citizenship and immigration status. Immigrants should be given realistic options on how to be here legally. If the civil laws were changed, we would not have this issue. |
This x 2. |
U.S.-born children of immigrants have lower poverty rates overall than foreign-born children of immigrants. |
How many Amendments to the constitution do you consider "technicalities"? The Bill of Rights constitutes the first 10. 13th abolishes slavery. 14th Amendment provides citizenship by birth. 15th Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. 19th gives women the right to vote. 22nd Limits the president to two terms, or a maximum of 10 years. There's only a total of 27, so I am curious - how many do you find "technicalities" that people are just taking advantage of so we should repeal them? |
Children of illegal hispanic immigrants average 2 less years of college than children of legal hispanic immigrants. That said, "once illegal immigrants found ways to legalize their status their children’s educational levels rose substantially."
http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/illegal-immigrants%E2%80%99-children-fare-worse-at-school/ I wish I could find the entire study, but googling it hasn't produced anything other than one I would need to buy. |
Meant two less years of education, not college. They average 11 years of education - so on average, children of illegal immigrants finish 10 grade. |
When I drive at speed limit on a highway and feel I am likely to cause an accident because everyone else is going ten miles an hour faster, I think there is a problem with the limit and speed up. When I see that there are millions of illegal immigrants/undocumented aliens, many of them working and supporting themselves and their families, I think we should reconsider the laws before demanding that they all be deported. And I think the criteria for immigration reform should be determined by a serious study of the issue, not in primaries where candidates have to appeal to the most emotional voters. |
Yes, but if you're caught speeding, you suffer the consequences for breaking the law and you are fined. If your speeding is particularly severe, you are jailed. Very poor comparison. I don't think the US needs to change our laws just because illegal aliens are coming here in droves. News flash: If we *tighten* up our borders, there wouldn't be the need to change any laws because there wouldn't be so many of them here. Just don't understand why the US has to be the one to change and compromise. What other country is so lax in their enforcement of its immigration policy? Even Mexico is pretty strict! |
So the "anchor babies go on to be successful and an asset to the US" stance is complete rubbish. Who would've thunk it? I'm not at all surprised. We're just allowing poor people to come into the country and then their families continue to the cycle of poverty. All on the taxpayer's dime. There's a reason for the entire immigration process. Most immigrants that come into the US legally are educated (or seeking higher education) and, as such, prove to be an asset once they gain their citizenship. Shouldn't the goal be having all immigrants be legal ones? I see very little that illegals have done to improve the US' position in the world. In fact, as their numbers increase, we are becoming more and more like the illegal's home countries...bankrupt. |
Just the 14th one. I maintain that it was NOT intended to be used and abused like it is now with illegals. |
Canada. New Zealand. Australia. Just to name a few... |
Complaining that a significant group of people are leading to the demise of the economy and the country . . . let's see, where have we heard that before? |