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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an immigrant and I think most immigrants are very anti illegal immigration of people whose criminal history is not vetted. It seems like complete insanity to me to have some people jump through a multitude of legal hoops to even stay here after being productive members of society for years, and then have criminals jump the border and be here long enough to establish gang strongholds at all. It makes absolutely zero sense why anyone is allowing a gang member to be in the US for even a day, much less come in at all. I don't see how it's not been tackled better already.[/quote]

I think you’re lying. If you were truly a recent immigrant you’d know that immigrants are not ‘criminals’, they are those fleeing poverty and war and seeking a better life, just as you did. And my great grandparents did. My great grandfather was illegal. [/quote]

Dp. What?  Your great grandfather was very likely not illegal.   He was probably vetted at the border, like many of our parents and grandparents were.  My mother came over in the 1950’s. She was sponsored by her aunt. She had to have a sponsor who would assume responsibility for her so she would not be a burden on the state.  She would not have been allowed to immigrate otherwise.  That is a very different system than allowing anyone to cross the border and apply for asylum now.  [/quote]

Yes I was surprised to learn with my kid recently that a lot of people were actually turned away even at Ellis island. Some people think that America just accepted everyone back then and it was not the case. Even after they paid the large amount for their ticket here, they still had to show they could financially support themselves, that they were healthy (there was a huge list of things they looked for) and had high moral character.[/quote]

+1. An intelligence test was also given. [/quote]

Wrong again. The screening test at Ellis Island typically took less than a minute and essentially everyone passed and made it through within hours of arriving. [/quote]

And then those immigrants worked their butts off with no social services net. They didn't receive medical benefits, housing allowances, public transportation, college scholarships, and free public education with special education, ESL services, and free meals for their children.  There needs to be a limit. [/quote]

This is what current immigrants do…

A recent study by the US Department of Health and Human Services has found an overwhelming positive fiscal impact stemming from the presence of refugees and asylees in the US. The report, The Fiscal Impact of Refugees and Asylees at the Federal, State, and Local Levels From 2005-2019, shows that refugees and asylees have generated $123.8 billion in net fiscal benefit to the US economy and government budgets, and have contributed more tax revenue than they cost the government over this 15-year period.

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