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Lol - well let’s hope you remain totally unfamiliar with perilous predicaments, treacherous conditions, and life-threatening situations my friend because your stubborn preoccupation with nonessential priorities will most certainly be your downfall.

But I doubt you’re that stupid.  I understand you have to argue with me just to save face (odd seeing how this is an anonymous forum) but surely if your children were starving and at risk of being kidnapped and forced into child labor or child prostitution and possibly facing death in the crossfire of competing criminal factions you’d be wise enough to get the hell out now and learn English later too.[/quote]

You're being too dramatic so that your argument begins to make sense. In every country you named, there would be tons of people somehow waking up every morning and putting food on the table.   For every illegal immigrant fleeing genuine threat to life, there are dozens who simply want more money.  The US does not recognize economic hardship (i.e. less money) as a bona fide grounds for asylum.[/quote]

Wasn't making a case for a asylum nor making an argument that there aren't tons of people in the Central American countries mentioned that don't lead decent lives.  
Only point I was making that for those that do have it rough and for those that are in dire straights and desperate to evacuate their dire situations its not exactly at the forefront of their thoughts to take a friggin ESOL course - something tells me their main priority is [b]getting out of hell first and foremost.[/b]
Happy New Year![/quote]

I was making a case that getting out of hell doesn't need to involve illegal immigration. [/quote]

Okay - I'm not dismissing your case.
I'm merely expounding upon the probable rationale of those who do decide to throw caution to the wind and say, "You know what I can't do another 5/6 months here going thru legal channels I got to get out now!!"
I'm merely stating that for those people in those circumstances their #1 priority is escape.  It ain't learning a new language or acquiring the skill set necessary to do more than mop floors at your grandmothers retirement home.  Those folks are focused on survival - period.  And believe it or not there are some places in this world where people are that desperate, where people are that distressed that they don't have the luxury of extensive planning and preparation to do things [i]the right way[/i].  For some people (not all, I ain't arguing about the data and statistics of everyone I'm simply talking about some people)...for some people their life and survival means getting out ASAP.  
Take a chill pill nobody's advocating FOR illegal immigration I'm just taking a moment to understand the mindset and motivation of those who do.  
Maybe I'm overly sympathetic but something tells me its not their primary mindset or motivation to take away precious low-paying jobs here in the US or bilk welfare programs.  
I have a slight suspicion their primary mindset and motivation is simple immediate survival with the distant hope of a better life for their children.  
As a human being I can't say that's a totally foreign concept - sounds...well...human. [/quote]

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