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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact that people come here illegally and have children is also offensive.  Yes, they come here to work and make a better life for themselves (and generally are productive and do contribute to the economy).

But that said, the process has so many flaws in it that many illegal aliens are not paying taxes and instead are only making their employers rich without contributing to the rest of society, since many work off of the books or are otherwise being cheated by their employers.  Many do not  have proper benefits, such as health care and without means to pay, become a drain on the healthcare system and so on.  Many illegal immigrants send much of their earnings back to their home country rather than spending it in the local economy.  One can't just generalize across the board as the previous poster did, but likewise, to suggest there aren't issues or to overstate contribution of illegal immigrants is likewise intellectually dishonest.

I would much prefer that we have a reasonable, expedited work visa program.  Many illegal immigrants are not even interested in staying in the US - they would prefer to be back home.  But, when it's a matter of such difficulty and adversity in coming here in the first place, many decide to bring their family here rather than try to go back and forth.

(Also, let's not forget about the elephant on the table - of low-income urban youth who aren't working and the suggestion that there aren't any jobs - when the huge numbers of illegal immigrants working various jobs around the area clearly shows otherwise)[/quote]

Nothing you have said justifies the idea that educating children of any immigration status is worthless.  Every American except native Americans are immigrants from somewhere. You have the luck of your birth and you treat it like you earned that somehow.  There are lots of complicated issues surrounding immigration but the idea we should leave any children without educational opportunities is nonsensical and mean spirited.[/quote]

Don't confuse my comments with those of the other PP who said "drain on the system".  My first sentence makes it 100% clear that I don't think it's worthless or that we should leave any children without educational opportunities.  But by the same token, the remainder of my comments are justifiable and shouldn't be dismissed just because you didn't like what the other poster had to say.[/quote]

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