Anonymous wrote:There seems to be a need to divide the illegals into those fleeing poverty and those genuinely needing political refugee status
I have come to the conclusion that these go hand in hand and are hard to separate.
You are in just as much danger from crime in a poor Baltimore ghetto
I have no idea what the solution is, but for many this seems to be the one chance they have to catch up to modern times and better themselves.
Lives are increasingly mobile, it has become the norm.
I wish them well, but America is not their only option.
Life in Canada is great, people move all the time.
I fail to see how it would be a terrible thing to migrate somewhere else
The US IMO is not a good option. There are definitely better options. However, when you have things like the anti-poverty bill, and people who want to give illegals government benefits, well, of course, they want to come here. There are plenty of incentives compared to other countries.