I was having that same conversation with my wife (who's born and raised in Mexico, and is in the process of getting citizenship the legal way) earlier. Of course it was mostly just me talking haha....but I said, "what people don't realize, is the fact that whether they are a good or nice person or not, if someone has zero respect for the laws in this country, that's an immediate reason they shouldn't be allowed to stay here...and once you cross the border illegally, you've already broken the law. The first thing you did in America was break the law".
On that note, I was pretty pissed when I heard about Ovomit granting amnesty to all these illegals. But after I thought about it, I think I'd be in favor for granting amnesty to illegals under the age of 21 who have demonstrated that they WILL be a productive, upstanding member of American society. Once that has been demonstrated, I don't see any reason not to allow someone like a 4.0 GPA all A's high school student, to obtain citizenship so that they can go to college. People like that...we need more of them, because this country is going down the shitter and many "Americans" are equally to blame, even more so in some cases, than illegal immigrants.
But just indiscriminantly granting amnesty to all illegals under a certain age, JUST BECAUSE....is not acceptable. Of course when it comes down to it, neither of those ideas would work in reality, and what it boils down to is are they legal, can they stay? Or are they illegal, must they go? I'd have to go with the latter, if forced to choose. But I can tell u this much...there are quite a few Americans I think should be deported, and would have no problem replacing them with upstanding foreigners. Roseanne Barr is one of them. And Rosie O' Donnell too.
But the main issue, is illegals getting more benefits and/or help from the government, than taxpaying Americans. That is bullshit and should have never become a reality to begin with. That needs to stop. If Americans can't get free health care and whatever else "free" illegals are getting, then I'll be damned if someone from another country gets it...ESPECIALLY if they broke the law just by coming here....it's a crock of shit. All these illegals standing on the corner down the street from my house....coming from nowhere, and going nowhere...seriously, it is not OUR responsibility to provide for them....
What I think needs to happen is a crackdown on illegal immigration, and tell Felipe Calderon (or whoever the next Mexican Prez is), that before they dare come into our country and tell us what rights we should and shouldn't have, to start worrying about their own people first. They could care less that people are desperately trying to cross the border, to "seek a better life". If you ask me it's the Mexican government that is to blame for nearly all of the problems in Mexico, so to put a burden on us because of Mexico's problems, is outrageous.
On that note, I was pretty pissed when I heard about Ovomit granting amnesty to all these illegals. But after I thought about it, I think I'd be in favor for granting amnesty to illegals under the age of 21 who have demonstrated that they WILL be a productive, upstanding member of American society. Once that has been demonstrated, I don't see any reason not to allow someone like a 4.0 GPA all A's high school student, to obtain citizenship so that they can go to college. People like that...we need more of them, because this country is going down the shitter and many "Americans" are equally to blame, even more so in some cases, than illegal immigrants.
But just indiscriminantly granting amnesty to all illegals under a certain age, JUST BECAUSE....is not acceptable. Of course when it comes down to it, neither of those ideas would work in reality, and what it boils down to is are they legal, can they stay? Or are they illegal, must they go? I'd have to go with the latter, if forced to choose. But I can tell u this much...there are quite a few Americans I think should be deported, and would have no problem replacing them with upstanding foreigners. Roseanne Barr is one of them. And Rosie O' Donnell too.
But the main issue, is illegals getting more benefits and/or help from the government, than taxpaying Americans. That is bullshit and should have never become a reality to begin with. That needs to stop. If Americans can't get free health care and whatever else "free" illegals are getting, then I'll be damned if someone from another country gets it...ESPECIALLY if they broke the law just by coming here....it's a crock of shit. All these illegals standing on the corner down the street from my house....coming from nowhere, and going nowhere...seriously, it is not OUR responsibility to provide for them....
What I think needs to happen is a crackdown on illegal immigration, and tell Felipe Calderon (or whoever the next Mexican Prez is), that before they dare come into our country and tell us what rights we should and shouldn't have, to start worrying about their own people first. They could care less that people are desperately trying to cross the border, to "seek a better life". If you ask me it's the Mexican government that is to blame for nearly all of the problems in Mexico, so to put a burden on us because of Mexico's problems, is outrageous.
