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Originally Posted by criticalprocess Is anyone here a pure native american? No? Then face the fact that we are all immigrants, or descended from immigrants. Our ancestors came to America to find a better life, which they accomplished. Now we would deny the same opportunity to others? I visited the statue of liberty last year, it was my first ever visit to NY. Inside the pedestal of the statue there was a plaque, which has since been moved and put on display in Battery Park.
It reads:
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door
Kinda sounds like desperate immigrants to me.
I like the comic on this link, as it more or less sums up the way I feel. (a warning, not for those who are easily offended by foul language) http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=walmart | I think you are missing the point my friend, it's not a matter of turning away all immigrants, and it's not a concern of them taking our jobs. Hell, we are sending most of our jobs overseas anyway... It's a matter of them consuming resources and services without contributing anything to the system. Let them come here legally, and pay taxes, and contribute to normal society, normally, just like everyone else. Do this and I will be the first to welcome you to our country. Try to croos the border illegally, and I will gladly be the first to put a slug in your head. It's simple play by the rules, and you don't suffer any negative consequences. |