DONT give us your tired. your hungry, or your poor
I guess there's this whole "Illegal immigration" debate thing going on. Well, there would be if congress hadn't decided they needed a two-week break for easter with so much work left to do. Some people's proposed "solutions" to illegal immigration, however, are amusing, interesting, or just straight stupid.
For example, building a fence. Oh yeah, a fence along a 700-mile border. What idiots actually thought that would work? Let's look at the most famous example of a wall being used to keep outsiders out, shall we? The great wall of China. How well did that work out? It didnt, because building walls hasn't worked since the dark ages. It's just dumb to think a lump of stone will keep anyone out.
Doubling the border patrol? Still stupid. Remember, it's already BEEN doubled, and we still have this "problem".
Someone on Shoutwire proposed kicking them all out, then making them come back through and making them citizens. WOW. Tell you what buddy, why don't we put YOU in charge of rounding up 12 million people and driving them back down to mexico. have fun with that.
What do I think we should do?
This country was built on the backs of immigrants, doing the labor other americans didn't want to do. I don't see any harm in letting them stay, on a few conditions. One, they all pass citizenship tests; you wanna live in america, learn it's history and current situation. Two, pay normal taxes; no more under-the-table nonsense, and HUGE fines for anyone who pays that way.
That's all. Is that such a difficult concept? Make them pass a test and pay taxes just like everyone else, then go back to picking fruit or working in kitchens or whatever else they are doing to support their impovershed families back in latin america; like there aren't enough menial jobs to go around. It isn't as if they are taking jobs in engineering or nursing, jobs taht regular americans are fighting for.
This country was founded by people leaving their homes and looking for a better life. It was build on the backs of irish and african "immigrants" who did the work for little or no money. And what happened? Was it the downfall of america? No. They became the JFKs and MLKs. Everyone has something to contribute to america, so why not let them stay, make them citizens, and give them the opportunity to make a good life for themselves and their families. That IS the american dream, after all.
For example, building a fence. Oh yeah, a fence along a 700-mile border. What idiots actually thought that would work? Let's look at the most famous example of a wall being used to keep outsiders out, shall we? The great wall of China. How well did that work out? It didnt, because building walls hasn't worked since the dark ages. It's just dumb to think a lump of stone will keep anyone out.
Doubling the border patrol? Still stupid. Remember, it's already BEEN doubled, and we still have this "problem".
Someone on Shoutwire proposed kicking them all out, then making them come back through and making them citizens. WOW. Tell you what buddy, why don't we put YOU in charge of rounding up 12 million people and driving them back down to mexico. have fun with that.
What do I think we should do?
This country was built on the backs of immigrants, doing the labor other americans didn't want to do. I don't see any harm in letting them stay, on a few conditions. One, they all pass citizenship tests; you wanna live in america, learn it's history and current situation. Two, pay normal taxes; no more under-the-table nonsense, and HUGE fines for anyone who pays that way.
That's all. Is that such a difficult concept? Make them pass a test and pay taxes just like everyone else, then go back to picking fruit or working in kitchens or whatever else they are doing to support their impovershed families back in latin america; like there aren't enough menial jobs to go around. It isn't as if they are taking jobs in engineering or nursing, jobs taht regular americans are fighting for.
This country was founded by people leaving their homes and looking for a better life. It was build on the backs of irish and african "immigrants" who did the work for little or no money. And what happened? Was it the downfall of america? No. They became the JFKs and MLKs. Everyone has something to contribute to america, so why not let them stay, make them citizens, and give them the opportunity to make a good life for themselves and their families. That IS the american dream, after all.
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