Immigration

only thing i would like to say is i dont care where you are from if you are here illegally than you butt needs to be shipped back.

In my opinion, yes illegal immigration is a problem..
especially in the southern states...

and i am not only concerned with illegal mexicans, either..
any immigrant form any country should be required to gain citizenship
here in American before being allowed to "make America their home"...

i think we should come up with a different way for them to gain citizenship
instead of having to live here for however many years (i forgot) and different standards for letting them come into our country

i know that we are supposed to be the "melting pot" (or something like that) but i do think that some immigrants take advantage of our country..

Illegal immigration is a problem but simply saying they need to leave is not the solution. The problem is with the american companies who hire them, without jobs illegal immigrants will not come. Its easy to pick on illegals because they are easy prey. Why not heavily fine the companies that hire them and heavily tax the companies that also outsource jobs to other countries. Americans create their own illegal immigration problem but use illegals as a scapegoat. Also mass-deportation is a bill that i would not like to pay. My solution is to document all illegals and run bacground checks on them, the ones that do pass give them some kind of work permit. Let them pay their taxes and work here legally. The ones who dont register are obviously criminals and we should allocate our resources to removing them. Because isnt this what this immigration/border issue is all about keeping us safe. But now we are to busy worrying about juan and maria getting a job than terrorists coming in. Wake up U.S. and set your priorities straight. I dont want another 911 because our hate filled hearts were to busy kicking illegals out, rather than terrorists.

yes i agree that companys that hire them should have a harsh punishment.
but if they wanna live here to it legally. ship them back and if they really wanna live here they will do it legally.

I think, obviously, we should have rules for people to gain citizenship to our country because it's safe, but I think this issue is so complex that it really isn't possible for so many people to weigh in with any real knowledge about it (but most people do anyway). I personally do not care if people come to America illegally-regardless of the comments about them using welfare here, etc etc. I don't care because they aren't doing anything worse than many of our citizens already do anyway. Being born here doesn't give you more of a right to sponge off of others or the government. It isn't suddenly less worse because you are white.

I definitely think that the issue is mainly targeted against the Hispanic community and it is making people think it is okay to be racist.

My family are immigrants. Legal though. We came here 12 years ago with the intent to work and start a family in a good economy. What bothers me the most is that my dad was a liscenced mechanic back home but he's not allowed to be that here unless he goes through schooling again. And my aunt was a paediatrician and now she works Laundry at a nursing home here.

Anyway..I don't know much about illegal immigration to continue babbling in my post so..

carry on..

I am fine with people coming here to work and be productive members of society. I honestly think if someone wants to come to the US and become a citizen the best way to prove that is to enlist in the military. Go serve the country that you say you want to be a citizen of and then we will give you citizenship. I have no issue with your immediate family (spouse and children) living here while you are in the service. If you don't complete the agreed time your shipped back to your homeland. Simple as that.
I also think there should be some sort of probabtion period, so if you come here and commit a crime you can be sent back.

Business that hire illegal immigrants should be heavily fined

I think this would be appropriately placed here:

My history teacher whipped out the Fresno Bee Newspaper this morning and said, "On the subject of immigration... did you hear about the woman who was shot because she couldn't speak english?"

and he goes on to tell us that a man whipped out a gun and put it to the woman's head and demanded money. Apparently, she turned to the friend that was with her at the time and asked "what did he say", so the man shot her and killed her in front of her two children...

how sad., just because he wasn't patient enough for her to get a quick translation.

Anywho, I'm first generation, my parents both came here from mexico (legally, I might add, my mom even took a test to become a US citizen), and even being the descendant of immigrants, I think that all people, not just mexican's should come here legally instead of risking so much by breaking a law they may not agree with. I also agree that people who hire illegal immigrants because they will work for less wages should be heavily fined.

I don't think they need to be shipped back they just need to be legal.. Go thorugh all the channels to be legal as we are and I have no problem.. But if you are here and not.. Then leave!