I've lived in a border state for more than 30 years and in the last two I've seen the level of racism escalate to the point where it's now socially acceptable! It's common to overhear people talking about the "illegals" and how they "won't speak English" (although most of these people are against teaching English to "them").
These people in our backyard are migrating in order to survive, not to steal from us or ruin the quality of our lives. As long as the "haves" continue to exploit the "have-nots" they will continue to come. It's human nature. We have to stop this exploitation. By demonizing the immigrants, we are playing right into the hands of the exploiters. They want us to fight among ourselves while they divvy up the fruits of all our labor.

Those of you attempting to speak for Christ or predicting "what he would say" should save it. Christ will ultimately speak for himself.

I too live in a border state. We pay hefty taxes for our county hospitals, special teachers and equipment (English as a Second Language plus Bilingual teachers for the regular classroom), plus Section 8 housing, Food Stamps, and other kinds of welfare. This, so our own citizens can be fired and required to take lesser paying jobs so people who came here illegally can "find" work.

Have you seen Mexico? Is that what you want your neighborhood to look like.

Have you heard Mexico? Is that what you want your neighborhood to sound like?

Have you tried entering Mexico with all the proper papers? They keep you waiting at the border crossing as they inspect (very slowly) every inch of your car) hoping you'll pay the "mordido" ("bite", a bribe) to speed things up.

Do you remember all the spring breakers who disappear south of the border, and no one seems to know anything...including the police? They don't extradite criminals back to the U.S. for trial. Citizens of the U.S. cannot own property in Mexico. God help you if you were caught illegally in Mexico.

Wonderful people live in Mexico and I've spent time visiting them. Sitting in the patio in a large city, I could look up and see the rooftop security with big dogs patroling the perimeter fence adjacent to the back or side patio wall.

I also have visited in the homes of people where their floor is tamped down dirt, and have been served dinner there by the loveliest hostesses in the world.

That doesn't mean we don't have our cultural differences. Are you ready to accommodate those differences in your neighborhood?

SO...ILLEGAL immigrants come here illegally, work illegally, drive illegally & w/o insurance, and we tax ourselves to provide them with housing, schools for their children, health care, etc.

All of this so some people can make a larger profit?

Scrap all the Free Trade agreements made and defend the nations borders north and south. Build fences along our borders and keep out those illegal immigrants and all those budding terrorists that seem to thrive up in Canada. I suppose Mexico and Canada would start selling their petroleum energy within their borders at a far reduced price based on their costs and everyone else would pay the going rate but that is a small price for security and look at what you would save on the hidden costs of illegals, of course the cost of home grown labor would rise a bit and nannies would be hard to find but by God we would be safe and alien free.
I tell you after reading this site the Vermont secession group are on the right road and one might hedge ones bet and buy a bit of property there..

WWJD? He would deport them, and cast out of the temple all the scumbag American citizens who hire/exploit them.

To paraphrase the author, geography professor John Nevins, "imagine how different the [illegal migrant] debates" would be if people like him actually had to do physical WORK for a living.

Physical work is a completely foreign concept to these knee-jerk elitists. If they had a clue they would understand that it's neither humane nor just to take the bread from one man's family to feed another's.

Thank you matthood, RuthK and others for sharing your personal experiences with low-wage replacement workers.

Opinions often depend on whose ox is being gored. As Bob K says: "it's neither humane nor just to take the bread from one man's family to feed another's. Thank you matthood, RuthK and others for sharing your personal experiences with low-wage replacement workers."

If we ask ourselves "What would PROGRESSIVES do?" the answer should be "Improve the lot of poor families in America -- both citizens and legal residents."

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What part of " Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free. The wretched refuse of your teaming shore. Send these the homeless tempest-tost to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door." do they not understand. l see no place in that quote asking for the best and brightest or puppet dictators with the cash to buy their way in.

I SAY "MR. BUSH....TEAR DOWN THAT WALL!!!!!!"