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Originally Posted by Robbie
I agree with everything that Obama said last night in his speech when he was talking about the people from Mexico in the U.S. "illegally".
But just like "Health Care"...the govt. is doing it all wrong.
Instead of all this bullshit and "securing the border" like the Republicans want to do (building our version of the Berlin Wall)...how about they simply re-write the rules to gain citizenship?
Why does it have to take years and cost a ton of money to become a citizen?
The United States that I grew up in was a beacon of hope and freedom. The Statue of Liberty is inscribed: "Give me your tired, your poor/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"
The United States I live in now seems to have lost it's way.
As I said, there is no need for "amnesty" or "securing the border" or any of this other nonsense.
People SHOULD be able to travel freely back and forth to Mexico. We certainly did for a couple of hundred years with no problems.
There shouldn't even be a "path to citizenship". It's already TOO FUCKING HARD if it takes a "path".
Most of us wouldn't even be here if our great-great-great grandparents had to try and jump through the hoops that our govt. has set up for immigrants.
If people want to come to live in the United States...let them. Especially the Mexican people.
My family owned citrus groves in Florida and I can first hand tell you that they are some of the most hard working people I have ever known.
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I agree with you. Making immigration easier for law abiding people is the way it should be.
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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
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Right now I see 5 million entering the work force all at once, giving the unemployment rate some new numbers and potentially dropping the median wage further, and some how 5 million new people will get on the Obamacare dole and further adjust the cost of those that still have to pay for medical insurance.
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Well, maybe...but aren't many of them already working, but just for "cash" or "under the table"?
And didn't Obama say in his speech that they could come forward, register, get their work permits, and then Pay Taxes? Assuming all 5 million are working, this sounds like a great way for the US Government to gain some much needed tax dollars...
You could also say that Obama just gained 5 Million new democratic voters which I'm sure pisses a few righties off too...
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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
.... Just want the secure the border. !
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I keep hearing this expression but I'm not really sure what it means. What does it really mean to "Secure the border"? Do you mean build a fence, and secure it with cops or guards? Is this the literal meaning of "Secure the border" or am I missing something?