Right on. I've been trying to find the old story of illegals coming to the USA. One illegal came over then had his wife and kids to come. They then got on welfare and invited all thier cousins to come to the USA. They have free medical, food stamps and unemployment so we don't have to work. Soon all the people in Mexico are here so the legal workers in the USA have to go to Mexico to work. Soon there is no money for all the benifits the illegals are getting so they want to go back to Mexico so the workers there can supprot them.

yeah it was cut and pasted, and it said so in the first line "A friend of mine sent this to me"

Once again, cowards go by anonymous.

If you look at the bold black letters heading the post, it clearly states that it was sent to me by a friend of mine. I had not seen it before, and thought it was fun, and that others would enjoy it. You are right, I did not know the "lady who wrote it"; I do, however, know the person who sent it to me. And BTW, I did change some of the words...I corrected the spelling.

Get a name, and a sense of humor to go with it. Blind criticism is only annoying, not constructive.

I say lock down the borders and jettison any (everyone) caught in the country illegally. Prosecute anyone employing, renting to, or doing doing business with anyone illegally in this country. All benefits, education, medical care, etc. should be denied to illegal aliens.

The "automatic citizenship" because you were born here thing needs to be fixed also. Every other country sees it as the child is a citizen of the country where the parents hold citizenship. What's so wrong with that?

Get them all, the heck out and make them apply through the right channels. Once everything is legal and square, they're welcome to be here. I really don't think that it's too much to ask.

tonyh,

It is not to much to ask.

It is called following the law of the land.

It I were to go to Mexico, I would follow their laws to the best of my ability (or pay the consequence).

anonymous,

You're exactly right.  You most certainly would.............................

Why has illegal immigration stopped....I just paused to put those words in Google... First, I get something about NAFTA, oh what a joke that is.  The second one is about boycotting Bank of America * YEAH*....and down a little farther was this blogspot  and the comments therein are interesting.   It's been 14 years ago yesterday, since the first attack on the World Trade Center....because of slack immigration rules.

It still comes down to what this costs US economically.  It seems like a no brainer. 

Plus anon, has it pegged with that last line:  If I were to go to Mexico, I would follow their laws to the best of my ability (or pay the consequence).

Interesting piece in the LA Times today:

http://www.latimes.com/news...

(Subscription required, but it's free)

Immigrants boost pay, not prison populations, new studies show

Two new studies by California researchers counter negative perceptions that immigrants increase crime and job competition, showing that they are incarcerated at far lower rates than native-born citizens and actually help boost their wages.

A study released Tuesday by the Public Policy Institute of California found that immigrants who arrived in the state between 1990 and 2004 increased wages for native workers by an average 4%.

UC Davis economist Giovanni Peri, who conducted the study, said the benefits were shared by all native-born workers, from high school dropouts to college graduates, because immigrants generally perform complementary rather than competitive work.

As immigrants filled lower-skilled jobs, they pushed natives up the economic ladder into employment that required more English or know-how of the U.S. system, he said.

"The big message is that there is no big loss from immigration," Peri said. "There are gains, and these are enjoyed by a much bigger share of the population than is commonly believed."
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That is interesting.

One of the study's detractors said: "Immigrants, who make up one-third of California's labor force, could also be discouraging natives from moving to the state and taking advantage of higher-paying job opportunities." Like that's a bad thing...

It doesn't mention the immigrant's second generation's impact on crime and prisons, though. The kids that come out of families where the parents don't speak English face a tough time in school even with bilingual education. Many overcome, but those that can't or won't do get into trouble. 

Speaking of The LA Times, anyone watch Frontline last night?

Belarus

Czechoslovakia

Canada

Austria-if the child lives continuously there for 10 years

Poland-if the child is stateless

South Africa

Germany if the child lived continuously in the country for 8 years

Philipines..under certain conditions

Belgium if the child is stateless

England..with certain criteria

Italy..if the child or his parents are stateless

Ireland

Netherlands under certain conditions

France..if stateless

Greece

Well, Robb, I guess his point is that Americans from other states may be indirectly disadvantaged (through the loss of opportunities) and it wouldn't show inside California.

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I would suspect there's a lot that can be questioned about this study--but it seems a good place to start.

Dusty,

Thanks for the birthright research. Interesting to see what countries still have no qualifications at all. The United States needs them more than most since we're such a magnet. Some of those countries have trouble keeping people in instead of out.

The Frontline was #2 in their four-part series on journalism. The LA Times went from family ownership to the pubicly-owned Tribune. Although the LA Times makes a $200 million profit on $1 billion in revenue, it's under pressure to satisfy Wall Street now and the Tribune keeps cutting staff. Two editors have been fired for refusing to downsize any more. With 75% of original reporting coming from newspapers, having them in trouble is troubling.

Random,

I think the guy complaining about immigration from other states being curtailed because of illegal immigration ignores, as usual, the over-population of this state. I don't care where the extra bodies are coming from.  

Legal is OK. I'm cool with that. I've got a colleague from India whose visa is such that he's having a problem changing positions within the same company. I, and a couple of others are helping him work through the situation.

He's an Engineer, trying to make the transition from Quality Engineering to Development Engineering, within the same Company. This guy is a talent and he's doing his part to be in America the right way. Even though he wants to maintain his Indian Citizenship, for now, I think he belongs here. We're working on it. It'll take a few months, but I'm sure that we'll be able to help him fix things.

I have a problem with people who hold duel citizenship, keep all of their (liberal) assets in another country, but come here for free medical treatment because they can claim indigence, and the treatment is much better. I've known people from other countries (including India) who do this. I turn them in, whenever I hear about it, because it's wrong.

I worked for a guy whose Parents owned 12 hardware stores in India and lived very well there, held duel citizenship and came here for free medical treatment. They'd come and stay with their Son for a couple of months and take care of all of their medical needs, then go home to India. After about ten years of this, I got sick and tired of it and turned them in for it.

Illegal is quite different. They need to go home and apply through the correct channels..........................Period!

I don't believe that anyone has a problem with those people that immigrate legally. They have paid their fees, complied with the law, undergone background checks, and waited patiently in line (for many years usually) in order to enjoy the freedoms that the native born take all too forgranted. The issue that alarms me is the granting of blanket amnesty to those that are flooding into this country illegally. That which is given free has no value. Where do their loyalties lie. It doesn't take a great leap of imagination to realize that they are gaining in political clout and once they have achieved the right to vote (as if they don't already) they may promote, initiate, and vote for legislation favorable to a foreign power, i.e. Mexico, against the interests of their host country, the United States of America.

Annon 42

I am with you tonyh,  People who misuse the system no matter if they are Legal or Illegal need to be reported.  i am glad there is someone who has the courage to stand up & do something not like lot of who just keep on complianing on hese things.

You have my support my friend.