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   XPost: phl.media   
   From: jeremy@nospam.thanks.com   
      
   > >   
   > > Your argument about making illegal - legal - drawing more illegal is   
   > flawed.   
   > > Once they are legal - they are now paying taxes, social security,   
   etc..and   
   > > no longer attractive to the people hiring illegal.  Thus illegal would   
   > lose   
   > > their jobs, become unemployed ...  hence there is no incentive to be   
   > legal.   
   > >   
      
   People that enter this country illegally, and who consume its resources, are   
   an insult to the many immigrants that have applied for entry, waited their   
   turns on waiting lists, and have passed our entry criteria.  The United   
   States, I understand, take in more legal immigrants than any other nation in   
   the world.  No one can accuse this nation of being unfriendly to immigrants.   
      
   Illegals are quite another matter.  A significant percentage of them become   
   involved in crime when they arrive here.  There are ruthless Mexican gangs   
   that now operate in the mushroom farming areas of Delaware County--this is   
   not a problem that is confined to the border states anymore.   
      
   Our insane legal system prohibits schools, medical facilities and other   
   public service institutions from reporting illegal aliens to INS.  So, once   
   they set foot on U.S. soil, they can educate their children, receive medical   
   care etc., courtesy of OUR tax dollars.   
      
   The United States has the legal and moral right to exert control over who   
   enters this country, and how many immigrants we can absorb in any given   
   year.  That may mean that, in times of recession, we can not afford to   
   absorb as many aliens as we can during good times.  The only way that we can   
   control our destiny is to take control of our borders.   
      
   I cannot understand this relatively new notion that anyone, from anywhere,   
   regardless of education or criminal background, has a "right" to come here   
   and to take advantage of our country.  My grandparents entered via Ellis   
   Island, and had to go through a medical evaluation and some degree of   
   background check before they were allowed entry.  Please don't try to   
   suggest that the millions that came over through Ellis had it easy.  They   
   followed the rules, and anyone that wants to take up residence here now   
   should follow the rules, too.   
      
   If they really want to be good Americans, as so many of them claim they do,   
   they can start off by obeying our LAWS regarding legal entry.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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