| In mid summer 2006, the United States law makers | | | | allow other hopeful legal immigrants to immigrate in a |
| have been bandying around ideas on how best to | | | | peaceful, non-law breaking way, but in reality it will |
| manage the illegal immigrant population that currently | | | | just allow the other illegal immigrants to break the |
| exists within its borders. Several solutions proposed | | | | law faster and skirt the border patrol to get into the |
| equate to an all or nothing proposal (lock down the | | | | United States now, so as to become grandfathered |
| borders and send them all back), and an amnesty | | | | in as well so that they can now get in line for |
| proposal that would allow a portion of illegal | | | | Amnesty. |
| immigrants to stay within the United States to work | | | | The argument against that is that these illegal |
| towards their U.S citizenship. | | | | immigrants will have to be present here in the United |
| Did you catch that last option?. | | | | States for a certain period of time before they can |
| Basically, the federal government is saying that if | | | | become eligible for amnesty. But who are we kidding. |
| you've been here a certain period of time, illegally, | | | | If college kids can forge drivers licenses to out |
| and you are therefore by default a criminal, you can | | | | drinking at college bars, how hard can it really be for |
| stay here and benefit from our different social | | | | an illegal to say that they've been here for a number |
| service programs as well as our education system for | | | | of years, working a meaningful job. |
| your children. | | | | It's not very hard, that's the answer. |
| Amazing, isn't it? We're rewarding those who are | | | | The only very real answer is to send back everyone |
| grandfathered in by their own law breaking. | | | | who is NOT a valid citizen of the United States. |
| By allowing amnesty to illegal immigrants, the U.S | | | | Extreme, yes. Secure? You bet. And to those who |
| lawmakers are setting a terrible precedent that will | | | | decry that all of those jobs will now go to waste, I'll |
| allow further degradations to our immigration policies | | | | echo what I said before. Read up on your early |
| worldwide, not just the Mexico border. How you | | | | American history and look at all the "alphabet corps" |
| might say? | | | | that were formed to help this country get on its |
| Take for instance the Mexican woman who has been | | | | feet. Able bodies men from all over were used in |
| here for 15 years and is NOT forced to go back, | | | | those programs. Although not done on a conscription |
| although she was found out to have no green card | | | | basis, we could put some of our youth to good work |
| or permission to reside or work in the United States. | | | | today to take up the slack of the departing illegal |
| One would think that would provide the impetus to | | | | immigrants. |