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I am all for immigration
where is DOMS? this may actually be too easy for him.
so would I,but I wouldn't ask the citizens of the country I was invading to alter there customs and culture to fit me.I would do my best to fit in and draw as little attention to myself as possible.I would do the same thing if I were in their shoes.
let everyone who is working here become a citizen if they pass basic English
Sure...let's reward people that break the law. Why not...
People are rewarded for breaking the law every day, our economy thrives on it. Let's be honest, for the most part the only people who really care about the Mexicans are the middle to lower class white trash because with the right work ethic the Mexican can pass them. Successful people rarely care about this issue, they may say something publicly, but privately they employ these same people to do their shit work. I have 2 hardcore Republican family clients who both utilize illegals for their cleaning and yard work services, yet they complain about illegal immigrants and the government interfering in AZ's law. Bush could have easily passed legislation on this but he didn't want to because of the political ramifications. As far as I see it, there is a very small number of people such as yourself DOMS who are both successful and care about this issue, if there were a significant number of them this would have been taken care of by now. Maybe it is different around border towns, but there are a ton of Mexicans around here, and there is little to no crime involving them.
People are rewarded for breaking the law every day, our economy thrives on it. Let's be honest, for the most part the only people who really care about the Mexicans are the middle to lower class white trash because with the right work ethic the Mexican can pass them. Successful people rarely care about this issue, they may say something publicly, but privately they employ these same people to do their shit work. I have 2 hardcore Republican family clients who both utilize illegals for their cleaning and yard work services, yet they complain about illegal immigrants and the government interfering in AZ's law. Bush could have easily passed legislation on this but he didn't want to because of the political ramifications. As far as I see it, there is a very small number of people such as yourself DOMS who are both successful and care about this issue, if there were a significant number of them this would have been taken care of by now. Maybe it is different around border towns, but there are a ton of Mexicans around here, and there is little to no crime involving them.
I shouldn't laugh at this but it's so damn funnyOh, and my gardener is white. I don't hire Mexicans for shit.
A neighbor hired some Mexicans from Nampa (a city full of illegals out to the west of Boise) to lay the tile in his home. Two days later his house was burglarized (the only crime in this neighborhood for years).
Sure enough, they went out to the house of the Mexicans and found some of the stolen items.
In case you're wondering, the home owners were Democrats that voted for Black Jesus.
Little to no crime? Can you back that up with...anything? Anything at all? I've studied the issue of crime and illegals and nothing that I've read even suggests that what you've said is correct.
Also, if its not such a big deal, they why are so many Arizonans pushing for the laws; and I'm not just talking about the politicians. I have relatives and friends that live there (I used to live there) that fully support that law.
Then again, you did say "border towns". So, it's not big deal because its just the border towns? I don't consider Salt Lake City to be a border town and many people there also want tighter immigration laws for very practical, real-world, reasons.
Put it this way, I train members of my local police department, they are not an issue here at all. I don't doubt that they are involved with crime, but I don't think it is disproportional to the number of them. Can I give you cold hard facts? No. I can tell you that I read the Philly newspapers and watch the news every day, it's just not an issue here. I have no idea why Arizonians are pushing for this law, I honestly don't believe it is, I have friends who live there that are for the law and friends there are who against it. I know of like 3 cases that are major national news, but I'm not going to condemn an entire ethnicity of people for the actions of a few. There is a clear separation between the drug cartels/gangs and people who want to work here to have a better life. I am for giving people who want a better life the opportunity to come here, and I don't think it should be a difficult process for them to do so.
I would do the same thing if I were in their shoes.
I have plenty of cold hard facts about the criminal effects of illegals in the US. There are plenty to be had.
You don't have a clue as to why Arizonans want these laws passed because you live in a place with few illegals. The division of those who are for or against/ambivalent towards these laws is clear: whether you have to deal with them are not.
So, whose opinion am I supposed to respect? Those that actually have to live with the problem or those than don't?
I'm one of the people that has, and is, living with that problem. I know how real it is.
So let's not deal with it now because it's not a problem to the people in the far north.
Lastly, that "better life" is a crock. I'm sure they do want a better life. However, there are two problems with it. First off, they can't create it on their own, so they're trying to get a free ride here. Secondly, they came in search of that better life, but end up ruining the very thing they are looking for.
Really, you talk about how it's no big since you don't have to deal with it. Well, you know what? It's a god damn big deal for those of use that do have to deal with it. Oh, and just because it's not a problem for you now doesn't mean it won't be at some point in the future. They're flooding across the border at over 600,000 people a year.
I'm not betrothen to my feelings on this debate, if there is some evidence that would sway me post it or PM it to me. If there is good reason for me to be on the other side of this debate I am sure I will go there if provided with sufficient evidence. I haven't seen any, though, I have only been told of it.