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Old May 14, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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Default RE: Immigration by the numbers

Eye opening video. I agree that we do need to slow down the legal immigration rate and stop illegal immigration (and deport the illegal ones). We need to regain control over this. If we cannot check-up to the current rate and the people are flooding in, we will eventually become a third world country. I suggest a better solution. Helping the countries get out of being a third world country though economics.

GENXHEMI, I think we have followed Europe's example enough in other bad idea issues (slavery, rapid socialism, etc.), no offense to our European members. They are not doing well as a whole and I think its time they start using us as an example. Having one language is the best system even if it seems insensitive. If we had to accept every language spoken by people who moved here at each point in history, we would be in the same shoes as India where they have tons of different languages in close locations. My ancestors had to learn English when they moved here, and I don't see how that is so unreasonable. This is one unified country, not a bunch of small countries the size of states right next to each other, it only makes sense to use one language.

With the draining our programs issue, why are we giving them the social programs? If the jobs here pay good enough to make moving worth while, why do they need these programs? My ancestors were poor, in fact, even some of my current family line would be classified as being poor, but they don't expect any thing from the government. The success is not an entitlement, it is something you earn. My family members have tried many times to succeed in our economic system. Some were successful (my grandfather) others were not successful (my great-grandfathers), but just because you fail once doesn't mean you should just give up. There are some people who actually need those programs, such as people who have disabilities who cannot work and don't have a family to take care of them, but these people do not.

One other group we need to get on the case with who is contributing to this problem besides the government, is the government's unofficial boss, the media. We need to get on their case for twisting the facts and bad mouthing the people whom are trying to fix the problem. The media needs to assist with the solution, not add to the problem.
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