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In reply to the discussion: Pic Of The Moment: Descendants Of Immigrants Proudly Tell Other Immigrants To Go Home [View all]ReRe
(10,597 posts)6. But what about the fact that...
... our government can't find it in itself to update our immigration laws. Our immigration laws are a total wreck. I guess you would be in favor of an iron wall around our borders that you can see from the space station? And what about the businesses right here in America who transport & hire all those undocumented workers? What about the, what, 11 million illegal immigrants in this country that have lived here all their lives? You deport them all in one swoop? Do you have any idea how long and how much money it takes to go through our immigration process? Respectfully.
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Pic Of The Moment: Descendants Of Immigrants Proudly Tell Other Immigrants To Go Home [View all]
EarlG
Jul 2014
OP
You just took my own thoughts on this and put it to a beautiful and poignant prose.
AAO
Jul 2014
#24
Much of the reason, that they're sneaking across the border is because of our actions in
Uncle Joe
Jul 2014
#36
These aren't simple immigrants, they are political/economic/climate refugees. As the climate
alfredo
Jul 2014
#43
My family came here from Europe before the laws existed. Are we illegal? I'm sure the natives said
freshwest
Jul 2014
#50
The dumb-asses probably think San Diego was the site of a revolutionary war battle too
arcane1
Jul 2014
#19
If they were bound for sweatshops or sex slavery, the corporate bosses might let them in
tclambert
Jul 2014
#45