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Originally Posted by FibrillatorD
Gunnut, can you vouch for the lagality of your ancestors? I sure as hell can't for mine.
We have a long history of these waves. ALWAYS we've come out stronger because of immigrants. Its not fair to everyone waiting in line, but the fact of the matter is we don't have 12 million Japanese or German people who've set up camp illegally. Amnesty, bang. Problem solved.
Secure the border, build a 2100 mile long wall if you want. We have every right as a sovereign nation to defend our border from instrusion. Streamline the immigration process, or choke the stream for a bit if our infrastructure needs time to catch up. That's the simplest solution, and its better for everyone in the long run anyway. Historically, it always has been.
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Why, yes I can. My family immigrated here in 1984. I became a citizen in 1991. I wear 91 on my hockey jersey to celebrate that year. I have a citizenship certificate. It's in a bank vault.
I waited my turn, years in fact, to come here. Why can't these people follow the rules? I don't hate illegal immigrants. I just think they should follow the rules out of respect for other people who also want to come here.
I agree with Dale. High walls and wide doors. Make it tough to come in illegally. Make it easy and rewarding to go through the process.
One more note. Your graph is misleading. Those earlier immigration waves were legal. They all went through the process. The current wave of ILLEGAL immigration does not.