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Old 01-17-2008, 22:50 PM   #38 (permalink)
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I’m glad you agree with me.

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An asset by definition exists in the taxable, regulatable economy. Latinos are staying one way or the other
Why? Why not deport them, put them in the back of the line, secure the border and open up the immigration process, make it easier for those that have been waiting to get in, I’m all for easy immigration.

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the question is only whether they become a part of society or not. Actually, the question is how quickly they're assumed
what? they break the law so they get the fast track?

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The options:

1. Deny them legal residency and thus forgo their human equity
2. Tax the gains (make them pay a fine for citizenship/breaking the law)
3. Give them a pass, watch our portfolio grow overnight, and proceed in steady growth as America has after all immigrant-waves to America.
You forgot some, like deport them to the end of the line while making it easier for those in the front to get in, you can grant legal immigration status on par with those deported. After you secure the border of course.

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But besides all that, its just the right thing to do.
What? Reward criminals?

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When you give people a stake in society, they will defend it. They have dignity, and they'll prove it in a society above ground or below. Getting off on the right foot with a big group of immigrants is crucial. Giving them citizenship is the easy part.
I don’t see how stealing citizenship garners dignity

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Getting over the xenophobia is the bigger hurdle IMHO
Are you calling me xenophobic? Seriously? The fact is generation after generation came here legally, the fact that there is a very large influx of illegal immigrants makes it difficult to justify letting in more legal immigrants, so the ones abiding by the laws are suffering for those who are not.
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