Comon Diego & Perry, surely you can do better than that. Breaking out the race card is a tired, lazy attempt and only says you have no real substance to bring to the argument. Republican propaganda machine? Are you for real? Just because you are on the MoveOn.org email list doesn't mean you have to regurgitate their talking points. Many top ranking Republicans are for illegal immigration or have done nothing of meaning to try to slow or stop it. They are just as bad as the liberals in this regard.
Many conservatives like me don't have a problem with hard-working people that want to come here (legally) to earn a living. And we are not racist, either. But they should do it the right way, and do it legally. Just taking the border doors off their hinges and letting anyone in has several drawbacks:
It presents a security breach
Not every illegal that comes here is a good person…many of them are criminals as well.
They strain our social services such as health care, education, and criminal justice systems. Who do you think pays for them to get treated at the hospital, earn an education, or be given a fair trial?
I got this excerpt from this website. If anyone can verify it's accuracy it would be greatly appreciated.
Here are some statistics from the Los Angeles Times: 40 percent of all workers are working for cash and not paying taxes. Why would they want to be legal and pay taxes? They would be able to start bringing the rest of their families to the USA. 75 percent of people on L.A.'s most-wanted list are illegal aliens. Over two-thirds of all births are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal whose births were paid for by the taxpayers. Nearly 25 percent of all inmates in California detention centers are here illegally. Over 300,000 illegals are living in garages. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most likely illegals from south of the border. Nearly 60 percent of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal. Of the 10 million people in Los Angeles County, 5.1 million speak English and 3.9 million speak Spanish. 21 radio stations in Los Angeles are Spanish speaking. More statistics: Less than 2 percent of illegals are picking crops but 29 percent are on welfare. Over 70 percent of the U.S. annual population growth (over 90 percent of California, Florida and New York) are from immigration. 29 percent of inmates in the federal prisons are illegal aliens. The lifetime fiscal impact (taxes minus services used) for the average adult Mexican immigrant is a negative. They also send between about $15 billion back to Mexico to assist their families and prop up the corrupt Mexican government that keeps most of its citizens in poverty. How about a revolt in their own country! A new figure from yesterday: It cost Los Angeles $276 million in welfare costs for 100,000 children of illegal aliens.
