[quote=briansd1][quote=ocrenter]
there’s a whole lot more native borns sucking this country dry. You’ve been listening to talk radio wayyyy too much.[/quote]
Actually, immigrants provide a great portion of the growth in this country.
For example in 2000, 36% of the New York City’s population was foreign born (problably more now). NYC is one of the richest, most dynamic city in the world.
Immigrants open shops, restaurants and small business the revilatize blighted areas.
And as the United States looks at ways to jump start the economy, groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Fiscal Policy Institute point to immigrant entrepreneurs as critical contributors. Many move here legally and create new jobs, pay taxes and add to a neighborhood’s revitalization. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/economy/video-making-it-in-america/13822/
Legalizing immigrants already in this country would unlock untold potential.[/quote]
We need something a whole lot more pragmatic than deporting American grown kids because they were “cutting”. That’s just plain stupid.
Obama is really one of the toughest administration when it comes to border enforcement, his numbers are actually slightly higher than Bush, and this is during a recession when there has been significant reduction in attempted illegal crossings.
After proving he is tough on border enforcement, he then go for the low hanging fruit, kids that were already educated here and have done well but came illegally.
That is as pragmatic and logical of a policy decision as anyone can make.
