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Texasgal

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44. I am totally in agreement with Legal

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 10:15 PM

Aug 2015

Immigration. Illegal is not good and works against us.

I have a friend from India that is a trained specialty RN. She has waited YEARS to become legal and has so much to offer all of us. Why she should have to wait years and become in fear of being deported is ridiculous to me. Her work visa is getting ready to run out. She is in fear!

Make the process easier, and make it easier to become a citizen. Illegals are often exploited and left to fend for themselves. The process is daunting and it needs to be changed. Illegals have a hard existence here. It's horrible and not easy.

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If you're an American citizen of European ancestry and opposed to immigration, you're a hypocrite [View all] CreekDog Aug 2015 OP

Uh, no. Llewlladdwr Aug 2015 #1

Is that when all of our European ancestors got here? JoePhilly Aug 2015 #31

There is a gradient between Kurska Aug 2015 #2

many try to frame any consideration about numbers/capacity as being '2 No immigrants from anywhere' HFRN Aug 2015 #26

I disagree. Marr Aug 2015 #3

Our politics have prevented us from having a sound national immigration policy. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #19

You are wrong dumbcat Aug 2015 #4

well, everyone's a hypocrite. "Only hypocrites cannot forgive hypocrisy" cali Aug 2015 #5

If you are a human being and opposed to murder you're a hypocrite WestCoastLib Aug 2015 #6

Ah yes, the drawbridge mentality. KamaAina Aug 2015 #7

Everyone everywhere is an immigrant by ancestry. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #8

Not if we all move to Kenya! MFrohike Aug 2015 #35

I wonder if all the humanoids evolved in west africa. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #36

Interesting Sherman A1 Aug 2015 #9

White people support immigration by other white people. nt. LexVegas Aug 2015 #10

i've noticed the pattern CreekDog Aug 2015 #27

+2 nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #54

gringo grandpas and grandmas got a free pass way back when Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #11

My grandpappy got bounced for TB. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #38

Perhaps but the opposition to immigration targeted the Irish then the Know Nothings came along pampango Aug 2015 #12

Are people really upset about immigration? Shandris Aug 2015 #17

Depends on the "people". Some on the right view all immigrants as competition for jobs, pampango Aug 2015 #22

Would seem like a stretch to me but... Shandris Aug 2015 #23

No - there has been a segment opposed to immigration "of the wrong kind". brooklynite Aug 2015 #20

My forbear on my mother's side immigrated from Scotland during The Clearances. CTyankee Aug 2015 #13

That's a broad brush you are wielding. Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #14

I don't think the Tuscarora tribal nations thought the immigration of the colonists was legal. LanternWaste Aug 2015 #15

Here we go... Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #21

Well, their ancestors snuck over illegally Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #42

I think it's "illegal immigration" that most people have a problem with davidn3600 Aug 2015 #16

Yeah, mine entered legally too. It was easy. They came before the barn door was closed. n/t Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #29

I don't know... people seem to really dislike H-1B's, and that's one of the most common Recursion Aug 2015 #47

Yeah, when companies use those H1Bs to replace American workers for cheaper wages davidn3600 Aug 2015 #48

Which part of the government is being corrupt? (nt) Recursion Aug 2015 #50

Political parties davidn3600 Aug 2015 #51

I know the Disney story very well Recursion Aug 2015 #53

I hate to get in to the H-1B arguments. joshcryer Aug 2015 #55

The subject brings a lot more heat than light Recursion Aug 2015 #56

The sad part? joshcryer Aug 2015 #57

the subject brings a lot more hate than light CreekDog Aug 2015 #59

No you're not... brooklynite Aug 2015 #18

Only the Sith deal in absolutes One_Life_To_Give Aug 2015 #24

I'm an American citizen of European ancestry, LWolf Aug 2015 #25

I don't think we should have unlimited immigration. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #28

No one is against Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #30

How our ancestors came to this country is irrelevant CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #32

If your grandparents, parents, or yourself are immigrants from Cuba, and NCjack Aug 2015 #33

No, it's a bit more broad MFrohike Aug 2015 #34

I am opposed to illegal immigration. Throd Aug 2015 #37

Ditto. I agree. n/t RebelOne Aug 2015 #40

If your ancestors came to the US when there was an "open border" are you a hypocrite PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #39

My Grandfather came over from Ireland because the British had a price on his head. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #41

LOL, thread win Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #45

Agreed. iandhr Aug 2015 #43

I am totally in agreement with Legal Texasgal Aug 2015 #44

Sounds pretty self serving if your ancestors came before such restrictions CreekDog Aug 2015 #46

Mine arrived about 1590. The 'natives' failed to grasp our utter awesomeness. freshwest Aug 2015 #49

my grandmother was born here in 1895. her parents DesertFlower Aug 2015 #52

I'm all for relaxing immigration requirements. joshcryer Aug 2015 #58

Nope. zabet Aug 2015 #60

Heavy immigration favors the 1%, not the rest of us. Waiting For Everyman Aug 2015 #61

All those damned white Protestants ruined this nation... hunter Aug 2015 #62