Reply #40: another opinion

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Lou Dobbs might not be a racist but he appeals to the simple-minded racist. Most of the immigrants are people are honest, hard-working people who don't care two flips about politics, only feeding their families. They don't care about the political situation in Mexico and the reforms or what-not. For them, the thinking is very simple: there are jobs in America, people want to hire them, and they're willing to work for what they pay. It's a very powerful force that drives people to America. They are willing to walk hundreds of miles, pay thousand of dollars just to get an opportunity to work here.

The same thing is happening in Europe. Northern Africans are setting themselves adrift into the mediterrean. Most of them die, but they're willing to do it, and their families are all for it. They don't want to wait generations for political and economic reform. They want to live their lives now.

So people can go around yelling "ILLEGAL" immigrants all they want, but the problem is real, and is beyond the criminal-justice system to fix. That argument is a non-sequitar. If we legalized them tomorrow, then they are not "illegal."

The problem is real, complex, and beyond the simple-minded bellowing of Lou Dobbs.

There are more than 7 million illegal immigrants in America. Some of them have been here most of their lives. The only rational choice is amnesty. We did it in the 80's. We allowed 3 million immigrants to become legalized and the rule of law did not end: http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/history/may1987.htm.


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