Reply #33: This makes sense

[fujiyama]

and is understandable.

Most Americans of whatever ethnicity had ancestors that came legally. Most hispanics didn't just sneak in. They entered with permission of the government, worked for many years, likely were sponsored by a company or a family member, then waited for many years, jumped through the millions of hoops the INS put them through and then became American.

I'm naturalized so I definetely favor legal immigration. It might be worth considering raising the caps to a more reasonably number for people to work here legally in border areas.

But I would rather not give preference to those that broke the law in entering. I understand that some now have kids that were born here and have worked here for many years. I think a few exceptions can be made with certain circumstances (that's why I think the Sensenbrenner bill is nasty and draconian) but I would rather the government reward good behavior - and that means giving those that entered legally on visas, even those for better jobs.