LadyCharly -> RE: Az immigration law case begins (7/28/2010 7:05:18 AM)
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True I haven't read all posts in this topic, but what I have read seems to be void of many facts and too much politics/name calling. Do any of you know: Mexico's immigration laws? Mexican Immigration Laws So let's get it straight, most are saying it's ok for Mexico to mark illegal immigration as a felony but not the USA. Double standards are never a good idea and there's not much difference in AZ law and the federal laws. Yes I have read both, so this isn't a case of speaking without knowing the facts. AZ passed their law due to the fact that the Federal Gov't. refuses to do anything about this problem. Except consider amnesty for all of them! That Mexico, Bolivia, Columbia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru have filed or going to file legal briefs in the case against AZ law? I couldn't find a copy of this brief as of yet. Although I cannot speak to it, the fact remains that Mexico owes us billions and wants their citizens to be allowed to remain here illegally rather then to have them sent home. FYI, Mexico deports more illegal aliens then the US each year per their very strict laws on immigration and they don't have the tens of millions of them like we do. How much money does the US give those 8 countries and now they want to interfere with our laws which we will allow w/o repercussion? In 2006: Mexico 184M, Bolivia 224M, Columbia 1,348M, El Salvador 68M, Guatemala 102M, Nicaragua 248M, and Peru 338M That's over 2B of our hard earned tax dollars and most of these countries are where illegal drugs come from. No doubt the aid amount is higher today. The difference between legal and illegal immigration? The difference between compassion and stupidity? It's a very fine line indeed. Illegal Immigration Quotes from above article: The US Justice Department reported that in 2003, alone, 270,000 illegal immigrants had served prison time. (average cost per YEAR, per prisoner approx. $25,000 x 270,000 illegals = do the math, it's through the roof! Let's not forget, for the crime they committed against a US citizen, they get free medical, food, attorneys, schooling, etc. ta boot!) Illegal immigrants to the US cost the country at least $10 billion more than they contribute to the economy. The CIS (Center for Immigration Studies) advises that if amnesty is put into place, these costs to the American economy (and the American taxpayer) will triple. (Again how hard is it for Americans to understand that it is our hard earned money that is paying for them? And that most of the money they earn here they send back to Mexico to take care of their family....) Civil rights pertain ONLY to citizens. The Merriam-Webster online Dictionary defines civil-rights as: “The nonpolitical rights of a citizen; especially: the rights of personal liberty guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution and by acts of Congress.” If one is not a citizen of the country, civil rights do not apply. (Why is it so hard for US citizens to understand this?) Perhaps instead of thinking with our hearts, we should be thinking with the brains we were given and leave politics/name calling out of it. Just food for thought, not emotions.
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