I heard a story today that really gave me reason for thought . ...........
Having had that conversation with him it's easier for me now to see why people risk it all to get here. I hope that someday we can figure a way to help these people legally and orderly without them risking it all to come here.
and I think everyone on both sides understands that there are 3-4 billion people on this planet in similar situations, ultra poor, etc etc
the USA cannot absorb 3-4 billion people though, and then there is also the argument on the illegal aspect and impacts on US citizens. There is a reason no country in the world allows unlimited people to come in and set up residence is without borders, without citizenship, there is no country
we need sealed borders, stop the humanitarian crisis, and double or even triple legal immigration quota's ..... control the numbers, get a system that makes it work ..... we are the most generous nation in the world on immigration but we have to be a nation of laws as well
I default to what Bill and Barrack said
Bill - Let me be very clear about this: We are still a nation of immigrants; we should be proud of it. We should honor every legal immigrant here, working hard to become a new citizen. But we are also a nation of laws.
Obama - Barack Obama said, “We simply cannot allow people to pour into the United States undetected, undocumented, unchecked, and circumventing the line of people who are waiting patiently, diligently, and lawfully to become immigrants in this country.”
Two famous Democrat presidents - talking the talk, failing to get anything done ... but their words were right