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Someone please explain to me why we need to shut down immigration. Seriously - what is the problem? Most studies show immigrants, on average, draw welfare and unemployment benifits less than 'nationals'.
These people want to come here to better themselves and to povide better lives for their families. They want to work hard, get a decent education, and escape persecution. As long as they speak English(it IS the mother-tongue of the US), work, and abide by our laws, I have absolutely no problem with them.
All of our ancestors immigrated here. All of them faced obsticles - all of them faced prejudices - and all of them assimilated and became part of this nation's cultural heritage. It's been going on for the past 200+ years - it would be a bad thing, IMO, to try and stop it. Read the inscription on the plaque at Ellis Island some time... it says it all.
Last edited by HC_Chief; 05-09-2001 at 04:56 PM..
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