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Originally Posted by Donger
That's the point. They don't WANT to be Americans. They just want the cash. If they wanted to be Americans, they would immigrate legally and make solid attempts to assimilate to the culture.
Legal immigrants want the dream and they are willing to work just as hard as illegals. To give illegals the same level of dignity and respect as illegals is a MASSIVE slap to the face of those that came to this country within the boundaries of its laws.
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Well, "they" aren't a monolith. That's why I went to the trouble of specifying which illegals I think we should welcome. Those who are here for the paycheck but have no interest in being Americans (i.e. stomachs in the US but hearts in Mexico) are in a different category. If we need these workers then we should have a "guest worker" program of some sort so that they will be documented and so that we can prevent them from getting all the perks of full citizenship (e.g. voting, welfare, etc.). But to the extent possible, it would be better if we could satisfy our labor needs through the legal immigration of those who want to become Americans.