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The rule of thumb used to be deport if no proof you're a resident alien or viaed. Since when did that law change?
We can't keep our doors open for people who do not come here via the right route. Our schools are full; we have limited housing and our facilities are stretched to the max.
Oh Tarpon it is a freaking JOKE!!! I am in California, Southern California so I am sure you can only imagine. It is truly sad. Nobody speaks english anymore Have to speak spanish to even get many jobs. WTF is happening to our country? Our kids are suffering in school because of the kids that are not supposed to be here. Parents cannot help them so even though they get free education their parents do not understand and just send their kids to school for our teachers to handle them.
What happened to our laws? Why are they not being enforced? I am wide open to immigrants. Immigrants who come here the right way the way my ancestors did. Waited in line just how it should be. Learned the language and love THIS country!
We still have Polish churches, Italian churches and Irish churches and etcetera and there are still neighborhoods that are as such. That's great.
But when our parents got here, they learned the lnanguage and learned the traditions. This is your country now; when in Rome and it is only right and proper.
We have a hospital not far from me that is considered to be a "sanctuary" hospital --- the area has changed and instead of Poles,Germans and Filipinos and blacks its now exclusively Mexican.
The hospital is on its last leg financially; personally, I think they permitted that investment group to buy it to keep it open for the Mexicans.
2 gigantic new schools were built, all because that's the only group that is moving into that town.
I worked at that hospital a million years ago in my first career and the area was nothing like it is now.
The Mexicans will probadly duke it out with the Orthodox Jews that are also living there; everhthing there seems to be a shoot out between the 2 groups. That's a whole other story.
I'm sick of hearing "press 2 for Spanish" and I'm sick of trilingual packaging. It all adds UP!
You will be paying more for the product because of the additional ink that it takes to print 2 more languages on the package.
It costs more for everhything.
On the other hand, there is a fella who was valedictorian of his class -- he came here from the Dominican Republic 4 years ago and did not speak a word of English. New grad of one of the local high schools.
He intensively learned the language and he refused to be placed in Spanish-only high school classes.
Too bad more immigrants can't be more like him. Pathetic, really --- what a great country. Free money, free housing, free school and free everything.
And for this same reason --- we are out of resources and we need to take care of our own -- the visaed guest workers that are H1B and others need to be sent the hell home, and pronto.
No more nurses and allied health care workers from the Phillipines, no more IT people from India and no more guest workers of any kind. Send them all BACK.
These are cultural issues and language barrier problems and who cares if you have an "anchor baby." Send them all back.
Dangerous -- because if it's spoken anywhere anyplace, how do you know what kind of illegal activity may accompany it?
I am also sick of the gang action these groups are bringing in: it's the MS13 the Columbian groups and others.
Send them all back.
We are also bearing the brunt of the load with the Egyptians and Syrians and Muslims that are coming here legitimately --- where do we put everyone? How many more schools are we going to build? How many more teachers are we going to hire to cater to these groups? Every single resource and utility we have is stretched to the max.
When you go to another country to live, you adopt all customs and "musts" of that country, along with learning the language! IF I moved to Mexico or France or Spain or Germany or any other country, you bet I'd be expected === no, required --- to learn the language.
And except for airports, there are no bilingual signs in those countries.
And that we've got different groups speaking different languages and not just one is dividing a country, not unifying it.
Amen to that! It is old! It is like things have become reverse racism. It is a freaking joke. I could go on all day about this topic. No joke! We the AMERICAN PEOPLE need to get our heads out of our asses and grow a pair and stick up for what is ours and what we believe in! People need to quit being afraid of offending someone and speak up for what they believe. I truly feel this is what has happened now and nobody wants to be considered that!
I think that is what this country is, stand up for what you believe. No, we aren't always going to agree, but people get so butthurt about everything these days nobody speaks up!
If I were to join another country, live there, work etc damn well would I WANT to learn their ways. Learn their language. Out of RESPECT! Respect the country in which you are! I would never disrespect another persons culture, especially if I was in it!
I am all for being proud of your heritage! Of course I am, but you don't see me waving their flags, speaking that language. No I am a PROUD AMERICAN and I am proud of MY FLAG! I just wish our damn govt would stand up as well.
People, if they are so proud of where they came from and don't want to accept OUR culture then GET THE FUCK OUT!!! Just saying!
(It should have been the same thing in 1980 when the Freedom Flotilla happened: why should be be obligated to accept every single Cuban that was released? We knew nothing of their background. Perhaps these were criminals or those who are sick and have some kind of infectous disease)
I just got done reading about the refugee youths that are coming accross our borders. Yes it is sad they are on the run. Yes, it is sad there are here alone. But,again, we are not obligated to accept them: we also do not know the circumstances of these children or *why* exactly they are here. They could have been released from mental institutions or anything else. For all we know, there are runaways and their parents are frantically looking for their children.
We do not know what is involved: do we really need to open that can of worms?
Who will take these kids in, not even knowing the child's full backstory? This is a large risk for a foster parent or people who run a group home or wherever it is they are going to be placed.
Get them a meal and a shower and a bed for the night and next morning, return them whence they came: Across the border!
Where do we put all of these kids??? They are of many ages! Suppose they are 15 or 16 and cannot read or write Spanish; where in what school system do we place them? What do we do with them when we get here?
How in heck are we supposed to accommodate all of these kids??? And why are there so many kids that are crossing the border by themselves?
And are they speaking Spanish? Could be it is a dialect or one of many.
And the hashmark promotions for Twitter are....also in Spanish.
When does this madness end? You can't even shop in peace now?
We also have a large influx of Orthodox Jews. Asian Indians and those from the Middle East that speak Arabic.
I have also seen job ads that say "must speak Arabic." Or that say "Must speak Hindu."
How many more languages are we going to have everything translated into??? How many more "Press X for...." options are we going to hear when we call a company's main number? What's next? How many more of these "groups" are we going to cater to?
The main point:
You are here in the United States and this is now your country. Learn the language. And we should stop being patsies for these groups.
Exactly! If this stupid Gov't wouldn't make it so easy for them not to have to and so difficult for their citizens then everyone would be content! It is frustrating! I was shopping today and all I hear is Spanish. It is old! I am sick and tired of it!
What I don't get is why it isn't a necessity for them to learn all of our ways before even being allowed citizenship or even residency! We are giving them the opportunity! Not the other way around. This country is becoming a bunch of pansies. Man up and make the law the law! Make the people we are allowing into OUR country to become US! Make them respect our ways and that is that.
I know that if that was a necessity then they would do it! They would learn if that was their only way to stay here and work etc. What a joke! The "regular" people are getting screwed! The real American people are losing their ways and sooner or later there will be no English even spoken here anymore. That is how it is becoming in So Cal anyways. I am fed up!
I have a huge issue with government catering to this because I don't believe that my government should be deciding that those people do not have to speak English to belong in our society. I have a huge problem with immigrants who have no desire to learn English.
This exactly!!! This is my problem! Why does OUR government not cater to the people who have wanted to become a part of our country yet do not make them learn our language. I get upset! When my great grandparents came here they learned the language they worked hard, they even changed their name a bit.
I commend your husband, I wish people did do this and wanted to learn the language of our land. I hear ya on the government not making them have to. It frustrated the crap out of me.
They want us all to become one people yet they continue to divide us. Why? I think it is amazing how we do have so many walks of lives from so many parts of the world and that is what makes this country so awesome! I just wish we could all accept that when we are here, you take in the American way! You want to come here so bad to live the American dream, then take it all in and be proud!
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/07/01/dhs-violence-poverty-is-driving-children-to-flee-central-america-to-u-s/
Exactly what bluebird is saying here! It is a HUGE slap in the face for these people of America, our immigrants who I am happy to have here, who immigrated the RIGHT way! They waited! Yes actually WAITED! They didn't just come over here and get a free pass just because their country they are from had problems. This is technically not our problem.
These Central American people are sending them here, spending the thousands of dollars to get their kids here, in extremely dangerous circumstances, just because they feel they are going to be getting a free handout! Sorry, but it is total BS and it enrages me. Of course I feel bad for these children, but it is not our problem. WE have our own children in this country who need our help and we are unable to help. We have people dying here in our cities as well. We also have bad people who do bad things to people! We aren't perfect! We need to help ourselves before we even should try to help everyone else.
The fact that so many of these immigrants, not illegal immigrants, because there is HUGE difference! These immigrants came here right! We should not make it okay for these people to come here illegally and reward them! Do we as US citizens get rewarded for doing things illegally? NO we pay the price for whatever it is we do wrong! Why give these people who aren't citizens of our country free handouts when we cannot even give them to our own people?
This whole thing is just not right and not fair!!! Do things the right way or do not come at all! Simple.