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Illegal immigrants 'are not free-loaders,' says Guatemalan bishop
Catholic News Service ^ | 04.13.05 | Agostino Bono

Posted on 04/21/2005 9:20:39 PM PDT by Coleus

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To: M. Espinola
Islamic terrorists blending in with other illegal aliens ...How many more terrorist moles are on route?

Do you have any idea how the 9-11 terrorists arrived in this country?

Do you have any idea how stupid it would be to train someone to come to this country to blow us to smithers with a backpack nuke...and take the chance that our valiant MMP would ...observe and report...her.

Get a grip.

341 posted on 04/24/2005 8:39:42 AM PDT by harrowup (Just naturally perfect, humble of course and obviously incapable of discrimination.)
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To: Ben Ficklin
First you tell me that visa holders are illegal and now you tell me I can't read.

I said no such thing. I think the link you posted is a poor example showing people on FR that are anti-legal immigration and I admit I chose my words poorly in my original response.

The topic of the thread you posted was worker visas. Citizens and legal immigrants whose jobs would be at risk because of an increased supply of legal immigrants have a legitimate complaint.

Speaking out against a political method to increase the supply of legal workers has nothing to do with a persons beliefs towards legal immigrants...but rather their belief that increasing the legal worker base will decrease their pay...it's economics.

342 posted on 04/24/2005 12:31:10 PM PDT by in the Arena (Life may begin at 30, but it doesn't get real interesting until about 110.)
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To: harrowup
Were you bottle fed?

Typical liberal response. You're worthless to debate with.

343 posted on 04/24/2005 12:33:49 PM PDT by in the Arena (Life may begin at 30, but it doesn't get real interesting until about 110.)
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To: in the Arena
"its economics" You are right.

On one hand you have those workers who benefit from a labor shortage/rising wages.

On the other hand you have those who are concerned with rising wages, productivty, and inflation.

In a country with low birth rates, importing labor is a neccessity. That is the reason we have temporary work visas, permanent visas, and large number of foreigners going thru the naturalization process.

We have had the H2A and H2B visas since the 1950s and they worked well in the beginning. Had these visas been allowed to change with our needs for imported labor, there would be no illegals.

344 posted on 04/24/2005 12:59:35 PM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: in the Arena
You're worthless to debate with.

And you're just worthless.

345 posted on 04/24/2005 3:36:06 PM PDT by harrowup (Just naturally perfect, humble of course and obviously incapable of discrimination.)
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To: harrowup; in the Arena

I'll take him over a ACLU democrat any day.


346 posted on 04/24/2005 4:26:47 PM PDT by Czar (StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
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To: Czar
...take him over an ACLU Democrat any day.

Just take him,

.... please

347 posted on 04/24/2005 4:48:04 PM PDT by harrowup (Just naturally perfect, humble of course and obviously incapable of discrimination.)
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To: Ben Ficklin
We have had the H2A and H2B visas since the 1950s and they worked well in the beginning. Had these visas been allowed to change with our needs for imported labor, there would be no illegals.

I can see your point.

I don't think illegal immigration would be stopped that easily though. One concern with the open border is the drug trafficking and the violence that comes with it and the fact that United States laws are being violated. We have enough of our own criminals without having to leave the door open for more.

348 posted on 04/24/2005 9:00:07 PM PDT by in the Arena (Life may begin at 30, but it doesn't get real interesting until about 110.)
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To: harrowup; Czar
And you're just worthless.

More insightful wisdom from the Liberal/Democrat/ACLU branch of Free Republic.

349 posted on 04/24/2005 9:03:55 PM PDT by in the Arena (Life may begin at 30, but it doesn't get real interesting until about 110.)
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To: harrowup
"Do you have any idea how the 9-11 terrorists arrived in this country?"

In terms of pre-9-11, those killers arrived in the U.S. with passports in hand, things are a little tighter now, not much though.

350 posted on 04/24/2005 9:47:29 PM PDT by M. Espinola (Freedom is never free)
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To: Ben Ficklin
What is a legal immigrant?

An alien with a legal immigrant visa.

351 posted on 04/25/2005 9:08:22 AM PDT by Marine Inspector (Customs & Border Protection Officer)
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To: WRhine
Over the years I have found Marine Inspector to be among the most honest, candid people I've ever come across on the net.

Thank you for your kind words.

352 posted on 04/25/2005 10:13:08 AM PDT by Marine Inspector (Customs & Border Protection Officer)
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To: Marine Inspector

I assumed he was joking.


353 posted on 04/25/2005 12:09:38 PM PDT by jjbrouwer (Chelsea for the Championship!)
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To: Coleus

Another liberal Catholic bishop heard from. If he cares so much for the poor and downtrodden in Guatemala, why doesn't he help fix the problems in Guatemala, instead of expecting us to put up with law breakers.

I remember when Roger Cardinal Mahoney publicly stated his intentions to break the law, regarding illegals in his diocese. Some of my non Catholic friends questioned why the Catholic church felt it had the right to go against the laws of the US. I was pretty embarassed. Of course Mahoney is an embarassment on so many levels :(


354 posted on 04/26/2005 7:06:32 AM PDT by TheSpottedOwl (Free Mexico!)
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To: presario

Jesse Schupack


355 posted on 06/02/2005 5:17:27 PM PDT by Asphalt (Join the NFL ping list ... All thing football ... FReepmail Asphalt to get on or off)
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