My comment was that in this light, Bush was right. The implication is that drug dealers and felons are "jobs" that Americans (hopefully) won't do. And, on this thread, that is what is being given the light of day.
There have been many numerous postings about the enormous costs brought by illegals. You are free to look them up, and read the many graphs and government statistics showing that billions of dollars are spent every year for the health education and welfare of illegals. In many rural communities, medical clinics have been forced to close due to the influx of so many illegals.
No matter how hard working many illegals may be they are criminals the moment they crossed our borders illegally.
The average American has sacrificed a great deal for the rest of the world. We have fought world wars. We have sent foreign aid and knowledge. We allow foreigners to study here and become educated.
All of this is paid for by the American taxpayer. The bill for illegals is becoming increasing difficult to pay. Especially when many low-income Americans are losing their jobs to non-Americans, even illegals.
Furthermore, the income level is dropping due to illegals. Jobs in canneries, car washes, hotels, janitorial and other industries were once jobs that Americans held and could actually live on. Not any more.
And then there is the bilingual nonsense. That is also costing Americans money.
Regarding your comment about legal immigration; the Native Americans were many tribes and nomadic, not having any borders. Undoubtedly they have been ill-treated and lied to repeatedly by our government. But, that is for another thread...
"on this thread, that is what is being given the light of day."Yes, ridding the country of all the criminal activity caused by a high percentage of the members of that group is and should be a high priority.
"No matter how hard working many illegals may be they are criminals the moment they crossed our borders illegally. "
There are orders of magnitude difference in the level of technical criminality, between hard working folks that are essentially escaping for a better life and outright criminals. That difference is the essential feature the proposal focuses on. The focus is not on the one side, the criminal group.
" the enormous costs brought by illegals.:
The enormous costs were created primarily by rats that use them as a power base. The rats want to make them all citizens. The proposal addresses the matter.
"The average American has sacrificed a great deal for the rest of the world..."
Sure it has.
"...the income level is dropping due to illegals.
The income level is not dropping, because of illegals. They generally occupy sectors of the economy that don't exist w/o them.
"Americans are losing their jobs to non-Americans, even illegals.
This proposal has little to do with that. The proposal's main thrust is to rid the nation of the criminal element and wrench another bolt out of the rat machine. As far as Americans losing their jobs to non-Americans goes, Americans seem to be buying the foreign stuff and the economy isn't going down the tubes. Government intervention to protect American workers isn't called for here. Especially when the competition for labor is not here, but elsewhere, such as Red China.
"then there is the bilingual nonsense"
Yes, it is nonsense.