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Another reason to stop illegal immigration altogether, so the legal immigrants can be properly screened. In the early 1900's, Ellis Island was used for screening immigrants for both physical and mental afflications. Illegals unfairly bypass both these screenings and background checks.

Found this on the Ellis Island website on the physical screenings:
During line inspection, those immigrants who appeared sick or were suffering from a contagious disease were marked with blue chalk and detained for further medical examination. The sick were taken to Ellis Island Hospital for observation and care, and once recovered, could proceed with their legal inspection. Those with incurable or disabling ailments, however, were excluded and returned to their port of departure at the expense of the steamship line on which they arrived. In an attempt to discourage steamship companies from transporting ill, disabled, or impoverished passengers, an immigration law of 1903 imposed a hundred dollar fine for every excluded passenger.

And on the mental screenings:
Those suspected of having feeble minds were chalked with an X, and along with those marked for physical ailments, about nine out of every hundred immigrants were detained for mental examination and further questioning. Usually this consisted of standard intelligence tests in which immigrants were asked to solve simple arithmetic problems, count backwards from twenty, or complete a puzzle.

So, way back when we did have standards. The physically and mentally afflicted were not allowed in. Today, anyone can mosey across the border, spreading disease, crime, and a lack of appreciation for this country.

Our so-called "leaders" are allowing the importation of poverty, disease, ignorance and dependence.

American citizens are asking why, are demanding an explanation. We are outraged, yet we are being ignored. The cowards who are supposed to be "reporters" are not even asking these questions.

The fish is rotting from the head down.

As I and others have asked thousands of times, "President Bush, why are you allowing this invasion?". No reply, ever.

Mrs. HJ went to the web site to trace her family's arrival here from Sicily. On the manifest she found, one of the six children traveling with grandmother's family, the youngest - a 4-yr-old - was returned to Sicily because of disease. The rest of the family stayed here in the US.

Pause.

A four year old child was returned to Italy alone because of disease. Yeah, there were standards alright. Maybe not fair, but effective. (I have mixed feelings, because I care about individuals, but I guess that was the right thing to do then. It's probably still right.)