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I agree, most people would not like to leave the country of their birth. BUT...when they can make more money and/or a better life for themselves and their families elsewhere - well isn't that what our ancestors did? They left the various countries where they were born and had extended families and left it all to come here for a better life. We encouraged it.

Americans have fostered the "Streets Paved with Gold" myth for so long and have for years encouraged people to come here. We, as much as the illegals are a part of the problem. We encourage this "industry" by hiring them to work the farms and orchards, housework, shelling crabs and other miscellaneous and dirty jobs that pay next to nothing and that most Americans won't do.

Moving our industry south isn't going to help us or them, in fact it will be putting people out of work here in the states and where does that leave us - more people on the dole, getting unemployement, etc. Why can't the people in the countries south of us start their own businesses? Learn to help themselves? Isn't there enough incentive offered by their own government? Why must we always be the ones to dole out monies for other countries? They have natural resources, let them utilize them. Let them pay their own way for a change instead of relying on Uncle Sam's supposedly deep pockets. We don't have the money to support every person/country in the world and solve their problems when we have so many problems right here in our own country.

Isn't it time that America started taking care of Americans instead of the world?

A friend of mine came here legally from Ukraine (He's now a citizen). He's been here about 5 years now, and has just recently brought over his fiance. She has a green card and is here legally as well, but she goes to university on the US Gov't. This type of payout is horse***t. She in effect is being paid to come here and go to school.