[Reaganwuzthebest]

Increase Eastern European Immigration!

They have. Hundreds of thousands have immigrated here from Eastern Europe and Russia in the last decade. The problem is illegal immigration, if they would cut it off it would slow the Aztlan train down considerably.

Personally, I'd like to see a break in ALL immigration for a while, we've taken in over 35 million in the last 40 years, enough is enough.

[Pubbie]

"They have. Hundreds of thousands have immigrated here from Eastern Europe and Russia in the last decade. The problem is illegal immigration, if they would cut it off it would slow the Aztlan train down considerably."

Well ilegal immigration isn't a political problem for the GOP UNLESS they grant amnesty to a lot of these illegals.

Illegal immigration is more of an economic problem (see California).

However I advocate increasing East European immigration to a large level because it would be much easier for the GOP to just vote once to change legal immigration, than it would be deporting millions of illegals and spending billions to guard the border.

So increasing East European immigration is a lot less messier compared to the other alternatives, although I have not met a SINGLE Republican who knew that this was an option to them :(

[Nea Wood]

Personally, I'd like to see a break in ALL immigration for a while

I'm with you. We need a break. We need time to absorb and assimilate the hoardes and hoardes we have taken in.

[kstewskis]

They have. Hundreds of thousands have immigrated here from Eastern Europe and Russia in the last decade. The problem is illegal immigration, if they would cut it off it would slow the Aztlan train down considerably.

I'm all for that. However, can anyone elaborate on the current problem of "legal immigration's" effect on the City of Glendale, CA?

That is one town that has deteriorated considerably over the last 20 or so years, because of the influx of the Armenian population. This is one group who dare not assimilate, with a sizable amount of them collecting welfare and medicaid (courtesy of Uncle Sam)....all while many of them are driving Mercedes and other expensive cars. The Armenian kids are forming gangs, and fight with the surrounding Latino and Oriental gangs. The crime rate has jumped considerably in the last 20 years, it is no longer safe to walk around the local mall there.

Many of the Armenian doctors practicing there are flat out ripping off Medicare, as some are caught in fraudulent claims. Unfortunately, the problem these people bring are spreading around the surrounding areas.

Anyone in the Glendale/Burbank area comment?