FREEPER POLL: CLOSE THE BORDERS?

[Torie]

Yes to 1 and 2 within certain constraints, and subject to other policies being adopted in tandem, such as a legal guest worker program as I have described elsewhere, otherwise no. No to 3 and 4. As written, just mark me down as no, no, no, no.

[TigersEye]

Want in on this?

Yes,Yes, Yes, No!!!

An end to welfare (period), an end to the minimum wage and an end to the WOsD's will be the end of the illegal immigrant flood and concomitant problems.
Untie the hands of current law enforcement folks in the INS and employ a REAL system of accountability for immigrants and visitors.

[FITZ]

But I am surprised you get any dissent.

I guess I may seem to be in the dissent category because on B I answered "depends" but that's because in all practically I don't see how all can be deported. The border can be controlled but the ones who've been here for some time and aren't accessing government services or using fradulent and stolen social security cards would be very difficult to deport, and since they're the ones being paid in cash and are self-supporting, it's not that worth going after them as long as they don't commit any crimes. If they're self sufficient, they're a lot better than the legal immigrants who are getting SSI and other benefits ---I'd rather kick them out.

[rightofrush]

A. Yes
B. Yes
C. Yes
D. No

Where was the choice about whether to have mine fields, razor wire, and guard towers with machine guns?

[TigersEye]

Germany.

[RepublicanHippy]

A. Yes
B. Yes
C. Yes
D. No

[meanspirit77]

A. YES

B. YES

C. YES

D. NO*

* I give very little support or respect to any damned officals, elected or otherwise.

[ASOC]

A. Yes
B. Yes
C. No
D.? mutually exclusive - was this a trick question?

I would note our borders are too massive to seal or monitor completely, tho we could do a beter job of it. Read the book by H.W. Coyle, Trial by Fire for a good take on the logistics. (Team Yankee is a good read but bit off topic)

Hoo-ah

[Billy_bob_bob]

A. Yes
B. Yes
C. Yes
D. No

Stop ALL immigration now and for the next FIFTY years! Close the borders, deport the illegals, and RICO those who hire illegals.

[Diddle E. Squat]

A-Yes

B, C, D - all No

Like it or not, immigration fuels our economy, with the economic benefits outweighing the costs(irregardless of whether one is willing to accept the facts). Cut it severely and inflation returns(too many service jobs that can't be filled without significant wage increases). However there are certainly many improvements that are needed to control our borders, and reforms to eliminate abuses and the swamping of certain services(such as medical).

[Diddle E. Squat]

Europeans are corrupt atheistic socialists(speaking in simplistic generalities, since that seems to be the dominant form of communication on these threads), while those from Latin America have a strong work ethic and are willing to take the undesirable jobs. Not sure that I see that much of a cultural advantage for Europe these days.

[kcar]

Y-Y-Y-Hell No.

[TnGOP]

1) yes, 2) yes, 3) yes, 4) no.
Our borders should be secured and illegal immigration stopped. Legal immigration should be halted until new procedures, quotas, and enforcement mechanisms are in place, then resumed at MUCH lower levels.

[Sparta]

A. Yes
B. Yes
C. Yes
D. No

The open borders are a threat to national security. Anyone who continues to support open borders is either nieve or a traitor.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Seems a poll is hardly needed, as American's have been quite clear on this for years.

The whole problem is that we are no longer being represented by our elected representitives. The big question, is why are we not being represented by our representitives.

A. YES

B. YES

C. YES

D. NO

As long as the government continues to leave the doors and windows to our house wide open, there will be no Home Land Security.

[Sparta]

All immigration should be ended until we restructure our visa and entry system. Troops and civilian militias should be deployed to both borders to help arrest illegals. All illegals in America should be rounded up and sent home. And I stand by my above statement and reiterate it. ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS OPEN BORDERS IS NIEVE OR A TRAITOR!!!!!!

[Joe Hadenuf]

California is fed up, this much I know!

Cal prop 187, Californian's spoke loud and clear & voted 3 to 1 in favor, we won big time. The feds walked in and burned our ballots and declared our election illegal. Never forget!

[Torie]

The number of factual errors in your two line post is awesome.

[calenel]

A. Yes.
B. Yes.
C. Yes, temporarily.
D. No. We aren't sheep. Our pols serve us, not the other way around.