Make Them Legal [warning: projectilogenic]

New York Sun ^ | 12/19/02 | New York Sun editorial board

[firebrand]

From our two-bit "conservative" daily.

[firebrand]

This is worth buying some fish just to make them wrap it in the New York Sun.

[firebrand]

Anyone have a pet bird?

[firebrand]

Anyone have a pet bird?

[FITZ]

here’s a constituency that actually is aching for the chance to pay more taxes.

They're supposed to be paying and filing a statement with the IRS already, nothing is stopping them from paying their taxes now but most don't pay them. Most of the $13 billion earned here and sent to Mexico is untaxed income. They could also pay their tuition and hospital bills and choose not to ----the reason that some would like to file an income tax statement is the Earned Income Tax which is really a welfare program that gives people money they did not make.

[firebrand]

Whoops. Sorry for the double reply.

[Bodacious]

:But the illegal immigrants don’t repay the city — or the state or federal government, for that matter — for the services. It’s not that they don’t want to. It’s just that the government won’t issue a Social Security number to someone who snuck into the country without permission. And it’s hard to pay either payroll taxes or income taxes without a Social Security number."
BullS**!!Most of the illegals I've met lately don't want to contribute.they want the job, the welfare and all the rent-assisted apartments, free education and school lunchs.

"Figure an average of $20,000 a year in income for these immigrants..." Just who does this Dit-Dot think he's fooling? $20,000 a year in NY qualifies you for a lot more in welfare and social services then collectable taxes.

[Coto]

"...blend of devotion and protest designed to draw the White House’s attention to the plight of illegal immigrants..."

Their "Plight" wouldn't be so bad...if they would have just stayed home in the first place !! !! !!

[lady lawyer]

Pay more taxes, my eye. How many of them would fail to qualify for earned income credit, if they were filing returns -- probably none.

They are already paying into social security, on the fraudulent SSN's they use to get jobs. They just can't take the money out.

So, making them legal will only make them eligible for more of our money.

[bassmaner]

"Make Them Legal" ... in Mexico.

[Redcloak]

Legalize 'em? Sure... Why not? But while we're at it, eliminate the minimum wage, public housing, Medicare, welfare, and all of the other trappings of the nanny-state that make sneaking into the US so attractive.

[Dutchy]

How about I line my Teddy's litterbox with it??? That's what it deserves.....

[razorback-bert]

they’d be an argument for welfare reform, not for less immigration.

Well it is hard to argue with that.

[nutmeg]

BUMP for a later read

"projectilogenic"... LOL

[firebrand]

You have a teddy bear?

[madfly]

ping

[mhking]

None of the September 11 hijackers was Mexican. It seems ridiculous to punish them.

What the hell kind of leap of logic is that!?

[junta]

NYC is broke and I think they forgot to mention that before they went on some moral zealotry rampage with this two bit piece of puff.

[dirtboy]

What the hell kind of leap of logic is that!?

The kind that tries to cross a chasm with two leaps, and then pretends it didn't hurt upon impacting the canyon floor.

[Ajnin]

Isn't this whole idea of making the criminal Mexicans legal a bit disrciminatory? If we use the liberal dictionary of terms we can even say it is racist because the want for amnesty does not include other nationalities.