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My wife is an immigrant but a LEGAL one and faces almost no hostility. She is a Naturalized American citizen. My only hostility is towards ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS who think they have rights to stay here even though they are outlaws.
On Monday, Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Jeff Flake and Marco Rubio emerged with an offer of a Republican surrender to Barack Obama.
We will accept amnesty for 11 million illegal aliens, said the four, but you must get serious about securing the border against yet another invasion. Only after an independent commission agrees the border has been secured will the 11 million be given green cards and put on a path to citizenship.
The next day in Las Vegas, Obama, reveling in victory, instructed the four waving their white flags that the defeated do not dictate terms.
Get cracking on...
Mexicans are our neighbors - not our enemies. We should have a robust and sensible guest-worker program, which allows them to work legally without any benefits of the welfare state.
Any man who loves liberty cannot embrace the notion of making our borders like an armed fortress. It's a stupid idea that requires oppressive government action.
I can understand and respect your demand for adherence to the rule of law. I'd just like to find a solution that allows for the maximum freedom of movement possible, without any vote-buying by politicians (which is all either party really cares about).