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View Poll Results: What should the United States do regarding the issue of legal immigration?
Slowly reduce the number of legal immigration. 11 25.58%
Naturally decrease legal immigration by raising our educational standards for most immigrants who are to come to the U.S. 23 53.49%
Allow legal immigration to continue at the pace of the status quo. 15 34.88%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 03-02-2008, 06:16 AM
 
Location: Mesa, Az
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Agreed and no you do NOT sound nutty. We desperately need a moratorium on all immigration into the US until:

a) we regain control of our borders;

b) get rid of all illegal aliens via attrition through enforcement and/or physical removal whenever they are encountered;

c) Rescind or amend the 14th amendment so that it is clearly abolishes the anchor baby loophole;

d) Re-evaluate our immigration laws and update them so that they undoubtedly stress that legal immigration is AT OUR DISCRETION and for the sole purpose of fulfilling a need NO AMERICAN is qualified or able to fill.

e) Financially penalize governments that encourage their poverty stricken masses to cross our borders. Penalize the government of said country $1 Million of foreign aid for every illegal alien apprehended in America.

BUILD A 50 FOOT WALL THAT ENCOMPASSES OUR ENTIRE BORDER, POST ARMED NATIONAL GUARD ENFORCEMENT AND A KEEP A SUPPLY OF LIVE ALLIGATORS IN THE RIO GRAND AT ALL TIMES!!!!!
Be careful: the pro illegal people here may think you are a White Supremacist------to hear the way many of the former talk.

Otherwise; I agree with you post line for line
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Old 03-02-2008, 03:22 PM
 
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Be careful: the pro illegal people here may think you are a White Supremacist------to hear the way many of the former talk.

Otherwise; I agree with you post line for line
They can think whatever they wish to think. I have no problem reciting my feelings in person anywhere at any given time. Not only would it remove all doubt about my race it may even force them to re-examine their claims of Americans being "xenophobes and racists".

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Old 03-02-2008, 03:29 PM
 
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They can think whatever they wish to think. I have no problem reciting my feelings in person anywhere at any given time, that way it would remove all doubt about my race and force them to re-examine their claims of Americans being "xenophobes and racists".
Good for you. Just because you take a stand against illegal immigration does make you a racist. People need to wise up.
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Old 03-02-2008, 03:40 PM
 
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Good for you. Just because you take a stand against illegal immigration does make you a racist. People need to wise up.

Thanks High Springs Gator; ITA. There are far too many Americans of all races (particularly the new younger voters) that are clueless as to what jumping on the Obama bandwagon will represent for their future. For the first time in my life, I will sit this election out as none of the so called "top-tiered" candidates will be good for America's future.
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Old 03-02-2008, 03:53 PM
 
Location: Mesa, Az
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They can think whatever they wish to think. I have no problem reciting my feelings in person anywhere at any given time. Not only would it remove all doubt about my race it may even force them to re-examine their claims of Americans being "xenophobes and racists".
Priceless reply (and I agree with you 100% )
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Old 03-02-2008, 05:25 PM
 
Location: Huntersville/Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC
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i think there should be a 20,000 a year cap on legal immigration. I think there should be higher educational standards for immigrants. If we keep immigration at our current levels it is a disaster waiting to happen.
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Old 03-02-2008, 06:06 PM
 
Location: Missouri of course
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i think there should be a 20,000 a year cap on legal immigration. I think there should be higher educational standards for immigrants. If we keep immigration at our current levels it is a disaster waiting to happen.
Agree except to say that it is a disaster that is happening.
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Old 03-03-2008, 09:11 AM
 
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Oh, I definitely think we should have a moratorium on legal immigration for at least a few years.

Before 1965, we took people in legally IF they had needed job skills, and if they could support themselves, and, they had to have a sponsor who would pay for them until they could support themselves.

THAT is what we need, after this moratorium.
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Old 03-03-2008, 10:03 AM
 
Location: Mesa, Az
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Oh, I definitely think we should have a moratorium on legal immigration for at least a few years.

Before 1965, we took people in legally IF they had needed job skills, and if they could support themselves, and, they had to have a sponsor who would pay for them until they could support themselves.

THAT is what we need, after this moratorium.
Moratorium may not be necessary if we were to go back the the pre 1965 immigration rules----------and, enforce them rigoriously,
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Old 03-03-2008, 10:06 AM
 
Location: Oz
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You don't have enough options on your poll, so I didn't vote. I like how Australia works their immigration. I think we should have something like that in line here.
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