Immigration Reform Now Moves to Center Stage

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Reform for companies that need to hire low cost workers for their benefit. Are these companies going to pay for healthcare for these workers? Are these companies going to keep these workers from getting free services that taxpaying Americans can not get when they are down and out? What about the cost for school and having to have bilingual teachers and interpreters? It is the same old story. When is the country going to wake up and say "They broke a federal law." If you as an American citizen break a federal law you go to jail. These people are breaking the law everyday they are here. Immigrants are what this country was made up of from the being. Then, however was a difference back in the beginning. Immigrants were invited to this country and they had to learn english. I am also tired of paying for everything to be printed in 14 different languages to help these people. Nothing was printed in Italian and French, etc years ago. Obviously they were smarter people. If there is reform do you really seriously think that they will come out from where they are hiding and pay taxes? Why? They do not what to pay taxes now. They are cheating every part of our American system and just laughing at our stupidy.

im of MN 11:52AM July 28, 2009

What a selfish person you are, that is why this country is the way it is today - Ruled by self centered people leaching on taxpayer money, making the hardworking American pay so that THEY can live THEIR own lives at the COST of OTHERS - SELFISH people will one day swallow their OWN fate.

me of CA 7:34PM July 08, 2009

HELLO --- look at our economy. WE have the politicians spending as much money and more collected on the taxpayer's every dollar. WE now have our next generation in debt and WE have American citizens out of a job, out of a home and trying to feed a family and THEY want to talk about giving immigrants a red tag to be matched with an American job? How about sending the immigrants back to their own countries, closing the immigration offices and citizenship and fixing our economy. I do not want anyone to suffer however, if we do not take control of our government we might be going to other countries for a better life. Lets worry about us and get our economy back in order before we try to solve another countries issue.

LR of MO 7:55PM July 07, 2009

Reform means reconstruct or repair. The immigration laws here is not very effective as what the thoughts of it when was framed by the law makers. Why? well, you know, there are still millions of illegals here. let no one think negative about immigration reform. It is the best solution, like when you commit mistake, definitely you will change how you did it or how you've been into it. Changing the law on immigration is not the whole laws but just certain parts of it so my beloved americans don'y be scared it will not take your beingf americans, they want to share what's in here in order not to be wasted. Reform will help not only the families of the immigrants but definitely all the citizens, why? because they will come out from where they are hiding, pay taxes, work legally, mixed with other citizens, help our economy... did i miss something.... hope the lawmakers will act quickly not be the talks and gone for nothing again.

jesus v of CA 3:31PM July 02, 2009

illegal is illegal no matter hou you spell it. they are illegal and are not worth of immegation. they need to get at the bottom of the list and wait their turn

frank la may of FL 3:11PM June 29, 2009

but are we all citizens??? Illegals are getting free benefits that our own citizens can't get What's up with that and we are sick of this!! CLOSE OUR BOARDERS We have enough issues for our OWN

Sue of GA 3:06PM June 26, 2009

Quote: Neither of nor of It has Here, is that what your trying to say?

This comment above is what makes Americans shake their head. The point is "their full blooded Americans" not 1% but thanks for the late afternoon chuckle and assisting in making our valid points. We understand you neither get it nor even care too.

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I think the person here assumed I did not know what "Ni de Aqui Ni de Haya" meant in English, good job at looking up the definition by the way, I bet people like you don't have anything to do and have so little knowledge of any other language other than English this is why we hard working people don't suck on welfare like your pregnant teenage white girls do or obese white people that can't get off the couch to go to work, or that prefer to draw unemployment benefits because your to lazy to go to work.

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Quote: "While their making demands outside of Mexico and attempting to change the laws of yet another foreign country"

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The U.S. wouldn't have been in war if it weren't trying to change the WHOLE world's laws and policies (Irak, Russia, Korea), what are you talking about Mexico changing the laws when you have no idea at what Mexico can do to the U.S. if it changed it's trading laws, talk about an economic U.S. melt down! (and I'm NOT mexican, nor hispanic by the way)

me of CA 1:01PM June 26, 2009

QUOTE: 1% American! Go back to your country, that's if you can figure out where you're from "Ni de Aqui ni de Haya"!QUOTE

Ni de Aqui ni de Haya

Neither of nor of It has Here, is that what your trying to say?

This comment above is what makes Americans shake their head. The point is "their full blooded Americans" not 1% but thanks for the late afternoon chuckle and assisting in making our valid points. We understand you neither get it nor even care too.

American Me of CA 8:41PM June 25, 2009

Interesting point about people on the board being Americans and a mixture of various nationalities but what sets them apart. Their proud to be called and known as Americans who fought and died for this right with many of them having served as indentured servants and slaves within the history of their Nation.

Its also a fact and a perfect example is the term and use of "Mexican" which also refers to a nationality, like the term "American," thus its also not a race nor an ethnicity.

Mexicans are also mixed with Irish, German, South American, English, French, African, and Asian.

To even say their half Spanish (European) and half Native American is in error. One can't just discount America's history making over hundreds of years. Although some who are radical enough are trying hard to do just that. Yep, NAFTA on steroids.

Since Foreign Nationals are pushing for an amnesty by sheer numbers and force alone, with forged fraudulent documents in America. As in an example, Mexico. While their making demands outside of Mexico and attempting to change the laws of yet another foreign country, as in America, after they illegally crossed over well drawn out American borders. There's a genuine reason for them being referred to as illegals and now invaders.

They also chose to freely break those laws instead of getting in line. Faulting the unions and corporations wink for the error of their own free making, also called a free will, is not a valid excuse for them either. With this full knowledge. They continue to break American immigration laws, while also illegally meddling in American Policy and Politics and its in direct violation of our laws. Nothing radical there except for whats being done against the true American Citizen.

Any American elected official who assists in their continued illegal actions are rightfully then being deemed as traitors to their own country, America. Trying to debate old wars, old purchases, chain migration for the sake of creating families to usurp our laws, along with the poorly laid out guilt tossed rhetoric, as talking points in an effort to try and convince Americans other wise. Is a slap in the face to any American citizen. McCain also needs to remember he paid that price and for a valid reason.

Americans already know this is about votes, seats in our Government houses by sheer number of force and Corporate purchase power, NAFTA and not about what is right or healthy for America and her citizens, nor their long term healthy survival. Its very clear why the word Traitor is in vogue today again. As there is no other way to describe the actions of willing participants in our elected office who are sworn to uphold our Constitution of the United States Of America.

Our Constitution does not demand nor require its Citizens to bow to Foreign Nationals, Corporate power grabs nor any of our elected Officials pandering demands of woe is thee, just for their votes to remain in power, its quite the opposite.

Hard Working American of AZ 8:16PM June 25, 2009

I bet all of you folks commenting here are also immigrants! Yo Mama and Papa, Granny, Grandpa, or you maybe the hundredth generation here, you will still trace your ancestry to another country either you will be 33% Italian, 33% Polish, 32% Ireland, & 1% American! Go back to your country, that's if you can figure out where you're from "Ni de Aqui ni de Haya"!

Illegal/Legal immigrants - We are ALL immigrants that's the beauty of the United States of America!

Me of CA 1:41PM June 25, 2009

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