Post from Garand Shooter -
Eric, this may suprise you, but we agree on this guy.
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No, Sir, the fact that we agree on THIS guy should be expected. But while you and I quibble about the pros and cons of 'unrestricted' or 'ulimited immigration', the fact is that too many people [b]period[/b] are arriving in our Country, at a rate that is simply too vast for any kind of investigation!
Remember back in 1996, when AlGore, in charge of 'Operation Citizenship' transferred a great number of IRS agents to the INS for the purpose of reducing the 'backlog' of naturalization applications for new citizens (should be read as 'new DemocRat voters'). Even with this added influx of new 'INS' agents, they chose to skip the FBI background checks in order to speed up the process. Guess what happened?
We should at the very minimum require that any new immigrant pass a written test in English, post a bond for costs for the investigation of his background, and either put up a bond to make certain that he doesn't become a welfare recipient as soon as he steps off the plane/boat/whatever or have an employer here, or a family member here put up a bond that is at least sufficient in amount to cover the first several years of living expenses.
And all of this should be accomplished in a US Embassy or Consulate 'over there', not here!
When Silicon Valley syas they're in desperate need of computer programers, etc., what they're really saying is they want cheap foreign nationals who will be willing to work for $40K a year and not some native American college graduate who may be expecting $75K!
There again, if we use your standard and tighten down on all immigrants because one goes bad we better push for stricter controls on gun owners next time one goes bad.
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How does THAT follow from my post? That's a [i]non sequitur[/i], if I've ever heard of one. If what I propose it makes good sense, it makes good sense. What the anti's might use as a justification for their arguments, is totally beyond our control.
The requirements you may have on a stanger coming into your home are surely different that the requirements for the children who live in your home!
Your kids might be schmucks, but they're [u]your[/u] schmucks! If another schmuck wants to come to your house for room and board, I think it's fair that you tell him, Thanks, but my quota of schmucks has already been reached!
And that's just at your house! Please don't invite any schumcks to come live in mine!
Eric The(Schmuckless,ForNowAtLeast)Hun[>]:)]