Co-sign.

Co-sign.

I can understand both sides of the debate. But to be quite honest, I do see the need to control the borders for security purposes and enforcing the law (because I know how hard it is to get proper documentation) and all the good stuff. But I still think this country was formed based on Illegal immigration. The land still doesn't belong to its rightful owners..but I digress..

The problem is that Sally Sue and Jose both d not deserve the aid they get. Where are the jobs illegals are taking once held by Americans? Masonary, concrete, carpentry, factory work, meat packing, chemical batching, surveying, plumbing,transportation warehousing, assembly,... in fact every where except enginnering, medicine, and jobs which require citizenship. Yet even though employers overhead costs go down, we don't see the savings passed on to the public; what we see instead in a steady erosion of over taxed schools and health care system that has to pay for illegals who don't pay taxes. Its time for them to go.

I agree - so many have gone the legal route; it's not easy, but they've done it.

There wasn't much of a protest in Boston, not nearly as large in numbers as I thought. The biggest protest of the day was dealing with a union issue at Harvard.

I think the laws should be the same for ALL immigrants and I think that ALL immigrants should follow the law. However, don't think that it should be easy because anything worth having is worth fighting for. The fact that the immigrant population is organized and fighting for reform is a good thing BUT the illegals need to get it together and follow whatever legislative changes are put in place; I do NOT agree with legalizing immigrants just because they made it here.

I agree that the process to become a citizen shouldn't necessarily be easy by any means, but it should be more accessible to the "common person". When you have to hire an attorney to complete the process, I believe it is way to complicated, and it puts it out of reach for many people.

Aside from being documented entering the country? Whether you overstay your visa or just don't go back home, you're now documented as having broken the law. As opposed to Mexicans who don't exactly sign documents when they come in. Yes, there probably isn't enough manpower to track them if they come from another continent even, but there are so many illegal Mexicans here for a reason.

And to the person that said this is Karma: Karma for whom? Maybe it's karma to blacks? Maybe it's karma to descendants of native americans? Maybe it's karma to such a large population of America that came here as immigrants in the last century? Or is it karma for people who had ancestors that did the wrongs and somehow it got passed down? If it were the case that karma got passed down like that, I don't know of a single population that wouldn't be screwed at this point.

Which country just opens their doors and tells people to come in?

Should we just let everyone from Mexico in and leave Mexico empty?

I learned the language here and got an American citizenship. I pay my taxes (high taxes I might add) and contribute to this country. It is beyond a slap in the face to tell me that all my efforts were for naught as I could have just come here in a crowded van wearing a sombrero without papers and gone about my business.

-Rudey

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/04/us...rtner=homepage

"Growing Unease for Some Blacks on Immigration"

It's a good article worth the read.

-Rudey

My question is ...how are these illegal immigrants obtaining apartments, jobs, cars, etc....just curious...

Illegally with the help of some greedy unscrupulous citizens

Because you have businesses/people that are willing to do business with them. All they see is **GREEN**

Plus their are loopholes. In most states, you don't need a liscense to buy a car (especially if you're paying cash),. Places like SallieMae, Freddie Mac and banks DO give out home loans to undocumented/illegal immigrants.

You'd be surprise......as they say, "money talks"

La Raza.

-Rudey

Jobs are probably the easiest; there are plenty of business owners who are willing to pay small wages without insurance or any of the other costs. Employing an illegal immigrant is one way to do this.

One point it missed was its not Immigration that has caused unease its ILLEGAL Immigration. The Times somehow fails to make the crucial distinction

Out here in Kollyfornia, pooling money and sticking together pays off. It is not unusual to see Latinos, whether here legally or not, live two and three families to a residence so one fam can save money and branch out.

This is true. I think people somehow keep forgetting that. It's as if once you oppose illegal immigration, people just think you oppose legal immigration as well.

-Rudey