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Originally posted by adduncan
Cooper, those earlier immigrants became entitled to vote when they became LEGAL CITIZENS. I'm talking about activists who want rights WITHOUT that little step. No one (read: me) is against LEGAL immigration. What I am against is people sneaking over borders with the intent of stealing services and rights without even bothering to think about obtaining legal status. You know these are two different things.
This is what causes the anti-immigrant backlash: when arguments are made that try to merge the plight of legal immigrants with illegal. It hurts the legal immigrant's cause.
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For me, it's mainly about paying taxes so someone that doesn't pay taxes can enjoy governmental benefits in the US.
Or having to pay high insurance costs because illegal immigrants like to shoot eachother and use our hospitals for free.
Or having to read about our state prisons being filled up with people who never paid taxes in their lives.
If someone wants to come here, work their ass off and make a better life, I don't think anyone has a problem with that. Just so long as they do their fair share.