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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:29 PM Original message |
So, what should we do about illegal immigration? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. Improve access to legal immigration. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Well, um, well,... |
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harkadog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. While we have 10% official unemployment. |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Which is why illegal immigration is at its lowest point in over a decade. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. Dey dook ir jerbs? |
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Riftaxe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
60. remember they do the jobs that Americans won't do |
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SwampG8r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:19 PM Response to Reply #60 |
104. that whole reasoning is bullshit |
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Riftaxe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:37 PM Response to Reply #104 |
107. did i really have to add a sarcasm tag? |
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SwampG8r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:35 AM Response to Reply #107 |
111. oh....sorry...never mind |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #60 |
118. delete |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 07:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
79. management destroys jobs |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
100. There is virtually no evidence to suggest that immigration causes unemployment. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #100 |
119. Never mind that. The important thing is to hate the other. nt. |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. While I agree wholeheartedly, you'll notice in the UK that just because immigration is legal |
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SargeUNN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. Well Rational Discussions is out the window on this |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. Open the border, wide |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. You beat me. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. But wouldn't that mean a scary influx |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. What about US vaccination requirements for immigrant visas? |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. Vaccination requirements don't have to be eliminated. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
44. How about having an immunization program for Mexico? |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
27. ^ What Taverner said. n/t |
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MerryBlooms (940 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
38. Unity. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. Open the borders |
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harkadog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Speaking from someone who is 2000 miles away from the problem. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. You don't favor opening the borders? |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. It took less time than I thought it would for that sentiment to come out. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. Open, but verify that people aren't carrying infectious diseases that are endemic to their homelands |
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harkadog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 08:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
89. I'm not a libertarian |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Poor Human beings are a "problem" ,maybe you should look for a "solution" then , I won't join you . |
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harkadog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 08:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
91. Try writing understandable grammar the next time you post. |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:09 PM Response to Reply #91 |
99. Try understanding. n/t |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. I used to live right in the heart of the "problem" and I think it's a great idea. nt |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. +100 , Because you are not a Racist. |
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SargeUNN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. 2000 miles away, probably just as much knowledge as here |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:22 PM Original message |
As a long, longtime AZ resident, I can say you are completely correct about the attitudes. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
40. He lives very close to the Canadian border -nt |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
66. Yes, of course |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
108. +1 |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
42. I was going to type "do like the EU does", you beat me to it, but I think my phrasing is better. |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
13. Purchase the 13th most northern Mexican states (and part of a 14th). |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
14. Simple , Open all borders now , problem solved. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
109. "dustbin of history" |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
15. Open the borders. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
17. Crack down on the employers |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
39. Starve them out? |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. How about hiring some legal US residents? |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:15 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. Does not answer the question posed.. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:22 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. But, you agree people come to the US illegally to work...? |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:50 PM Response to Reply #59 |
69. Some do, but certainly not all |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 06:51 PM Response to Reply #69 |
74. "some" |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #74 |
88. I didn't propose denying them employment |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 09:47 PM Response to Reply #88 |
96. what will probably happen |
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SPedigrees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #74 |
114. Thank you for your voice of sanity. nt |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
51. won't work |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:02 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. So, is it too much to ask |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #53 |
76. yes |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 07:17 PM Response to Reply #76 |
83. Of course racial discrimination is against the law. |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 07:41 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. yes |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 07:46 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. I'm in the horse business. Lots of Hispanics work alongside me and my cohorts |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 09:48 PM Response to Reply #87 |
97. excellent post |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #51 |
120. Or a way to get them on board with ending the exploitation of workers. |
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SargeUNN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
21. What are the problems? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:56 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Here's a partial list of problems that would result from simply opening the borders |
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SargeUNN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Your implications are? |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. That was a state department website he provided. |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. don't mistake the issue for race |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Fear of ethnic minorities spreading disease is pretty much textbook racism. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
48. Here in San Diego we occasionally have outbreaks of food-borne hepatitis |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:51 PM Response to Reply #48 |
70. You'll also frequently hear it among the Fred Phelps crowd. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 07:07 PM Response to Reply #70 |
77. Ignore the risk posed by unvaccinated immigrant workers at your own risk |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 07:16 PM Response to Reply #77 |
82. That's exactly what they say. |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 07:43 PM Response to Reply #77 |
86. that is an argument for amnesty |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #86 |
113. The solution requires two things - A streamlined visa process for temporary workers, and... |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:37 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Actually, Mexico is no longer considered a "Third World Country" |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:48 PM Response to Reply #28 |
46. Race has nothing to do with it |
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SargeUNN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. You certainly don't live in AZ or know the depth of the problem here |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:38 PM Response to Reply #54 |
63. People who support SB 1070 may not ALL be racist--but if you think |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:09 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Vaccination requirements don't have to be eliminated. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:22 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. Wouldn't be any worse than it is with immigrants moving illegally |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. I'd like to see a streamlined path for LEGAL immigration that includes vaccinations |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 03:02 PM Response to Reply #49 |
125. Using the immigration system to fight disease is 19th century |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #125 |
128. People who come in legally and apply for immigrant visas have to prove that they have had... |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #24 |
116. brown people are diseased? |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #116 |
123. It's Strategy #5 on "the Right-Wing Playbook on Immigration Reform". |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 03:27 PM Response to Reply #123 |
127. The Astute Reader will note that pampango hasn't addressed the content of what I posted |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 03:24 PM Response to Reply #116 |
126. That list applies to any person who wants to apply for an immigrant visa for the USA |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Good point. As I posted ealier today (see link below), I never knew there was one |
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SPedigrees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
26. 1) abolish drug war 2) make legal immigration easier |
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Union Yes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
36. Naturalize them. knr nt |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
41. Answer: Change the immigration laws so that families won't be broke up! |
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KonaKane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
45. Reform the immigration system - punish nationals who hire illegal labor |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
47. Impose stiff fines on employers engaging in illegal hiring! |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:01 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. none are |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #52 |
72. You nailed it. I've lived in AZ since the '70s (I was a child then). |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
55. Stopping illegal immigration is easy, |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
56. Enforce the laws already on the books, and prosecute those that Hire illegals. n/t |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
57. Legalize it. |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
61. Execute the employers who hire them! PROBLEM SOLVED!! |
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Geek_Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
62. Amnesty |
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LAGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:18 PM Response to Reply #62 |
103. +1 |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
64. Increase the minimum wage significantly, strictly enforce labor laws. |
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winter trees (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
65. I think we should tax the hell out of American companies that go to Mexico |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
67. Keep collecting the deductions for Social Security and Unemployment |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #67 |
73. Ssssshhhhh.... |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 09:06 PM Response to Reply #73 |
94. Yup, as an employer I have personal experience with phony docs |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
68. offer some form of legal status to illegals who turn in their employers |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. Hell yes! |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 07:09 PM Response to Reply #68 |
78. well, that is simply horrific |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 07:16 PM Response to Reply #68 |
81. That's disgusting. n/t |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
75. Enact the very same amnesty that Ronald Reagan signed into law. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
80. Stop attacking democracy in the Americas for the profit of multinationals |
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yella_dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
84. Simplicity itself... |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 08:56 PM Response to Reply #84 |
92. I hired an illegal. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 09:08 PM Response to Reply #92 |
95. Brilliant and wise. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:26 PM Response to Reply #92 |
117. "NAFTA should have logically opened the borders for immigration as well" |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 08:06 PM Response to Reply #92 |
132. well said |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
90. Make it mandatory! Clean up with the reduced voter base when the GOP's collective heads explode! nt |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
93. Obvious solution |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
98. We need to also work to make it more advantageous for immigrants to stay home. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
101. I'm in favor of increasing the legal immigration quotas. |
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murdoch (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
102. NAFTA |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
105. Enforce labor laws, create a modern working SS# database and fix NAFTA. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 11:35 PM Response to Reply #105 |
106. Have we ever deposed a Canadian government for corporate benefit? |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
110. I don't think there is a lot we can do |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #110 |
122. DINGDINGDING! We have a winner! We need to pressure Mexico to fix its own problems. |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #122 |
130. Thanks. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #130 |
131. The last time I was in Nogales I watched in horror as I saw men trying |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:51 PM Response to Reply #131 |
136. I went through those rotating iron gates |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
112. Huge fines and jail time for employers that hire illegal immigrants. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
115. legalize it. nt. |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
121. Go after the employers.. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
124. raise the minimum wage to 15.00 and allow all workers a path to citizenship |
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ThomThom (752 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
129. The answer is very easy. Crack down on the employers that |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 08:08 PM Response to Reply #129 |
133. not posible, and very dangerous |
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ThomThom (752 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 02:08 PM Response to Reply #133 |
138. It is possible. It would help if there was a data base to check on |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 02:01 PM Response to Reply #129 |
137. Absolutely! Mandatory jail time to illegal employers!! |
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paulflorez (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
134. Get rid of "illegal" farm subsidies! |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
135. make it so they can't get work |
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