Poll on Immigration Policy:

[Hugo Chavez]

What's your thinking on this?  If the poll option doesn't fit, post your opinion.

[George Whorewell]

Electric fences, moats with alligators and snipers with shoot to kill orders.

All illegals in this country who have been convicted of ANY crime= automatic deportation

All illegals in this country with clean records= can stay if they pay fines, are denied public assistance of any kind and are put in the back of the line for becoming legal

All illegals in this country 17+= Must provide a minimum of two years of military service + comply with the above requirements and then will be placed in the back of the line to become legal

Immigration from the middle east, the Arabian peninsula, and countries with known terrorist ties such as Pakistan= Minimum 10 year freeze on all immigration

That's a pretty good start-- but none of your choices captured that so I just voted no immigration.

[Skip8282]

Continue legal immigration.  Stop all illegal immigration.

[Hugo Chavez]

Continue legal immigration.  Stop all illegal immigration.

why do we need to even continue legal immigration?  Do we have a shortage of people?

[Fury]

why do we need to even continue legal immigration?  Do we have a shortage of people?

Why not? Koreans, Chinese, Indians, Japanese, etc, etc are some of the hardest-working Americans out there and don't really bother anyone.

This is a country of immigrants. Kind of defeats the entire purpose of it if you cut off what made it great.

[Hugo Chavez]

Why not? Koreans, Chinese, Indians, Japanese, etc, etc are some of the hardest-working Americans out there and don't really bother anyone.

This is a country of immigrants. Kind of defeats the entire purpose of it if you cut off what made it great.

I didn't say anything about these people bothering anyone.  Just seems like we have enough people here.  If the purpose of immigration was to build a nation, mission accomplished. 

[tonymctones]

how about we enforce the laws we have on the books?

[Skip8282]

I didn't say anything about these people bothering anyone.  Just seems like we have enough people here.  If the purpose of immigration was to build a nation, mission accomplished. 

Nah, we have plenty of room and lot's of opportunity for those who wish to come and work hard.




Mctones - FUCK YEAH!  Enforce, enforce, enforce.  Unfortunately, politicians seem to avoid it like the plague.

[OzmO]

We don't need to end immigration.  We need to end illegal immigration. 

[newmom]

We don't need to end immigration.  We need to end illegal immigration. 

this..Put a limit on how many entrants per country actually. Mandatory 4 years military service to become permanent resident. (Okay maybe not this but something similar along the lines)

[OzmO]

this..Put a limit on how many entrants per country actually. Mandatory 4 years military service to become permanent resident. (Okay maybe not this but something similar along the lines)

I think what they have now is fine.  the issue is the illegals, not the legals. 

[James]

1.) deport all that entered Illegally (You broke the law) ....no exceptions....as over 70% of illegals are on Government assistance.

2.) Do away with Birth Right Citizenship immediately.

3.) I would also be ok with ending all Immigration for 10 years (maybe longer) as we are no longer a melting pot

[howardroark]

End all immigration and watch our economy go to shit.

I can't believe I'm the only one not retarded enough to vote "the more the merrier."

[James]

* Enforce Border Security – America should be guarding her own borders and enforcing her own laws instead of policing the world and implementing UN mandates.

* No Amnesty - The Obama Administration’s endorsement of so-called “Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” granting amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, will only encourage more law-breaking.

* Abolish the Welfare State – Taxpayers cannot continue to pay the high costs to sustain this powerful incentive for illegal immigration.  As Milton Friedman famously said, you can’t have open borders and a welfare state.

* End Birthright Citizenship – As long as illegal immigrants know their children born here will be granted U.S. citizenship, we’ll never be able to control our immigration problem.

http://www.ronpaul2012.com/the-issues/immigration/

[Hugo Chavez]

End all immigration and watch our economy go to shit.

I can't believe I'm the only one not retarded enough to vote "the more the merrier."

Not retarded.  Our economy is shit now.  You have a good point and I was also thinking of that but if we had not done so many other things to screw our economy I don't think it would be a big deal to end immigration.

[whork]

Why not? Koreans, Chinese, Indians, Japanese, etc, etc are some of the hardest-working Americans out there and don't really bother anyone.

This is a country of immigrants. Kind of defeats the entire purpose of it if you cut off what made it great.

Great post

[newmom]

Why not? Koreans, Chinese, Indians, Japanese, etc, etc are some of the hardest-working Americans out there and don't really bother anyone.

This is a country of immigrants. Kind of defeats the entire purpose of it if you cut off what made it great.

Great perspective, I take back my previous post but I do agree with ending born citizenship. If the parents are here illegally, that doesn't give kids automatic citizenship

[howardroark]

Not retarded.  Our economy is shit now.  You have a good point and I was also thinking of that but if we had not done so many other things to screw our economy I don't think it would be a big deal to end immigration.

Even if our economy were prosperous right now, ending or severely limiting immigration would kill long-term economic growth in this country. Imagine this country without all of the foreign-born academics, entrepreneurs, researchers, executives, and even the cheap unskilled labor. Immigrants are VITAL to economic prosperity in this country.

[George Whorewell]

Even if our economy were prosperous right now, ending or severely limiting immigration would kill long-term economic growth in this country. Imagine this country without all of the foreign-born academics, entrepreneurs, researchers, executives, and even the cheap unskilled labor. Immigrants are VITAL to economic prosperity in this country.

Go back to Africa Howard.

[howardroark]

Go back to Africa Howard.

I can't - their immigration policies are too backwards and restrictive. In fact, that partially explains why African economies are so terribly stagnant.

[George Whorewell]

I can't - their immigration policies are too backwards and restrictive. In fact, that partially explains why African economies are so terribly stagnant.

I guess that strict immigration policies and the cannibalism probably play a key role.

[howardroark]

I guess that strict immigration policies and the cannibalism probably play a key role.

Restrictive immigration policies, backwards capital controls, absence of free markets, overbearing government... African countries have many problems. Unfortunately, economic ignoramuses like you want the United States to become more like third world shitholes.

[George Whorewell]

Restrictive immigration policies, backwards capital controls, absence of free markets, overbearing government... African countries have many problems. Unfortunately, economic ignoramuses like you want the United States to become more like third world shitholes.

Actually quite the opposite. Which is why we don't want any immigration.

And the cannibalism, civil wars, famine, diseases and stench also contribute to the African continents problems.

[howardroark]

Actually quite the opposite. Which is why we don't want any immigration.

And the cannibalism, civil wars, famine, diseases and stench also contribute to the African continents problems.

Why famines, civil wars, and diseases so prevalent in Africa? Because their economy sucks. Why does their economy sucks? Because most African countries limit practically anything which could spur economic growth: immigration, flow of capital across borders, free trade, free markets domestically, etc.

[George Whorewell]

Why famines, civil wars, and diseases so prevalent in Africa? Because their economy sucks. Why does their economy sucks? Because most African countries limit practically anything which could spur economic growth: immigration, flow of capital across borders, free trade, free markets domestically, etc.

Actually its because of the UN, foreign aid, illegitimate political systems and a barbaric, backward, tribal culture of corruption, rape and violence.

I would place the economy at the bottom of that list. If you lived under a repressive kleptocracy that butchers all voices of dissent and does not follow the rule of law, I think that the basic needs of survival are your primary concern-- not whether foreign investors want to spend money in your hellhole of a country. Outside of pillaging the natural resources, why would anyone want to set foot in Africa?