And by the way didn’t our US gov’t turn to Mexico and ask for Mexican workers to cross the borders while we sent our men to fight in WWII? And didn’t this round of the swine flu eminate from the U.S. company Smithfield that’s located in Mexico?

We are neighbors and that’s the one component you choose to ignore. Or like Carlos Fuentes says … being the bridesmaid isn’t always easy.

And don’t you think the current situation exists because it benefits the U.S.? You bet it does.

Cook, Well, the oversight actually sucked if you read the 9/11 commission report. I think we need to do a LOT better than that. jmo.

1984

(I am not sure, but did not the 9-11 hijackers have oversight and permission)

My point is if you take away the carrot, you wouldn’t need a such big stick.

Lam, I am more of a control freak about security. I don’t want ANYONE or ANYTHING coming into our country without oversight and permission to do so. I want every box checked. I want every person accounted for… that’s just me.

Spoiler: if the clip is too long for anyone, just go to like the last 3 minutes and you’ll see daisy’s solution to the immigration problem in way less than 5 minutes.

A child born from an ILLEGAL mother inside the country is a citizen and CAN be President, while a child born from an American woman outside the country is a citizen but cannot be President. Something is wrong with that!!

One cannot blame people for trying to come to this country illegally, given the benefit that they’d get. We as a country cannot give out mixed messages saying you cannot be here, but since you’re already here, we’re going to reward you with various rights. As I’ve said before, I despise the game but I don’t hate the players.

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Anon, I agree with you.

Sadly though, we don’t take the illegal immigration problem seriously; thus the problem will never be solved because “we” like things the way they are. Those in charge of our country pretend their care but behind closed doors, they say, “we want/need the illegals to be here”.

And what I did not hear once from you is the complicity of very powerful, very influential corporate interests in our immigration mess. Agriculture, meat processing, hotel (tourist) services, textiles. The government is simply complicit as it turns (largely) a blind eye while these corporate interests import this low-wage workforce. Please…we made the bed we now lay in.

jont92619, I don’t think it was really meant as a “joke”. I think their point was that unless you are a native occupant, then you are basically a settler/immigrant to the US. I thought it was an interesting twist and a contrast to conventional thinking that we have legal “residents” and anyone who is new to the country is somehow Much MUCH different than our own particular circumstances.

You might think of me as having many more talents than I actually possess- I don’t have any video production skills at all, but I’ll tell you what… I will look for another video that will hopefully be more fun and entertaining. Just for YOU

BTW: I am consistently disgusted that OUR US borders are NOT secure. If people are able to violate the borders by crossing them, then there could be very big problems such as weapons and other dangerous contraband that can penetrate our national security too. IF our borders had an effective enforcement strategy, then we all would not even be having these conversations. That’s MY take on it.