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Originally Posted by brianwspencer
But to compare the problems with illegal immigration now and the way that things were 400 years ago is ludicrous. The world does not work the way that it used to, when European conquest and exploration was the norm. I'm not saying that there may not be a hint of hypocrisy for a nation of immigrants to have a problem with out of control immigration, but the historical context of the time does not pair up with the way the world functions now and to use 16th century historical conquest and exploration to justify lax immigration policies and paint Americans against illegal immigration as hypocrites is just a convenient talking point without any real teeth.
Dare I not toe the party line on this one, but there's a serious problem going on, and to just legalize a bunch of lawbreakers en masse is a ridiculous solution. They're breaking the law now, so what's to say they're going to follow our new law saying they can all be citizens? I'm sure there are plenty of benefits to not being a citizen and getting paid under the table for these people.
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Yeah, the poor are getting a real deal here...it's all their fault! Unfortunately, the world works very much like it did 400 years ago...violence? Check! Greed? Check! Religious intolerance? Check! What are you saying...that our ancestors had some "god given" right to invade this land, kill the people living here and take their land, but the dastardly poor who ignore our laws and seek a better life are "bad guys"?