Hey Pres.. Nice move

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by jms62

I agree with you vis a vis priorities but they don't call them Illegals because they are here legally. All should be removed when identified, no free passes, no using our taxpayer funded resources. We are broke

which is exactly why we should prioritize. and why they have the rules about work permits, and they must be successful students. those are exactly who we want, people willing to be a productive member of society.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Danzig

which is exactly why we should prioritize.

Identify and remove immediately.. Don't incentivise.

That's f.ucking crazy. We don't need any illegals. Especially now. Good grief wtf.

[MaTH716]

Look at the bright side, at least the jockey colony in Southern California will be light years better in a few years...........

[Riot]

For those that dislike illegal immigrants being here, the truth is that Obama has deported immigrants at a far higher rate than George Bush. You should be very happy with Obama's deportation rate of illegal immigrants. He's really stepped it up and increased getting rid of those illegals you don't want here.

If you are "pro-deportation" of illegals, Obama is your man.

Terrific move by the President. The House passed the DREAM Act two years ago, the Republicans in the Senate have stalled it ... good for you, Mr. President. Take these 800,000 good kids off the deportation roles, and give them work permits. Logical and fair.

Updated: February 5, 2012 - 7:23 PM
The number of illegal immigrants in the United States has dropped notably during the Obama administration -- from a high of 11.9 million in 2007 to 11.2 million in 2010.

That fact may be lost on many Americans in the din of presidential election rhetoric and the emergence of anti-immigration laws in several states where officials grew frustrated with what they perceived as the federal government's failure to enforce U.S. immigration policy.

Decreasing birth rates in Mexico and a weak U.S. economy are factors in the decline. The administration's aggressive deportation policy is a bigger factor, however.

The Obama administration has already deported 1.2 million illegal immigrants, compared with the 1.6 million deportations during the entire eight-year Bush administration.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Riot

For those that dislike illegal immigrants being here, the truth is that Obama has deported immigrants at a far higher rate than George Bush. You should be very happy with Obama's deportation rate of illegal immigrants. He's really stepped it up and increased getting rid of those illegals you don't want here.

If you are "pro-deportation" of illegals, Obama is your man.

Terrific move by the President. The House passed the DREAM Act two years ago, the Republicans in the Senate have stalled it ... good for you, Mr. President. Take these 800,000 good kids off the deportation roles, and give them work permits. Logical and fair.

Fair for all except our kids who will have even a more difficult task finding a job. Fair in a Depression no less?

[Riot]

Originally Posted by jms62

Fair for all except our kids who will have even a more difficult task finding a job. Fair in a Depression no less?

These ARE "our" kids. They don't know they were illegal. They made no choice. They have no fault in this. They had no choice to come here.

These children grew up as American citizens, as your and my children did, pledging allegiance to our flag, playing soccer, eating McDonalds, living life as an American. They are your childrens friends and schoolmates. They have served in our military and given years or their lives or limbs. They work and pay taxes.

Their illegal parents pay taxes (Medicare, Social Security) into a system, taxes they will never get out and we get in the pool for free. Their illegal parents pay taxes daily: property taxes through rent, taxes on the gasoline they purchase, the food they purchase, the items they purchase. I agree, those that choose to be here illegally as adults should be deported.

These children deserve no deportation, no tearing of the life they know to bits, being taken out of their homes, friends, schools and neighborhoods to be sent away to a strange country. They are American in every single same sense that my parents, the children of legal immigrants, were. They deserve the right to be allowed a path to legal citizenship - they are already Americans, our fellow Americans.