In article , "Joseph Meehan" wrote:

The issue really seems to be the limit on the number or and time allowed
for non-citizens to remain in the US. Many I am sure, do not wish to become
citizens. Many do.

This whole issue seems to center around two issues:

1. I got mine and I don't want anyone else to get theirs.

2. Fear and hate of all "Them" If they are not "Us" they are bad evil

Not at all. The issue for most people I know is this and only this: without
*some* sort of control over who's coming in, we have no idea who's coming
here -- no way to tell the diference between Manuel the Mechanic who wants to
get a job, learn English, and raise his kids as Americans, and Domingo the
Drug Dealer, and Diego the Drunk Driver, and Consuela the Welfare Queen whose
only ambition is to have her child born a U.S. citizen at taxpayer expense and
then continue to live here, again at taxpayer expense, and Jose the Terrorist
who wants to set off a radioactive bomb in Chicago, and Ahmed the Terrorist
who's trying to blow up Los Angeles.

I have no problem with Manuel coming here. I welcome Manuel.

But I sure as hell want to keep Domingo, Diego, Consuela, Jose, and Ahmed OUT.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.