Joseph Meehan wrote:
Doug Miller wrote:

In article , "Joseph
Meehan" wrote:


Sorry, but I don't think anything I or anyone would say would get
through to you. Just lock your door and keep the world out.

Try me. You might be surprised.

What is "bad" and "hateful" and "fearful" about wanting to keep
criminals out
of our country? Do you support letting criminals in, without trying
to keep
them out?


Most people who use that line about keeping criminals out, really mean
that they think that anyone coming from (Fill the name of a country) or does
not speak English with a US accent, or has a different color skin, is or is
likely to be a criminal. They tend to fear that somehow their culture will
be corrupted. That is fear, and hate, and it is also not true.

Once you answered my question about putting up the same kind of
restrictions between states and cities with an agreement that changed the
whole dynamic. You do sound fearful, but I would not say hateful. I fear
sorry for those who live with such fear, it is also scary to me that someone
might have that much fear.


Here here.. The VAST majority of immigrants, from whatever country they
come from, from whatever skin color they have, whatever cultural,
social, religious, or economic background they come from, arrive in the
USA full of HOPE, ready to Work, to send money back home to help their
families. They pay rent (maybe sharing the rent with several others),
buy food, buy clothes (maybe used clothes), buy cars, buy gas, buy
cellphones, buy telephones, buy TVs.. In 30 years some of these become
WEALTHY CITIZENS!!

Do we exclude these EAGER immigrants because of a very very few rotten
apples??? Terrorists and criminals will get in REGARDLESS of what we
do, UNLESS we establish a RIGID border with massive screening of all
visitors to the USA, and massive screening of anyone who wants to leave
the USA. It will take WEEKS to get an entry visa, and weeks to get an
exit visa. Can we spell POLICE STATE??

The cultural diversity that these new immigrants bring is enormous. The
additions to the gene pool also benefit us in the long term as these new
immigrants marry and have children with the existing residents (not of
their ethnic group) In short, although there are problems related to
INTENSE immigration in some areas, the benefits to society overall are
positive.