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"Scipio" <iluvtexmex@actd.net> wrote in message
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> I really like the title of this article, it sums up the fight between
> Reformers and Pro-Illegals people (and liberals generally) with
> perfection. I relate directly to some of the things the article says
> too. When some say that we are all corrupt, all a willing party to
> this situation, Mexicans and Americans and every class of Americans, I
> know they are wrong. Because I feel the following to be true in my
> case, it spells out my american sensibilities succinctly:
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> http://www.americandaily.com/article/7870
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> ...There are many reasons why ordinary U. S. citizens want to stop
> illegal immigration. Population growth and lack of immigrant
> assimilation are just a few. Underlying these reasons, however, is a
> more fundamental one: illegal immigration goes against our sense of
> justice and fair play.
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> It's not the American way to sneak into our country. Most Americans
> believe that if you want to become a U. S. citizen or work here, then
> you have to gain that citizenship or job fairly. After that, you must
> assimilate into the nation's customs and values.
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> It's hard to imagine how sanctuary policies serve anyone except those
> who make the policies. They certainly are not fair and they do not
> serve the police nor do they serve hardworking citizens. The longer
> Mayor Daley continues his sanctuary policy for illegal immigrants, the
> more he erodes the trust of good citizens who believe in playing fair.
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> It is easy to understand why some politicians and businessmen would
> not be troubled by illegal immigration. If your aim is profits or
> votes, then a sanctuary policy makes sense. Such policies may pay off
> in the short term. Unfortunately, sanctuary policies also increase
> frustration among citizens who are looking for a place to focus their
> disappointments. If you are a citizen who has followed the rules all
> your life and then you see illegal immigrants given special
> consideration, it can be irksome.
>
> Because our immigration laws are not fairly enforced, illegal
> immigration and sanctuary policies have now become an adhesive issue
> in American politics. Other political issues, some not related, will
> begin to stick to the immigration issue as time passes. Sooner or
> later even local Chicago politicians will be swept up by this wind
> from the south and stuck with the problem of illegal immigration.
>
> When you must select between English and Spanish every time you call
> the phone company, go to the bank or buy milk, many Americans grow
> frustrated with illegal immigrants and policies that protect them. If
> you had to change your daughter's school because of immigration
> problems, are 50 years old and lost your job because of downsizing, or
> had your pension reduced because the company where you worked for so
> many years is now in bankruptcy, your frustration grows even more....
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