| Re: Free for all for illegal immigrants! [message #84735 is a reply to message #84732] |
Thu, 17 May 2007 18:03   |
Dedric Terry
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Registered: June 2007
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The interesting contrast to the Mexican immigration issue is that whole
communities in Mexico are becoming dangerously dependant on income from
family members now in the US - that's bad economics on both ends (money paid
in the US going out; and that money undermining the economic growth within
Mexican communities in terms of work force and business building). They are
also seeing significant population declines. Immigration to us, is
potential disaster to many Mexican communities. This isn't a one way
problem.
Imho, the solution to Mexican immigration (and yes we do need one) is for
Mexico to improve it's own country and work just a bit harder to keep it's
own residents, not by force but by prosperity and pride. The US isn't a
golden egg-laying goose for the world to freely walk in and harvest at will.
No country is. We are, or were, a country with much the same individual
responsibilities of citizenship other countries are built on. However, we
are letting ourselves become the "whatever goes, whatever you like, come at
will" catch basin for the rest of the world. That isn't a good use of our
resources or capabilities as a society. It's irresponsible at best.
Our economy will eventually suffer significantly from our lack of control
over our borders, and we could see other declines as well. Other countries
will feel that impact as well, so it isn't just about the US. And, that
isn't a slight on any nationality - it's just a simple fact of a lack of
definition over what makes one a contributing citizen vs. an under the
radar, uncontrolled cost, or even liability.
Fwiw, I'm part Scotch-Irish and part Cherokee. My family roots go back to
the 1700s (when the Terry brothers first settled here) and before, but we're
all really renting time on this land, regardless of where or when our
families first settled. The issue isn't when we got here, but what we do as
part of this country and society once we get here.
Regards,
Dedric
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