Immigration

[quote:3h5kaaom]There is NO WAY to COMPLETELY block off the borders. People would like to THINK there is, but even if we resorted to using our entire military to do so, it just ain’t gonna happen.

So, make it harder for these people to live in the U.S. without going trhough the proper channels. There is not perfect solution, but I think that would be wise.[/quote:3h5kaaom]
Kinda shocked that you would advocate making it harder for people to get into the US….?????

The Church teaches that the political community has an obligation to ensure [color=darkred:3h5kaaom]the right to emigrate.[/color:3h5kaaom] (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church #2211)

Please explain.

Illegal is just that illegal. We have to face the fact that we have a problem at our borders. People are dieing trying to sneek across the border. Maintaining the present system makes no sense. Not everyone who comes across the border illegally is a hard working and moral person. We need to at least try to keep out those who are not. The communists sure did a good job at their borders during the cold war in Europe. We should welcome those who are hardworking and moral. But we should do it legally.

I have a friend (a Vietnam vet & citizen) who is living in South America because immigration will not allow his non-citizen wife into the States. That is becasue they can not show that they have enought money to keep his wife off of our welfare roles. He has wrote to his congressmen and all, but that is the way it is. So what should he do? Sneek across the border with her?

There has to be a better way than this current system.

Well I have no experience, but I would say that if it doesn’t let upstanding people in, it needs to be fixed.

True, but you can at least check if they are in the drug business. I would assume that is somewhat possible.

I know. It is hard to PROVE beyond reasonable doubt that someone is onvolved in dealing drugs. But it is usually not too hard to get some evidence one way or the other, to at least increase the CHANCES of the right people coming in…

But like I said, I know nothing about this, so… yeah. lol

I don’t know a whole lot about immigration except that my parents are immigrants along with basically all my relatives. They all came for the same reason that most immigrants do, for a better lifestyle and future for their children.

I don’t think immigration is really a problem, I think the problem is People. There’s good people and bad people, and the media likes to only focus on the bad people when it comes to immigration so it seems like we have all these Osama’s crossing the border when it’s just not true! Look around you; there are good, family-oriented, hard working individuals from every background but you won’t see them in the spotlight.

Another thing is that we as Americans are benefiting greatly because of immigration, especially illegal immigration. If it wasn’t for immigration we as middle class people would not be able to afford fruits, vegetables and many other things. Think back to before the 15th century, when fruits and vegetables, good meat and dairy products were only available to those with more money, things are different thanks to immigration. I can go on with the list of things but I’m sure all of you are aware some way or another in ways that immigrants help this country.

One thing to remember is that immigration begins at the homes of the people who are immigrating here, and for everyone it all comes down to Living Standards. Otherwise, they would not be leaving EVERYTHING and EVERYONE they love and have behind to start all over in a foreign country where, lets face it; they’re unwelcome for the most part. In order to slow (not stop) immigration, especially from Mexico something has to be done in their country.

Many people are being exploited in their country by not only their government but also by multinational companies such as Sony, Home Depot, Chiquita Banana, 7-Eleven, McDonalds, KFC, Pepsi, Shell, Dell etc.

One thing I can think of right off the bat is, that these large companies should give back to the communities that they’re taking away from. For example, one thing they could do is give 5% (or even 1 or 2%) of their local profits to the native people to build a school or two, or to improve some of the living conditions for the people that are helping THEM get richer, of course the government from both countries to be involved. But doing helping out those communities would help lessen the amount of people who want to leave. I think this is the direction that our government is heading towards, where our country will help out their country in return for the goods and services that its citizens give to the US.

Imagine if the US put half the effort that their putting into this “war” into helping out their neighboring country, wouldn’t that help slow down immigration?

Anyways these are just my thoughts and ideas; I could be absolutely wrong or out of line. But the US (or the Octopus as it is called in many other countries) has its hands in many things going on around the world, and if thins are the way they are it’s partly because they have made it that way.