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Originally Posted by archetypal fool
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That's precisely the case why borders can't just be closed, in my opinion. The US has always been a center for humanity, always accepting people from around the world when they were down. "Bring us your poor, your tired, your huddled masses yearning to be free," we used to say. For some reason some portions of the US has lost its roots, and now it wants to be alone, one United America for united Americans, the rest of the world be damned. This isn't how things should work. Like I said in an earlier post, I may be biased because I've been granted the opportunity, but this nation, based on its principles, can't just give the cold shoulder to foreigners. Jews, Italians, Irish, Germans, British, Russians, Africans, Cubans, Mexicans, Colombians, you name it...They've all come here for a better life, and most of the time the US has come through with its promise. There's no reason we should start making things more difficult for people who are already in turmoil (why would you consider moving to another country if not for some bad stuff going on?).
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About 75% of them probably came through places like Ellis Island and similar centers where they entered the country LEGALLY.
An analogy for this (expanded from a similar one I heard not long ago) is owning a bed and breakfast. People come in, sleep there, eat there, and pay you a fee for the right. You are a generous person, so you show a willingness to negotiate that fee, so that everyone can enjoy your hospitality.
However, people start breaking in the place in the night, sleeping there and eating in the morning, without paying. They claim that because you have opened your doors to others, they should be allowed to come in whenever they want and receive the same services as others, even though they aren't even willing to do things the way everyone else does.
If you owned that place, would you let those people stay? I sure as Hell wouldn't.