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dc_dux · 04-04-2007, 03:19 PM

I dont want to gve blanket amnesty to all 12 million... I want most to have the opportunity for citizenship...with penalties, recognizing that they came here illegally ahead of others who played by the rules but that they have been contributing to the country and the economy in a postive way.

"Our assumption is that about three-quarters of other-than-legal immigrants pay payroll taxes," said Stephen C. Goss, Social Security's chief actuary, using the agency's term for illegal immigration.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/bu...1dc383&ei=5090

And absolutely, tougher penalties and fines on employers as well as SERIOUS border security to prevent FURTHER people from just walking over.

Aside from that,I generally like our current policy of allowing about 1 million/yr - based on quotas from countries of origin and factors like family connections, meeting our employment needs, and/or need for personal asylum.

I just dont see what name-calling, misrepresentations and generalizations about the illegal immigration problem accomplishes.

04-04-2007, 03:19 PM	#130 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	I dont want to gve blanket amnesty to all 12 million... I want most to have the opportunity for citizenship...with penalties, recognizing that they came here illegally ahead of others who played by the rules but that they have been contributing to the country and the economy in a postive way. "Our assumption is that about three-quarters of other-than-legal immigrants pay payroll taxes," said Stephen C. Goss, Social Security's chief actuary, using the agency's term for illegal immigration. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/bu...1dc383&ei=5090 And absolutely, tougher penalties and fines on employers as well as SERIOUS border security to prevent FURTHER people from just walking over. Aside from that,I generally like our current policy of allowing about 1 million/yr - based on quotas from countries of origin and factors like family connections, meeting our employment needs, and/or need for personal asylum. I just dont see what name-calling, misrepresentations and generalizations about the illegal immigration problem accomplishes. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 04-04-2007 at 03:52 PM..