A Comment About

Changing the Dynamics of the Immigration Debate

September 6, 2008 - 12:00 am - by Ruben Navarrette Jr.
john from cinncinati
2008-09-06 11:08:23

ok here we go again. who wants to be an American? everyone…1620, sails on the horizon, natives on the beach see them, and say what the hell is that? we should deport them before they anglofy the land. the rest is history. lets just mix all the issues into a grab bag and pull something out and try to find a solution,or lets line them up and find solutions that work. they wouldn’t be illegal if we documented them and gave them a green card so we could have some control. the criminals have to be dealt with by our criminal law. illegal immigrants can’t be thrown in with murders, just cuz they both broke the law. how shall we designate anchor babies? how about a star on their jackets. if they want to be Americans there has to be a streamlined process that doesn’t take 20 years to complete. i heard Ellis island stories, where they came with $1.25 in their pockets and became an American success story. well $1.25 in your pocket isn’t going to get you a visa nowadays. hence we have illegals. hungry people will do a lot. running thru 120 degree deserts is only the first. being starved in your home country doesn’t get you a lot of loyalty. getting trashed in America doesn’t get us gratitude either. i think you need to be ready to be American.