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Originally Posted by WagnerX5
I'm sure most of you have heard about all the immigration protests going on. Well I'm getting ticked every time I see a poster "The US was built by Immigrants"....well yah, LEGAL immigrants. The bulk of citizens that came over in the late 1800's were legal immigrants, they didn't sneak across a Mexican border.
I'm all for immigration because the US is one gigantic mixing bowl of culture. BUT I am not for simply telling illegals already in the US "oh well since you have helped out you get in for free." That is horse-shizzle 
Now I'm not going to even get into how corrupt the US border patrol is (I know from experience) but I will say too bad. And while that seems very brash and rude, I appologize. But what about all the people that immigrate legally and wait it out and deal with all the paper/people issues??
Anyhow, thought it was time I got another 'heated' thread going 
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I totally agree. I'm totally cool with the fact that our country is a "mixing bowl." Hell, I'm only a couple generations away from immigrant status myself. The great point WagnerX5 makes is, LEGAL immigration!
It kills me to see these people "protesting" with Mexican flags, signs written in spanish, etc. That, and the fact that there are undoubtedly "illegals" protesting - and feeling totally comfortable being out in public without fear of punishment for being illegal!
The system needs to be fixed. We need and should have immigration - hell, our immigration laws should be some of the most liberal in the world! But illegal immigrants need to be caught, and shown the door. They're welcome to come back any time - LEGALLY!