What part of "illegal" is not understood? In simpler terms, it means "not legal". I know the various news media is deliberately confusing the issue by referring to "illegals" as "immigrants". History lesson people, most Americans are or have descended from "immigrants" (mine England, 1700's & Germany, 1925). Being an "immigrant" is NOT the issue! Being "illegal" IS.

This whole situation is a mess and there will be no "perfect" solution. Employers should have to pay AT LEAST the last year's social security, medicare, and withholding taxes. I don't doubt that quite a few will try to avoid that be declaring bankruptcy. Which, in turn, will cause the "illegal" to lose the job they would have based their claim to be allowed to get a "green card". Because of this, I feel they should be allowed back in based upon PAST employment.

Again, not a "perfect" solution because people will lie to improve their situation and to 'help' others. Those here, shouldn't have to leave, but to report to processing centers to document how long they have been here and who they worked for. Maybe issued a temporary "green card" to allow them to continue working. We have to start somewhere to fix this problem.

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Good one, Hota Ve!

Very nice!

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BINGO.

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"promote the general welfare, not provide the general welfare"

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Exactly. Time to write your Senator. We are all immigrants, but our ancestors had respect for the law, the process, the principal language, and those who came before them. We are being invaded by millions of people who don't even exist on paper. Make damn sure you are registered to vote.

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When these people start paying taxes like the rest of us and stop getting a free ride, I'll have no problem supporting them.

IRS reps should show up at all of these rally's and hand every single one of the particpants a 1040EZ form.

Let's see how many rally's there are after THAT.

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Best place is with the people who employ illegals. We know who they are and they know who the illegals are. The employers are far easier to persuade into cooperating.

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Burkley was spot-on...And since we're on the subject, what the hell are we doing trying to create 'new legislation' on this issue???? We HAVE laws that address these ILLEGAL immigrants. According to our laws now, they are CRIMINALS. End of story. And what about border security? Address border security/porosity before anything else. What good is this entire evolution if you aren't solving the problem which put us here to begin with? I realize it is a rhetorical question, but all of this McCain-Kennedy crap and other proposed Takoma-two-stepping isn't doing anything but making our country and our laws look like a joke. Lock down the border and over the years (five to 10 should do it) find and deport every single one of them who cannot prove citizenship. And I wasn't impressed that they finally showed up with U.S. flags yesterday. You should have tried that 'stunt' a couple of weeks back when you were protesting then---because in the end, that's all that was. A stunt. I doubt you suddenly were 'Americanized' in the last two weeks and deeply love this country now. Your radio and TV organizers insisted upon the American flag for image purposes. You think that just because you blow-off work and show up en-masse that you have a point? And what a blatant disregard for our laws. If I rob Burkley's house and stand out in front of his driveway with a sign that says "I'm not a criminal, I'm an American", the cops will be laughing as they put me in the back of a police car. And since I'm on a protest-rant, why aren't you protesting your own countries inability to get itself together? Mexico has been circling the drain for decades and what are you all doing about it? Cutting and running. Unfortunately, you are cutting and running to these United States. By the way, stop choking up our schools. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE? ARE YOU FUC&ING KIDDING ME? Do a double take, what country did you (illegally) immigrate to? This is America. Your first language should be English. Period. The pace of our education curriculum shouldn't be slowed-up to accomodate the fact that you are illegally here and can't understand what is going on in the classroom. And in hospitals? My wife is in the hospital for two days and our insurance is billed $12,000. You break your leg gardening and spend the same two days in the hospital...The difference is, is that your health plan isn't being deducted from your paycheck and paid by an insurance company. It's being deducted from our paychecks because you are prostituting the U.S. and our programs here....I'm just so bitter right now.

We are all bitter, and those of us who don't have time to march in the streets will also be voting. See you at the polls. Well said, inlacal.

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