POLJUNK

SOrry dud, compassion doesn;t enter into this ni that way.

Compassion = realistic immigration waiting criteria

That is irrelevant w/rgd to criminals already here.

English is mandatory for success. If not, it's over in a rush of multicultural civil wars of ethnic educational, equal access, battles of neverebnding dimension.

Speak english or fail. And compassion has as much to do with that as physics.

All 4 of my grandaprents arrived here at ellis island.
All COMPELLED THEMSELVES to learn english as adults.

Nothing xenophobic there

Regardless of HOW people came to this country

Sorry Derek, but this is where you lose me. Are you suggesting that the US should not enforce it's immigration laws in favor of "compassionate policies"? Then you are in favor of utter collapse of the system.

To throw the immigration card at me, as a comparison to illegal aliens, is extremely ignorant. Are you saying I am advocating that the US should deport it's population of legal immigrants, which would be the majority of the population?

Again you are losing me here.

I wish I had an opinion on this issue. But like health care, I can't seem to wrap my mind around it.

I know it's hard to argue against enforcing immigration laws. I also know it is a bizarre situation to have people who aren't even citizens of your country disrespecting your country IN your country under its auspices, or to have some piece of shit who yearns for "La Raza" p.c-screeding you about how demeaning it is to be called "illegal."

But I also wonder just where business would be without illegals, and why the hardline anti-illegal immigration people think it's going to be like flipping a switch. Pandora's box isn't about to get swept up and put back away.

Alexandra,
My point in the selection you highlighted is to say that no matter the circumstances (or legal status) of immigrants in this country, I would expect someone who is a first or second generation American to at least sympathize with their situation and be able to discuss it without resorting to the same old hot button terms and issues.

But more importantly, I’d like to address your post and how that fits into a conservative idealogy. You write that “It was a mistake to have allowed them to stand in the streets countrywide protesting and in turn sticking their finger up at us…” Of course, as a conservative I’m sure you’ll agree that our First Amendment right is essential to having a free society. And I’m also sure you realize that it wasn’t just undocumented or illegal residents participating in the marches. So I guess I don’t understand your issue with citizens peaceably assembling and voicing their dissent when politicians are preparing legislation that would automatically declare many in their community felons and subject them to immediate deportation. Given your family history, I’m surprised you aren’t right out there with them.