My country, my home

Immigration is a necessary evil as most groups have less children. Obviously, you are doing your part Paul. With the impending retirement of the Baby Boomers, we do not have enough immigration for future jobs needs. The statement that illegals do jobs Americans won't do absurd. Many illegals, particularly in construction make more than many Americans. After the Swift meat plant was raided, the were very long lines for Americans to get jobs at the rate of $18-20/hr.

Take someone like Frank Sinatra. He was the son of Italian immigrants but he did not even have a hint of an Italian accent. The one thing I actually like in the immigration bill is that there is a requirement to learn English and English is one of the most uniting factors in the American experience. How can you expect to be successful if you do not learn to communicate with your non-foreign neighbors? Or for that matter, the others from around the world whos languange is also not English but want the same experience.

Things will never get better if people rely on the government though. Americans are supposed to be self-sufficient and help there neighbors in need. It gets very hard to do that when the government mandates that they will do it for you. We must pursue the original intent of immigration, the opportunity to live in the land of opportunity as one.

-Jeremy