What percent of legal immigrants are there compared to illegal today? (Hint: legal far outweighs illegal.)
-Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:10 AM Subject: The Robin Williams' Plan > Jim, > > Ask how many of the past generations ancestors were "illegal" immigrants versus "legal" immigrants, and I think you will see where the frustation comes from. I am all for immigration, it's what this country was founded and what makes it so diverse. Just make it "legal" immigration. > > Kevin > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 12:48 AM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: Re: The Robin Williams' Plan > >> > >> He probably wouldn't. I just forwarded it with the subject I got. Good > >to > >> know > >> people are paying attention and looking these things up. :) > >> I particularly like part of 6, 7 and especially 9 which is quite > >apparent > >> with > >> my stance on the UN. > > > >Some of it sounds "good" in a fantasy-land, fairy tale way (like "we > >should all have wings, then we'd be able to fly to work!"), but most of > >it just doesn't sit well with me. > > > >I don't know if it's coincidence or what but I've received about 20 > >various "stop immigration", "all those people are on welfare" and "if > >you live here learn the language" pieces in the past week or so. > > > >While I agree that immigration, especially illegal immigration, needs > >attention this attitude frustrates me. I ask people with this opinion > >where they're ancestors came from (never here) and the reasoning always > >is "well, my grandparents worked for what they got, not like these > >people today". > > > >The problem, of course, is that the SAME EXACT sentiments were leveled > >against pretty much every large wave of immigrants by the > >children/grandchildren of the PREVIOUS wave of immigrants. The Irish, > >the Italians, the Chinese, the Dutch and Germans, etc have all been > >victims and accusers. > > > >It's just really disheartening to know that my culture simply refuses to > >learn from its past. > > > >Jim Davis > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
