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Immigrants Are Seen as a Boon to City's Economy
in response to reader comment: a nation of immigrants....

Submitted by gaf, Nov 28, 2007 08:41

Re Wisebird's comments on illegals....yes, our parents and grandparents immigrated to this great country, but through channels and legally and most had something to offer other than just physical labor. They wanted to become Americans and learn English. Not so today, these aliens want their own ghettos, own schools and values. Further, many feel they are entitled to entitlements, cut rate education and whatever else is available as a handout. As a result of our politicaly correct responses today, the country is in serious danger of becoming a second rate nation. Let us not offend anyone and put "our" values on the backburner so these people don't feel unwelcome. In my opinion and apparently the opinion of most Americans, they are, in fact, unwelcome until they enter legally....unfortunately, many of our politicians just don't get it.

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Reading the reactions of right wing new yorkers to anything positive about the newer waves of immigration is enough to... [MORE]	WiseBird	Nov 27, 2007 19:28
Wisebird, please carefully think about this issue. Some 56% of illegal immigrants are coming from Mexico, so let's look at... [MORE]	Charles	Nov 28, 2007 00:10
Re Wisebird's comments on illegals....yes, our parents and grandparents immigrated to this great country, but through channels and legally and...	gaf	Nov 28, 2007 08:41
Wisebird: Regarding your comment.....Every person in the World came from somewhere, and that is true....but, the majority did it LEGALLY,... [MORE]	Bigjer	Nov 29, 2007 09:35
Criminals did NOT build America; Citizens and LEGAL immigrants built it. Illegal Aliens and Immigration is NOT the same thing.... [MORE]	Dr Coles	Nov 26, 2007 18:13
The above article is structured to equate "immigrant" with "illegal immigrant" This is a p ploy representative of the left wing.... [MORE]	h brando	Nov 26, 2007 10:27
He estimated that 70% of all illegal immigrants in the city are working, compared to labor force participation rates of... [MORE]	Art Fougner MD	Nov 26, 2007 09:55
No problem with LEGAL immigrants, big problem with ILLEGAL immigrants. [MORE]	Milton Smith	Nov 26, 2007 09:02
We need to know everyone who enters the U.S.A. for the sake of safety alone. People sneaking in can be... [MORE]	Ed W	Nov 27, 2007 09:41
The report, by the Fiscal Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank backed by public employee unions, found that foreign-born residents... [MORE]	Michael Don	Nov 26, 2007 08:34
Welfare keeps many from taking low end jobs, we allow illegals to come in to fill them and we (taxpayers)... [MORE]	chuck higgins	Nov 26, 2007 08:29
Let's take everything in the study as true. Legalize the 12-20 million that are here. How do you stop the... [MORE]	Sacha	Nov 26, 2007 07:22
People who break the law in order to come here are breaking the law for personal gain. (I am not... [MORE]	Sacha	Nov 26, 2007 07:19
I don't remember reading or hearing anyone think that LEGAL immigration should stop or that LEGAL immigrants weren't great contributors... [MORE]	Sharon	Nov 26, 2007 07:13
Let's stop talking about it. Let's do something about it. Write your Congressman/woman; let them know how YOU feel about... [MORE]	Checkoutnow	Nov 26, 2007 17:28
The few comments in the article that distinguish between illegal and legal immigration are mere window dressing. If you are a... [MORE]	Sacha	Nov 26, 2007 07:07
The people that say that immagrants should leave you are wrong. The illegal immagrants build your houses, they are hard... [MORE]	Nelly Howard	Feb 6, 2008 13:17
I've met illegal immigrants and lived in a neighborhood with many illegal immigrants. It was the interaction with these people... [MORE]	Sacha	Feb 7, 2008 19:19
It is without any necessary discussion that immigrants are necessary for our country. The bad part is that if they are... [MORE]	jer miner	Nov 26, 2007 00:21