Lou Dobbs speaks his mind

[jeo4]

Bush, Congress to working folk: "Go to hell" (http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/23/dobbs.may24/index.html)

My hat's off to him for speaking his mind about the two branches of office that desperately need to hear it. He says it well in this commentary. Any thoughts?

[EVILxxx]

I think he makes alot of good points.
I also hate hate how Mcain is labeling him as a "nativist"(which let's be honest, is a nicer way of saying racist) just because he wants to secure the boarders and deny amnesty to illegals.

[echo_bravo]

Very good points made by Dobbs. I tend to agree with most of them. I really fucking hate the GOP and the DNC most of the time.

[bigred760]

I'm not the biggest fan of Lou Dobbs, but he does make some valid points. I also think that the prez and Congress don't know shiite about what is going on in America. For some reason they think that appealing to people who got into the country illegally is better for the country than thinking about the citizens that have been here, paying taxes (and their salary), obeying the law, and basically trying to eke out a living.

[Lynn7]

Yeah, until recently, I never realized that illegal aliens could get welfare and get free healthcare and can even get free schooling and in many cases college educations but this is not free at all but is at the tax payers' expense. It isn't that we shouldn't have immigration- we definitely should, but we need to have it from many countries- not just one- and we need to moderate it so it doen'st hurt the citizens of the US. If there are so many millions of people coming in it will start to affect jobs for the citizens. People will only be content to stay in low paying jobs for a time and then they will want more- who wouldn't?

The congressmen and women have simply sold out the country in the hope of getting future votes from these immigrants. It's really shameful. And I hear that illegal aliens will be entitled to rights that US citizens don't have- they will be able to get prevailing wage where US citiznes can't and they cannot be fired for certain reasons but US citizens can- and many more things I have been hearing. I guess Dana Rohrback gave a great speech on all this the other day but I havn't been able to find it on the internet. Also I think that Thomas Sowell had a good aritcle.on it- i'll try to find it.
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Here it is:
Some people are worried that amnesty will give illegal aliens the same rights that American citizens have. In reality, it will give the illegals more rights than the average American citizen.

Since most of the illegals are Mexican, that makes them a minority. Under affirmative action, combined with amnesty, they would have preferences in jobs and other benefits.

Those who set up their own businesses would be entitled to preferences in getting government contracts. Their children would be able to get into college ahead of the children of American citizens with better academic qualifications.


Illegals who graduate from a high school in California can already attend the
University of California, paying lower tuition that an American citizen from neighboring Oregon.

Under the supposedly "tough" immigration bill in the U.S. Senate, illegals don't have to pay all the back taxes they owe. An American citizen gets no such break from the government and can end up in federal prison, like Al Capone.

If an American citizen gets stopped by the police for a traffic violation and the cops discover that he is wanted for some other violation of the law, they can arrest him for whatever else he has done.

But if an illegal alien gets stopped for going through a red light and the police discovers that he is in the country illegally, in many communities the cop is forbidden to arrest him for that -- or even to report him to the feds.

If an American citizen forges a Social Security card in order to get a job, he can be arrested. Under a provision recently passed by the Senate, illegal aliens who forged Social Security cards not only get a pass, they get to collect Social Security benefits.

The great majority of Senators who voted for that provision were Democrats, and they prevailed because they were joined by a small minority of Republicans, led by -- surprise! -- Senator John McCain. After similar defections on judges and free speech, Senator McCain may give opportunism a bad name.

What the immigration bill in the Senate has become is just another attempt to pander to another special interest, in disregard of how that affects the country as a whole.
Much is made of the fact that there are supposedly 12 million illegals in the country already. The last time illegal aliens were given amnesty, back in 1986, that led to even more illegal aliens coming in afterwards.

Do we want 20 million or 30 million more illegal aliens in the future? Do we want to change the very composition of the American population, and with it the values of the country?

There was a time when immigrants came here to become Americans. But there are powerful pressure groups in this country, extending far beyond the immigrant community, doing their best to keep foreigners foreign and force Americans to accommodate their foreign language and culture in the name of "multiculturalism."

We have seen what havoc such notions and practices have created after mass immigration under "guest worker" programs in Europe, especially after the Muslim riots in France. Do we want that in the United States?


Most of the first generation of immigrants may want nothing more than a chance to work and will be happy to be here instead of in Mexico. But second generations born in this country compare their situation not with the situation in Mexico but with what other Americans around them have.


There are plenty of people, both inside and outside the immigrant community, who will fan their sense of grievance and exploit their resentments. This is not peculiar to people from Mexico. Europe has already experienced this.


Both the facts of the past and the dangers of the future are being ignored in the rush to give immediate benefits to illegal aliens, washed down with much talk about border control but no requirement that the border actually be controlled before these benefits go into effect.


The political strategy of this package deal legislation is to give immediate and irrevocable special benefits to some and make pious promises about the future to get all this past the others.

[jeo4]

President, Congress ignoring crises

By Lou Dobbs
CNN

Wednesday, May 31, 2006; Posted: 9:38 a.m. EDT (13:38 GMT)

Editor's note: Lou Dobbs' commentary appears every Wednesday on CNN.com.

NEW YORK -- Libertarian fatalism has infected and afflicted the leaders of both political parties, and none of us should take seriously the partisan posturing from either the Republicans or Democrats.

President Bush believes in the mystical power of free markets to solve seemingly every domestic public policy issue, and the president's faith-based economic policies, including so-called free trade, have led us to higher record trade and budget deficits.

Sen. John Kerry, D-Massachusetts, is still in a post-election campaign that is attracting the amount of attention today that it did in his failed attempt for the presidency in 2004. And while he's still fighting the swift boat controversy, he has not articulated a national economic strategy.

The Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tennessee, says he wants border security first and then pushes through an illegal immigrant amnesty bill. The Minority Leader, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada, between attending boxing matches for free, believes requiring that English be our national language is racist.

Sen. John "Straight-talkin' " McCain, R-Arizona, is beginning to take on the form of a political pretzel as he shapes his pandering for a run for the 2008 presidential election. And Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, is now lined up with corporate America in supporting the onslaught of cheap foreign labor into this country while forsaking his party's historical alliance with working men and women and their families.

These men are jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring symbols of their respective party's lack of commitment to truth, the American Dream and our nation's middle class. How are we supposed to take these political leaders and the parties they represent seriously?

The answer is obvious.

As the midterm elections approach, both political parties will be treating us to their usual propaganda blitzes on wedge issues such as gay marriage, abortion, gun control and the pledge of allegiance. But it's unlikely either party will articulate policy positions on the issues of urgent importance to our middle class and those that aspire to it. Those issues include, of course, a number of outright crises that the president and Congress are ignoring, rather than resolving.

The war in Iraq continues to cost American lives and about $6 billion a month. And rather than enunciate a clear strategy for victory, the president asks us for patience while assuring us there will be more losses and challenges ahead. The Democrats stand all but mute.

Our public education system is failing nationwide. While SAT scores decline, teachers in every state fail competency exams, and our high school dropout rate shows no sign of real improvement. Both parties point to their bipartisan bandage, No Child Left Behind, rather than propose real and immediate solutions.

Both parties are looking upon border security as bargaining leverage in corporate America's quest for cheap labor and amnesty for illegal immigrants. The skyrocketing cost of health care and a college education continues to put undue pressure on the already constrained budgets of most middle-class families. And still there is no national plan for the urgent development of alternative energy, nor even a call from either party for conservation.

As we move toward the midterm elections, there is little question that these critical issues will be foremost in the minds of most voters. And the months ahead provide an opportunity for both political parties to commit themselves to true governance and the development of public policies that resolve issues rather than perpetuate them.

We can only hope and, ultimately, vote.

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It's like this guy reads my mind.

[jeo4]

President, Senate allied with 'corporate supremacists' (http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/13/dobbs.june14/index.html)

[shoe1985]

It is a shame what this country has come too. You can't even go to a store and buy anything American made anymore. You can't even find a decent job because illegals are bringing down the wages. I am someone that believes that if you go through the process of getting into this country, I am fine with you, but how would you like it if I went into your country where there are lies saying I am not supposed to be their? I understand they want to better themselves, but what about the americans that are losing their jobs for cheaper labor?

High Schoolers are dropping out at a very quick pace. Why is the government and President failing us? If they spent more time providing for this country instead of others, we might be better off. I believe we need to begin making changes in office for all departments. These people should be pushing americans to stay in school and pushing them to go to college.

How do you create jobs? Put higher taxes on foreign products. This will cause prices to be a little bit more equal on foreign and american made products. Then people will start buying american made stuff and slowly create jobs. Why do you think their are no jobs? Because nobody is buying american made products. How can american companies succeed when nobody buys their products?

The only way to control healthcare costs is through Universal Healthcare. By this I mean, if you pay taxes, you get healthcare through the government. This will pay for doctor visits and medication. It won't cover certain things like surgery to improve your body, unless you were burned, or disfigured. You want a facelife, you pay for it, out of your own pocket.

Lou Dobbs is a man I respect. He voices his opinions and is defending the working man and woman. We need more people like this. Every american should vote for the right people in this election in November because this is the year that will show the future of america.

[free]

"You can't even find a decent job because illegals are bringing down the wages.
I understand they want to better themselves, but what about the americans that are losing their jobs for cheaper labor?"

I know what you mean, man. I was really looking forward to that field plowing job too!!

Oh well, on to my interview at the strawberry fields.

;)

Seriously, what would you do if you couldn't feed your own family? Would you wait up to 10 years and save up thousands of dollars just to come to a country legally, or would do whatever you had to do so that your wife and kids could eat?

[Tuukka]

"It is a shame what this country has come too. You can't even go to a store and buy anything American made anymore. You can't even find a decent job because illegals are bringing down the wages. I am someone that believes that if you go through the process of getting into this country, I am fine with you, but how would you like it if I went into your country where there are lies saying I am not supposed to be their? I understand they want to better themselves, but what about the americans that are losing their jobs for cheaper labor?"

...It's only a half a problem that immigrants are coming to USA. The other half, and many would argue that the more important half, is that American companies WANT them to come, because they work cheaper.

So you should blame american companies who prefer to hire immigrants instead of americans. And you should blame your goverment, because they are not interested in controlling the companies.

Immigrant won't come, if you don't give work to them. Once you throw one immigrant out, there are 10 more coming in. Because they have no choice.

Companies on the other hand do have a choice, but they are greedy.

And americans themselves (including you, if you've ever been to Walmart, etc) support immigrants by using the products and services created by illegal immigrants, simply because they are cheaper than products made by americans.

And they do this because they are greedy as well.

The only solution to this would be heavy immigrancy control towards companies. But goverment is afraid of big business, and doesn't want to meddle with it.

"How do you create jobs? Put higher taxes on foreign products. This will cause prices to be a little bit more equal on foreign and american made products. Then people will start buying american made stuff and slowly create jobs. Why do you think their are no jobs? Because nobody is buying american made products. How can american companies succeed when nobody buys their products?"

...This might seem like a good idea, but I would strongly suspect that if you tax foreign products more, the other countries will immediately answer by taxing american products more. This leads to a situation where it's more expensive for foreigners to buy american products.

So in other words: What you gain in domestic sales, you lose in foreign sales. And having USA's export products considerably decrease their sales, would damage the economy a great deal

So in the end you are worse off if you start taxing imports more.

I'm not an expert on economy, but like I said, I suspect the free worldwide trade community won't take it too kindly if you say "fuck off" to them - You're not getting any special priviledges when compared to others.

Trying to create closed markets is a pretty bad idea economically, because it cuts you off from worldwide trade.

[shoe1985]

Besides oil, we really don't get anything we can't make here in america. People are mainly just cheap.

I agree american companies are also to blame. They have been outsourcing because of cheaper labor. What happens when you run out of jobs for americans, who will buy your products then? Not americans because they won't be able to buy anything.

As for these picking fields or plowing comment. I don't if you have noticed, but factory jobs are given to illegals now. Factory jobs are still the heart of american jobs and we used to be able to count on them, not anymore. Meat processing plants is all illegals, I have some friends that work at one for $9 an hour, and come home exhausted. If they asked for a wage they will be told they could be replaced.

Remember are ancestors used to pick fruit and plow. So you make it sound like a bad job. If the pay was right, people would do the job. Hell, right now many people would do it for minimum wage if they could.

free, I understand they want to improve their lives and their familes'. We live in america, and we should be trying to find americans jobs, not anyone else. If anything these countries supporting the illegals coming here, should be trying to create jobs in their own country. India is doing it and they are growing at a fast pace.

[Tuukka]

Originally posted by shoe1985
Besides oil, we really don't get anything we can't make here in america. People are mainly just cheap.

I agree american companies are also to blame. They have been outsourcing because of cheaper labor. What happens when you run out of jobs for americans, who will buy your products then? Not americans because they won't be able to buy anything.

As for these picking fields or plowing comment. I don't if you have noticed, but factory jobs are given to illegals now. Factory jobs are still the heart of american jobs and we used to be able to count on them, not anymore. Meat processing plants is all illegals, I have some friends that work at one for $9 an hour, and come home exhausted. If they asked for a wage they will be told they could be replaced.

Remember are ancestors used to pick fruit and plow. So you make it sound like a bad job. If the pay was right, people would do the job. Hell, right now many people would do it for minimum wage if they could.

free, I understand they want to improve their lives and their familes'. We live in america, and we should be trying to find americans jobs, not anyone else. If anything these countries supporting the illegals coming here, should be trying to create jobs in their own country. India is doing it and they are growing at a fast pace.

I'm not really arguing about your point about immigrants - I just wanted to point out that a big part of the problem is that the companies WANT to hire immigrants. This is something that people often seem to forget. And one would think that it's actually easier to control the companies than the borders.

"Besides oil, we really don't get anything we can't make here in america. People are mainly just cheap."

...I don't think this is practical thinking at all.

Closing the borders, cutting down the exhange trade and trying to become entirely self-dependant would mean the change of the entire american infrastructure. There are LOT's of things besides oil that you don't have (Of course you have oil, but you still import it a great deal). And even when you are able to manufacture something, there is often someone who can do it better. So sacrificing quality in certain products will decrease the quality of life - And in industry this is even more lethal, since lot's of stuff that the industy uses is bought from abroad.

Of course this kind of isolation policy would mean that all those dozens of millions americans who are dependent on export products would suddenly become unemployed, and they would have to train and educate themselves to new professions.Or maybe they should start doing the work that immigrants do? I'm sure a top expert in some export-related high tech work would be happy to clean toilets after bulding up his knowledge for 30 years in his profession.

The diminishing trade exchange would also mean that america would be increasingly cut out from the development rate of the rest of the world. In 100 years you would become a 3rd world county, when compare to others, who would have developed at a much faster rate.

Isolation policy is economical suicide. Countries that choose to be economically isolated end up being poor and undeveloped.

I'm willing to bet that America exports much more than imports. So cutting down the trade would be stupid.

[shoe1985]

Tuukka, you might surprised to know we are importing about 10% more than we export. It started happening about 3 or 4 years ago.

Businesses are the ones that are hiring the immigrants. That is why we need bigger fines on them. Many people are now finding out how little of our taxes is going towards fighting illegal immigration. More and more companies are going to keep hiring the cheaper labor or outsourcing because they can.

I know when I go to vote this November, I am voting for the people that are against amnesty and any guest worker program. We have enough people that can do these jobs, hire them, or close your doors.

A mayor from a town near me is pushing for huge fines for landlords that house illegals and employees that hire to them. The main reason is that the crime rate in the town has gone up. Some cases that have popped up are an illegal teenager shot at a school playground, luckily not hurting anyone, and an illegal man shot a 29 year old man. There have been many more cases of this in the town and the people their are getting sick of this. Their taxes are going to fight this instead of improving their town.

[free]

free, I understand they want to improve their lives and their familes'. We live in america, and we should be trying to find americans jobs, not anyone else. If anything these countries supporting the illegals coming here, should be trying to create jobs in their own country. India is doing it and they are growing at a fast pace.

I agree 100% that other countries should be creating jobs and making sure that their citizens can earn a decent living. I am also not in favor of having them stay here illegally. The reality is, though, that most of those countries won't do anything, and the poor citizen is left to deal with it, through no fault of their own. I think we as Americans (at least post-Depression) couldn't possibly understand what it's like to have absolutely no work, period. I mean, you can drive down the street and see signs all over for employment. Sure, they aren't high roller jobs, but they are there. For most immigrants there are NO jobs. Not no jobs that they want, or no jobs that pay more than minimum wage, no jobs, period.

The main problem with the "let them come legally" argument is that for poor immigrants, who probably aren't the most intelligent, it is almost impossible to come here legally. Some can't read or write, so how can they pass a test that most American college students couldn't pass. If they could get the money to come here legally, they wouldn't have a reason for needing work, would they? Why not allow them to become citizens, start paying taxes, get a S.S. card, get them on record, and slowly take maybe $10 or $15 a check from them till they have the money?

[shoe1985]

This is going to sound so mean, but it isn't. It isn't this country's problem if someone can't read or write. Our schools are failing badly and we are not doing anything about this. We try to do the quick fix, which isn't working.

I think we are heading towards another depression, possibly recession. Everyone is hurting right now. Big companies are even feeling the hit of the economy.

[Tuukka]

Originally posted by shoe1985
Tuukka, you might surprised to know we are importing about 10% more than we export. It started happening about 3 or 4 years ago.


Ah, I didn't know this. I'm actually a bit surprised, since USA has such enourmous natural resources and huge industry. And when you to go any shop for example here in Finland, american products are everywhere... Then again, those are american BRANDS, but most of them are probably manufactured in some cheap asian county, and the money doesn't go to american workers.

But yeah, I think giving serious fines to companies etc, who hire immigrants, is the way to go. Controlling borders is just half the battle, controlling people who hire immigrants is just as important.

[shoe1985]

The only reason I know this is because I am a business major and had to study it. One thing college has taught me is to back up my information.

Every business is hurting right now. Nobody has the money to buy products because their are not enough jobs that pay enough to buy a lot of items anymore. It isn't all illegal immigrants' fault though. They are a big reason why, but the way businesses have set up the way they do things is a big reason too.

I am currently working at a grocery store during my school year and during my vacation. I would look for a better job, but the only thing out there are temp jobs and I need something for summer and school time. I am making $6.25 an hour stocking shelves, this is after 3 raises. The big thing is that my bosses and coworkers treat me very well. If I ask for time off, they give me it. I worked for a temp company and if you missed too much time you could be fired, but if there was no work, and you complained, they didn't want to hear it. You work when they say and don't when they say. They didn't treat me the best, but I needed the money. I have learned many things in a short time in the work field and I am planning to use this in the future when I get my degree, and if I own my business I know some things to get the most out of my workers.

[The Postmaster General]

The "llegal immigrants = problems" thing is a phony political decoy, no different than the war on drugs, or the war on terror. Yes, it is for good reason, but the implementation is poorly handled and consequently ineffective for little more than bragging rights for politicians.

Just like it's MUCH EASIER for the politicians to round up pot heads than to actually take down coke barons. They can clamor on and on about how they ridded the country of x number of *undesirables*, but the fact of the matter is that its the big guys (drug barons, or in this case corporations giving illegal jobs out) that keep the parties in their pockets, and find immunity, despite being the real source of the problem.

If the US government was an exterminator, it would be going around, praising itself for having killed thousands of wasps, while the nest keeps growing larger and larger, producing more and more wasps. Yes, no one likes the problems caused by wasps, but only true idiot would think the problem was solved by killing one at a time, or even a few dozen in one sweep. Anyone with their head on right would be begging for the nest to be knocked down and stomped out. But hey, if they actually did that, there wouldn't be anything left to pat politicians on the backs for.

[jeo4]

Dobbs: Bush, Senate 'lackeys' reach new low
By Lou Dobbs
CNN

Wednesday, July 12, 2006; Posted: 9:30 a.m. EDT (13:30 GMT)

Editor's note: Lou Dobbs' commentary appears every Wednesday on CNN.com.

NEW YORK (CNN) -- The Bush White House and its lackeys in the Senate have reached a new low in their quest to bestow amnesty on 11 million to 20 million illegal immigrants, while doing as little as possible to secure our nation's borders and ports.

We're now being treated to a great spectacle of incompetence as the Senate holds hearings on immigration reform more than a month after it passed what Sens. John McCain, R-Arizona, Ted Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, Chuck Hagel, R-Nebraska, Mel Martinez, R-Florida, Bill Frist, R-Tennessee, and Arlen Specter, R-Pennsylvania, hailed as a grand and historic compromise.

In Miami this week, one of those hearings produced a memorable moment as the administration trotted out Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to appear before cameras discussing his immigrant father. The senators and the White House demonstrated that they have no shame in continuing to try to blur the line between legal and illegal immigration. And I, for one, believe their insult to the nation's top general and the American people is unforgivable.

Theirs is not leadership; it's raw, cynical politics and cowardly obfuscation at its worst. I truly believe that President Bush and the Senate leadership owe the American people and Gen. Pace an apology.

President Bush and the Republican Senate leadership had already demonstrated just how out of touch they are with American citizens and the mood of the nation when they managed to push through, with help from all but four Democrats in the Senate, the legislative atrocity called the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act. The legislation would permit illegal immigrants to "earn" their citizenship by paying a fine and back taxes, learning English and holding a job for six years.

Trust between the American people and our government is imperiled by such thoughtless failures of leadership on the critical issues of immigration reform and border security.

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 called for at least 2,000 more Border Patrol agents per year along our border with Mexico to stop the unrelenting flow of people and illegal drugs into this country. But the Bush administration provided funding for only around 200 additional agents. President Bush then promised to deploy by August 6,000 National Guard troops to support the U.S. Border Patrol on the border with Mexico. Now, in mid-July, having already missed a June deadline, fewer than 900 have moved into place along the border.

While our federal government fails, state and local governments are being forced to fill the national leadership void. Twenty-seven state governments have passed some sort of legislation cracking down on illegal immigration. Many of these efforts are focused on employers and landlords who are hiring and housing illegal aliens and demanding proof of citizenship before granting unfettered access to social and health services.

Just this week, Colorado set the highest standard to date. Both houses of Colorado's Democrat-controlled state government approved a plan that will deny most non-emergency state benefits to illegal aliens. Colorado Gov. Bill Owens, a Republican, said an estimated 50,000 illegal immigrants may be affected by the measure, which will free up Medicare, Medicaid and unemployment insurance funds for legal state residents.

Inaction at the federal level is also inspiring some cities and counties around the country to enact laws to deal with this illegal influx. Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and Avon Park, Florida, are set to vote on important ordinances intended to fight the problems created by illegal immigration in their communities.

Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta put it as succinctly as possible: "I'm doing what the people of Hazleton elected me to do, and that's to protect them and protect the quality of life." Imagine that, an elected official following the will of the people and putting his constituents above politics.

The Hazleton City Council will take a final vote later this week on its Illegal Immigration Relief act, which would fine landlords $1,000 for renting to illegal aliens. Hazleton's ordinance also would revoke the business permits of employers found guilty of hiring illegal aliens and make English the city's official language. The city council has already given its tentative approval to the ordinance by a vote of 4-1.

Mayor Tom Macklin of Avon Park has emulated Mayor Barletta's proposal and credits Hazleton with inspiring its actions. Avon Park City Council will vote later this month on its own ordinance against illegal immigration, which will fine landlords and employers who hire or rent to illegal immigrants.

We can be thankful our local and state governments are beginning to take action on the illegal immigration crisis. And we can be grateful the Republican leadership of the House of Representatives is showing no signs of backing away from its commitment to finally establish secure borders. There's hope yet for the nation.

[shoe1985]

The Hazelton mayor is doing a lot to fight this, but I think he will be out of office next election. The fact is big business like illegals working for them. They do the job for little or nothing, while the big companies make the millions. Someday they will become managers of these jobs, than the people for them will finally see what the average worker is complaining about. Dobbs is for america and keeping jobs here for the american worker. He is happy when other countries develop their own economies, but it isn't america's job to make sure they do it. India is doing a great job and I applaud them for having an economy that is doing well.

[shoe1985]

Last a meeting was held in Hazelton to decide on this problem. It was passed 4-1 that English will be the official language, landlords that rent and businesses that hire to illegals will be fined and maybe go to jail.

This isn't against the Latinos here legally. This is against the ones that are here illegally. Myself, I have no problem with the people here legally. They went through the process as the law states. For those here illegally, they should be deported, and if they want to come back, go through the process. We need to start thinking about the future of this country and one thing is security. Something needs to be done and now.