Interesting discussion. My, POV, as follows.
Quote:“… If you look closely at the “folk” we are talking about, they are not looking for handouts, they came here for “work” … “
I believe, that, USED, to be the case. Not any more. Now, 70+% are; “Whyat’s Free”.
Quote:“… Have you ever stopped to think about the deep conviction and self sacrifice a person must exhibit to leave behind all that they know …”
Very valid. I, would like to go to Spain, Portugal, OR even Italy, and willingly start a new life, (With a S-40 of course).
I would Not, expect to ‘get’ something. I would strive to learn the language, I would work, I would Not. be a anchor about the natives life, causing them more tax money, to take care of me.
And I Could do that, ‘properly’. But if I, ’sneeked’, into one of those Countries, or the VAST Majority of Countries, and was Caught!
My Azz would be in Jail, in that Country, for a Very, VERY, long time.
Gee, I could so easily, just, walk in to Canada. Change my name, do all the things that all others do, and live off the very generous Canadian, 'welfare' programs. BUT, If i was Caught, would I get a free meal, and a free bus ride back to the States?
Or ya think the Canadian Government, might have something to say about it?
And of course, one could do the same going into Mexico.
But if you are caught, you are, most probably, never seen again!
Quote:“… How we as a wealthy nation nation can incorporate them into our fabric of daily life is the question …”
Again, ‘USED TO BE’, not any more. And it was ‘used to be’ because the vast majority of people that migrated here, worked here.
And came here TO work, Not get, ‘FREE”.
Used to be, a, ‘few’, sneaking into this Country, (not the ones that wanted to work, but the ones that came for a handout), were ignored. But when the ‘word spread’, that the, ‘gime-gime’ers’, got a free ride.
More, and More came, and suddenly, it was like a room, with 1000 set mouse traps, each with a ping pong ball on it. Ya throw in, one, ping pong ball, it sets off one trap, now you have 2 balls setting off, two traps, with 4 balls in the air, setting off 4 traps, then 8 balls setting off … You see how Fast it increases? That is what is happening now.
And as another poster said:
Quote:“… Sorry, if you don’t want to talk like, dress like, and act like Americans, just please stay home …”
I have wore, Lederhosen, probably once every two years, for a day.
Not, EVERY Day.
I know my Father never wore them, most probably my Grandfather never wore them.
Could be my great grandfather, wore them once and a while.
And no doubt my Great, Great, Grandfather, (When he was NOT, in the Country), wore them a great deal.
So, in a nut shell. This is STILL, ’The Melting Pot’. Just don’t SNEAK in.
And, if their were less, that, 'SNUCK', in, their would be so many MORE, avenues, for Legal Immigrants.
Which reminds me. A, ‘Jay-Walking’, segment of the Jay Leno TV show one time.
Jay asked the question of a, 30’s +/- person, well dressed and groomed.
“ Describe a, ‘Illegal Alien’.” And that person confidently said:
“Oh that would be a person from MARS”.