Hmm.
Since Mexico is so tough on people entering illegally, wouldn’t that make it extra-hard for international terrorists to come from that direction? I suppose a terrorist could opt to lug a nuke across hundreds of miles of desert...or, he could just simply fly into an airport and pick it up from one of those big cargo containers no one ever checks. Or even easier, take a train from Canada with a duffel bag.
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I also agree that peaceful immigrants do not harm our nation. However, if we cannot control who comes into the country...how do we know they are peaceful. How many murders have been commited by illegals (I know you hate that term, but they are illegally in the country) only to have them flee back to Mexico? How many DUIs caused by drunk illegals without a license to drive kill Americans? It’s in the news all the time.
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How do we know, indeed. One day, in the future, we’ll be able to determine who are destined to become criminals...while they are still in the womb! muahahaha....
Anyway, incidents like this make the news, national news even, because they don’t occur very often. Especially relative to how often such crimes are committed by U.S. citizens. In my opinion, dmg, you are being an alarmist.
And do you really believe there should only be a certain “quality of people immigrating?” That didn’t happen at Ellis Island. It was pretty much a free-flow there.
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I think that learning the language (English) should be mandatory. I don’t know how the fact thatwe are an English speaking nation does not make it the official language. Try going to most non-English speaking countries and try to get by without having at least a grasp of the language. We should not have to offer all of our services in Spanish or any other language. What’s next, Portugese, French, German, Arabic, Hebrew, Ebonics?
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It may seem that way in Central PA, but fact is, we are not strictly an English-speaking nation. Spanish was the first widely-spoken European language in our land, and has remained common in many parts. Hundreds of Native languages were spoken before any immigrants arrived, and many still are today. However...learning English in the U.S. is already mandatory, non-officially. Immigrants know it, and they do it sooner or later. I realize some like you think it should be a law for some reason, but there’s no need. I suspect the reason may be that you are just not comfortable hearing a language you do not understand. Don’t worry, they probably aren’t talking smack about you.
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I have no problem with people bringing their culture with them. However, does it make it OK by your standards for a man who follows Sharia Law to kill his daughter or wife because he says they did something to “dishonor” him or the family?
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That’s a pretty extreme example to use. Are you sure you have no problem with cultures other than your own?