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Are you in favor of giving illegal immigrants full rights which they have not earned and are not entitled to? Do you feel that they have the right to come here without going through the normal, LEGAL channels, which have been set up to ensure the health and safety of ALL Americans, and to prevent immigration of criminals and those who are unable to support themselves?
If you are in favor of allowing illegals to enter and then remain in this country unimpeded, and currently at the cost of EVERY hard working American taxpayer, would you be willing to sacrifice some of your own money to keep them here? Would you invite them to live in your home with you and take upon yourself the burden of supporting them? Would you become a sponsor to a family of illegal immigrants, willing to put your neck on the line as a guarantor of any debts they may accrue, in order to prevent them from becoming a burden to the tax payer and the government? Is your dedication to their cause that strong? Or are you only happy to have them here as long as EVERYONE has to foot the bill, whether they want to or not?
Are you in favor of giving illegal immigrants full rights which they have not earned and are not entitled to? Do you feel that they have the right to come here without going through the normal, LEGAL channels, which have been set up to ensure the health and safety of ALL Americans, and to prevent immigration of criminals and those who are unable to support themselves?
If you are in favor of allowing illegals to enter and then remain in this country unimpeded, and currently at the cost of EVERY hard working American taxpayer, would you be willing to sacrifice some of your own money to keep them here? Would you invite them to live in your home with you and take upon yourself the burden of supporting them? Would you become a sponsor to a family of illegal immigrants, willing to put your neck on the line as a guarantor of any debts they may accrue, in order to prevent them from becoming a burden to the tax payer and the government? Is your dedication to their cause that strong? Or are you only happy to have them here as long as EVERYONE has to foot the bill, whether they want to or not?
Is this thread about rights or adoption?
The US Constitution is clear on rights held by "citizens" and those held by "all persons". That has already been decided.
On adoption, If civic, religious, and advocacy groups were allowed to totally sponsor IA families or children...would this lead to a pathway to legal resident status? Would aliens be able to obtain No-deport orders, work and study permits?
The US Constitution is clear on rights held by "citizens" and those held by "all persons". That has already been decided.
On adoption, If civic, religious, and advocacy groups were allowed to totally sponsor IA families or children...would this lead to a pathway to legal resident status? Would aliens be able to obtain No-deport orders, work and study permits?
All good questions
Its about rights obtained through LEGAL residency status in the United States. Sponsorship isn't adoption, it is just a declaration that you are guaranteeing that if the immigrant you sponsor should be unable to support themselves and take care of their own needs you will do so on their behalf. This keeps them OFF the welfare system.
So yes, it would lead to a pathway to legal resident status and could also lead the way to work and study permits. As for No-Deport orders, no, it would not cover that. Any person who comes to this country as a legal immigrant is subject to deportation under certain laws and rules. I would not remove that clause.
I honestly feel no need or obligation to support a person, regardless of where they came from, with my money if they have broken the law by coming here illegally.
I honestly feel no need or obligation to support a person, regardless of where they came from, with my money if they have broken the law by coming here illegally.
I fully agree with you. But for those who are happy to have illegals here, let them put their OWN money where their mouth is So far, I see no takers
I think we should grant them full rights, along with some kind of transition mechanism to make them full legal citizens. It's the price we pay for being such a free society, a nation comprised of immigrants, and a beacon for freedom throughout the world.
Ludicrous to exclude these proud people. Those of you calling for the mass exodus of all illegal immigrants need to deal with your personal issues. Living in such a state of negativity is detrimental to your health and diminishes your quality of life.
I note here that Republicans have no problem watching the rich get richer, or excessive amounts of money being dumped into the military to nation build and aid poor people on the other side of the world. Yet, when money is spent here at home to aid such people, they are unreasonable and misguided in their outrage. I support amnesty and a program to make these people full citizens.
This is a trick question in a way-- because if they were "given rights," i.e. naturalized and worked on the books, they would pay state and federal income taxes, would actually have to qualify for a driver's license and be educated on things like DUI instead of having an excuse to just get in a car and go, and they would be subject to labor laws including minimum wages, so their depression on wages would be reduced. From a strictly financial perspective it would be cheaper to naturalize the ones who are here than to try to deport them, which would be an astronomical sum to the tune of 12 million legal cases. Either way, any new influx of illegals has to be stopped.
I think we should grant them full rights, along with some kind of transition mechanism to make them full legal citizens. It's the price we pay for being such a free society, a nation comprised of immigrants, and a beacon for freedom throughout the world.
Ludicrous to exclude these proud people. Those of you calling for the mass exodus of all illegal immigrants need to deal with your personal issues. Living in such a state of negativity is detrimental to your health and diminishes your quality of life.
I note here that Republicans have no problem watching the rich get richer, or excessive amounts of money being dumped into the military to nation build and aid poor people on the other side of the world. Yet, when money is spent here at home to aid such people, they are unreasonable and misguided in their outrage. I support amnesty and a program to make these people full citizens.
Yes, let's let in the entire 2 billion impoverised on the entire planet into our country otherwise we can't be known as a free country or a nation of immigrants with a beacon light to everyone in the world. So what that we already have the most generous legal immigration policies in the world to the tune of 1.5 milion a year. It would be just plain racist to expect our immigration laws to be respected and enforced and to put a cap on immigration, right? So what if we commit national suicide by doing so and our own citizens who have built this country suffer. It doesn't matter, does it?
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No excuses/exceptions, period.....
So far, I see no takers 
I'm in favor of amnesty
