Should immigration be restriced?

[Alonzo]

Should legal immigration be restriced, increased, or some combination of that?

Select all that apply

[Labrocca]

I voted for it all to be increased across the board YET I think we should prohibit Muslims. I know that won't be a popular choice and yeah...it's wrong ethically but I don't care. The muslims don't need to be in the USA. We shouldn't welcome people whom are the enemy. I don't think we allowed the immigration of Communists for a long time...why not Muslims?

[kanyon40]

The issue of legal immigration is hard to separate from the issue of illegal immigration. If we got a handle on illegal immigration, then we could increase immigration across the board, allowing people to come here who have actually waited in line through legal channels. But as long as we have so many illegals coming in, we have to restrict the legal immigrants to a degree because we have to make sure that our country is capable of supporting the people as they come in. Whether we restrict immigration or not, I don't think it should be done based on ethnicity, however. Instead, I think that legal immigration should be handled as a waiting list. If someone from Italy has been waiting 10 years, we shouldn't make him wait longer while we let one from Vietnam come in who was on the list only 2 years just because we want more Vietnamese people. Ethnicity is irrelevant. We need a system that instead rewards those who play by the rules.

[dsanthony]

I voted for it all to be increased across the board YET I think we should prohibit Muslims. I know that won't be a popular choice and yeah...it's wrong ethically but I don't care.Â*Â*The muslims don't need to be in the USA.Â*Â*We shouldn't welcome people whom are the enemy.Â*Â*I don't think we allowed the immigration of Communists for a long time...why not Muslims?


For most of America's history, immigration policies were designed to maintain the ethnic, political and religous mix of American society. Today, an Eastern European has zero chance of emigrating to America, while a Hispanic only needs to cross the river and wait until the Dems launch the next mass amnesty. (as was done in 60, 80 and now again is being proposed.)

Dems have succeeded in labeling as racist any attempt to limit immigration of Hispanics (or muslims). Largely because Hispanics (and to a lesser degree muslims) are overwhelmingly liberal or eve socialist voters.

A reasonable immigration policy would be to return to our old patterns. We were founded as a nation of mainly European immigrants. WHile we should not abolish immigrats from Latin America, Asia, Africa or the Middle East, we should have an immigration policy that maintains the cultural/racial mix of our societies. That would mean 70% of immigrants should come from Europe, 10% from Asia, 10% from Africa and 10% from Latin America.

[PittsburghAfterDark]

What happened to the option of let's take the world's best and brightest?

I don't care where they come from. If they have skills, let them come and stay.

We used to take the world's best and brightest fleeing tyrrany and oppression.

Now we get lawnmowers and lettuce pickers.

We educate more scientists, doctors and physicists than anyplace in the world then they go back to their home country because they can't get a permanent visa. Even with employers begging to hire people with these skills we send them back.

That's abject stupidity as far as I'm concerned.

[lily]

I voted for it all to be increased across the board YET I think we should prohibit Muslims. I know that won't be a popular choice and yeah...it's wrong ethically but I don't care.Â*Â*The muslims don't need to be in the USA.Â*Â*We shouldn't welcome people whom are the enemy.Â*Â*I don't think we allowed the immigration of Communists for a long time...why not Muslims?


I find this reply intersting. You say the Muslims don't need to be in the USA. I have to ask you two questions.

1. Have you been to a hospital lately?
2. Totally off topic, but I wonder what your reaction was, when Bush not only didn't know about the Dubai Ports deal, but was willing to use his first veto on letting them have control of the ports.

[Mayberry]

Legal immigration should continue at it's current level. Illegal immigration should be stopped in it's tracks, and all illegal immigrants should be deported immediately, and permanently barred from returning. To hell with Mexico, the National Guard should be fully deployed and fully armed along our entire southern border. This is an invasion folks, and if it's that easy for a Mexican to get in, it's that easy for al-queda to get in.

[lily]

This is an invasion folks, and if it's that easy for a Mexican to get in, it's that easy for al-queda to get in.
Mayberry, this is something I rarely do, say I read an article, without providing the link. But, I did read an article that stated A-Quada members were seen in Mexico, making training videos on how to cross the border and get away with it. If you're interested, I'll tryÂ*Â*my darndest to remember where I posted it at.

Many also think that with the poor in Mexico, it would be fertile ground to recruit. Personally I don't think so. As a whole, Mexicans are pretty religious.

[Mayberry]

Many also think that with the poor in Mexico, it would be fertile ground to recruit. Personally I don't think so. As a whole, Mexicans are pretty religious. They're also very big on family (no pun intended:P) Mexicans are really great people, I like most of them. They just want to work and raise their family. So as far as them joining al-queda en-masse, I doubt it. However, we don't need them coming here illegally, I don't care how great they are. I would like to see that article Lily, but don't go nuts trying to find it.

[lily]

Found it. Luckily it was where I thought it was. Un-luckily after finding
it, I noticed the article was from World Net Daily. Sometimes I find them
less that accurate, but the article impressed me enough to not only post it,
but remember it.



http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=44987

[Mayberry]

Thanks Lily. Interesting article, though like you said, I don't know about the credibility of that website. But it is believable.

[bobbylien]

I voted for it all to be increased across the board YET I think we should prohibit Muslims. I know that won't be a popular choice and yeah...it's wrong ethically but I don't care. The muslims don't need to be in the USA. We shouldn't welcome people whom are the enemy. I don't think we allowed the immigration of Communists for a long time...why not Muslims?

Wow, when I saw that vote to limit muslim immigration I assumed it was chess. I think its important to remember that we are not at war with all muslims. We are at war with a radical muslim group, yeah, but not all muslims. I can't understand how you can justify restricting immigration of one single racial group, thats racism. Enacting a policy like that would greatly hurt our image in the Muslim world. I know many muslims who happen to be great people, not terrorists. Also, how would this policy be enforced? Would we have to start putting boxes for a persons religion on our applications? You do know that not all muslims are arabs right? I really expected better from you Jesse.

[bobbylien]

Dems have succeeded in labeling as racist any attempt to limit immigration of Hispanics (or muslims). Largely because Hispanics (and to a lesser degree muslims) are overwhelmingly liberal or eve socialist voters.

Wait a second there, Bush won the hispanic vote in 2001 and 2004(i believe). Show me statistics not stereotypes.