Yeah, our ancestors came here from another land...but let's use your "reasoning" ALL THE WAY. They learned English and worked hard to support their families. There were not instructions written in 100 languages, English as a second language draining the school systems' resources, and oh by the way, no social programs, free this, and free that. They came here, learned English, and supported themselves and families...they also became legal residents and paid taxes! Get real Rick!

Nice letter Rick. The common thread between the genocide of Native Americans at the hands of white European "immigrants" and today's hysteria over Hispanic immigrants is racial and cultural prejudice. Europeans looked down at the Native Americans they found when they got here, and now they look down at Hispanics trying to get in.
Of course opposition to Hispanic immigration is couched in legalities, making it seem that the opponents' real concern is the legal status of Hispanics, but the racism and sense of cultural superiority underlying this verbal subterfuge are not hard to detect. I doubt that if all currently "illegal" Hispanic immigrants somehow became legal, they suddenly would be embraced as fellow Americans by the Rabid Right.

You are way off base as you usually are, effe etc etc

Thank you effete elitist liberal, your beautifully worded letter is equaled only by the brilliance of Mr. James letter.

How far do we go back to determine who is legal and who is illegal, Adam and Eve?? What we are talking about is a direct violation of the laws of this land. People that come here illegally and won't learn English and want to partake of the social programs (Welfare, Social Security, Health Systems) that are already in trouble without adding 12-20 million more people.

It is clear, Scoobydo and patriciathomas, that you do not agree with my argument about the racism and cultural prejudice underlying the anti-Hispanic immigration hysteria. But Scoobydo offers no counterargument at all and patriciathomas offers only sarcasm. My argument stands unrefuted until someone comes up with better arguments to prove I'm wrong. I'll stand by....

sarcasm and truth are often closely related and remove the need to respond to baseless comments, except with sarcasm. Liberal ideas often can only receive sarcastic response to avoid out and out insult.

It would be easy to agree with your argument about racism if you would present any evidence of it. Your logic seems to break down when you try. It's not the best defense to present some inane opinion as if it were a fact, then stand back and say something to the effect of "This is true until you prove me wrong." I'll demonstrate. "I saw bigfoot walking down Broad Street last night. My statement stands unrefuted until someone comes up with proof that I'm wrong."

thank you kpc, I now feel unrefuted.

eel does it make you feel superior to call everyone a racist? is your opinion that much more superior that we must be labled?
could you give me some characteristics of the immigrants race that makes us all hate them please? or just explain why we hate them period.

you are a complete idiot!!!!

standing by, effete...

Look, its not like we don't want foreign people in our country!

The only thing we are saying is, for the love of all that is holy, DO IT THE RIGHT WAY! If you are going to attend our tax-funded schools, if you are going to use our health care systems, if you are going to work for our employers, if you are going to utilize our utilities, start paying our taxes! Why don't people understand this?

Can you go to McDonald’s and expect to eat a burger without paying for it?

Then How can we say it isn't fair to make people accept our laws and abide by them?

Now, for the ridiculous analogy...
There were no immigration laws when the European settlers came to this country, in fact, there was no sovereign country. Therefore there was no reason to not settle here.

eel---all borders, territories, countries, etc...have been determined by acts of war, takeover, and majority rule since we, as homosapians, have become domesticated. It is true that Europeans of Anglo/Saxon descend, came to what we now know as America, and claimed it for their own. It is true that, what we now call Native Americans, were here before Europeans, but they lost the rights of the land through acts of war. Do you disagree with the "Native Americans" fighting the "white eye" for this land? i don't. They lost, the land became "Europeanized" and has been converted into the greatest civilization to ever inhabit Earth. How come you disagree, with Americans wanting to fight to keep this country from becoming "Hispanicnized"? Your name says it all. You have the misinterpretation that these "future dems" would be just in their rule of your new "Americana", but you and your grandchildren will be painfully mistaken.