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by The_Dylan from Portland, Maine

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Closed Minds on Open Borders?
Jun 4, 2007 | 5:55 PM
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There's a lot of talk about immigration these days. I
happen to think that immigration is a good thing and we ought to
encourage it. Naturalized citizens and illegal aliens alike contribute
to the vibrance of an increasingly-global economy. Not to mention the boundless wonders of an intercultural weave that is uniquely American and growing
richer with every new participant. These people should be counted
among our most valuable resources and they should be welcomed here in
Maine. Regarding the burdens of public assistance, we should direct
our attention to the generations of families from urban DC to the
backwoods of Maine who have accepted a life of parasitic
co-dependence. There has got to be a better way to serve those most in
need of assistance without encouraging reckless mere subsistence, but
we can only do it with the busy hands and active minds of the world's
unrecognized Americans. I'll let someone else have the last word...
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doddcom read my blog view my photos
Jun 4, 2007 | 8:10 PM

I agree Dylan. It seems like immigrants are the latest flavor of the week for right-wingers to vilify. Last year it was homosexuals. I'm just wondering who's next. My uneducated guess is the mentally handicapped.
Mrnrfan182 read my blog
Jun 6, 2007 | 11:38 AM

Perhaps I have a foot in the right wing camp but I feel that there is a right way and a wrong way to go about being here. There are steps, rules and procedures to becoming an American citizen and I think it's only fair that each and every person be subjected to the same laws. Obviously there's a problem at the moment and steps need to be taken to correct them, but I would like to see our government worry more about making sure those who need help are in fact receiving it.
The_Dylan read my blog view my photos
Jun 7, 2007 | 11:14 AM

For more than a quarter of a century, we have seen one immigration reform after another. Why so many reforms? Because the previous reform always fails to demonstrate any palpable success! And here we are with over 12 million "undocumented workers", the kind of people who were once welcomed upon our shores. Every few years, this becomes a crisis again and the presidential candidates start lining up with their supposed panaceas. What the reformers do not see is that the root of the problem is central planning and government intervention. Imagine what would happen if we began making rules about who, how, and when to cross state lines. To open another can of worms, we've seen the same destructive furor in the drug war, another multi-decade fiasco which is continually being reformed and re-evaluated while illicit drugs continue to pour into our impoverished neighborhoods. And it's all because nothing short of nuclear winter can actually stop the movement of goods and services between willing bodies here or anywhere.
asnapper read my blog view my photos
Jun 10, 2007 | 9:14 AM

a new poll reveals that a majority of Americans oppose the bill, which calls for a massive guest worker program. Group spokeswoman Caroline Espinosa says the Senate bill would give instant amnesty to anyone who could pass a 24-hour background check. They would only be disqualified, she notes, if they were found to have a felony or three misdemeanors on their record.

"And that's outside of an immigration violation," Espinosa notes, "so absconders would be able to get this temporary legal permit."

That would create an environment that is "very dangerous ... in terms of fraud and abuse," she contends. "And in this post 9/11 world, this is something we really have to be careful of."

Espinosa believes that if it becomes law, the Senate bill would only encourage more people to come into the country illegally. "Basically, we’re sending out the message that if you come here illegally and hang out in the United States long enough, we'll eventually give you amnesty," she laments.

And that, says Espinosa, will only serve to multiply the number of illegal immigrants currently in the United States.
Eric784 read my blog
Aug 21, 2007 | 5:36 PM

Late-comer, I know. But speaking from the "right-wing" camp. My problem is not with immigration, it is with illegal immigration, trespassers.

In my business, I work with people around the world every day. And I work with immigrants, a few who even have recently become US citizens, and every one of them are happy to deal with the red tape and tests because this is the best country in the world. And every one of them is upset with any illegal immigrant that has "cut in line" skirting the legal path into our country.

The_Dylan also mentions the drug traffickers. I firmly believe that if the US tightens up its borders (the big fence) then we can cut into that flow of coke from down South a little. We can never stop it unless we eliminate the consumers or the will to consume the drugs.
The_Dylan read my blog view my photos
Aug 30, 2007 | 11:43 AM

In this blog, I was simply addressing the rationale of current immigration laws. I find them to be unjust, unenforceable, and indeed, un-American. Yes, absolutely, immigration law should be upheld as it is written. The rule of law and order necessitates that we either repeal it, amend it, or put the full force of government behind it.

My point in making the preceding statements is that our current practice is failing us and we need to look seriously to alternatives. Having said this, I would like to express as a matter of course that immigrants who enter this country illegally should not be rewarded with easy citizenship. It is a slap in the face to those who came here in accordance with the law and an invitation to further immigration, which is in itself a very good thing, but not under such a system that filters out honest and law-abiding exiles and their families.
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Once thought to be a mythical creature, the Dylan belongs to a rare genus of nocturnal bipeds now nearing extinction. This arboreal primate is known to be department-store dwelling and nourishes itself on Doritos, lemon poppyseed muffins, and leafy underbrush. The Dylan cannot be toilet trained. It is easily startled and would not make a good pet.

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