posted by HeavyHanded at
5:08 PM
"To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last - but eat you he will."
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----George Orwell
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1 Comments:
Alexander:
Well, no, not exactly. You either misunderstand Arnolds point or you are speaking tongue in cheek. If you were to amend your statement to read ‘anyone who wants to be an American citizen should be allowed to’ you would have a better point but then becoming an American citizen involves more than just getting into the country. Being an American citizen has grave responsibilities not the least of which is to understand our system of government and preparing yourself to effectively participate in it. That is why we have a process by which people can become American citizens. Arguments can be made as how to best do that and whether or not our current process accomplishes it but there should be no argument that it should not be done.
If you were to propose that we raise our immigration limits I may agree as that still presumes that the process of educating them as to the responsibilities of citizenship will be followed. I would not agree with you but you could even argue that those limits should be removed altogether. Still, the citizenship education process needs to be remain intact and followed. We have enough of our own natural born citizens who do not properly understand the responsibilities, (as apposed to the rights), of American citizenship.
Short of that you are saying that anyone who wants to live in the United States should be allowed to do so and that I can not agree with. I particularly do not agree that entering the country illegally should be tolerated. I have no problem with immigrants coming here who seek a better life and are willing to follow the rule of law. We owe much to those who have done so in the past. But those who come here illegally demonstrate by so doing that they are willing to defy the rule of law.
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