Probably gonna get eaten alive after reviving this thread, but here goes.

I have Mexican heritage. I do agree with some of the things that most of you say. Yeah, I don't side with illegal immigration. Illegal, as in breaking the law? Yup. Maybe they do deserve to be deported. Who knows? I came to this country legally, so I wouldn't know.

But in the end, aren't we all illegal? We're forgetting that our ancestors took this land from the Indians. And they didn't do it by gambling for it or the Indians didn't just give it to us generously, even though they saved the Plymouth colony from starvation. Nope. Didn't our ancestors kill lots of them in cold blood and took their land, while sticking the rest of the survivors in reservations? I'm a Democrat, and even I disagree with Andrew Jackson's (another Democrat) statement of "A good Indian is a dead Indian." Seriously, someone refresh my memory. It's been a while since I took history class.

But let's not dwell in that, since they were probably compensated eventually. But this country is screwed even without illegal immigrants. I mean, we also have these politicians denying a bill that would help 9/11 responders (who won't be compensated for risking their lives during the 9/11 attack), an economic recession that occurred during the Bush Administration, and apparently a lot of money ($700 billion, from what I hear) is being spent to make sure the rich don't have to pay much in taxes.

Illegal immigration is just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many problems occurring in this country. Many Mexicans I've met, illegal or not, have been very kind and just want to live peacefully. Yeah, I may be Mexican which is why most of them are nice to me. But I know they're just too afraid to live in a white neighborhood, in fear of getting deported. Yes, again, it's illegal to live in this country without papers or whatnot. But if you had any idea of what's going on in Mexico, maybe we'd be receiving them in open arms.

People in Latin America are kidnapped often, and violence has been growing so fierce in Mexico that even the local police struggles with those other criminals. Those who can't take it come over here to the other side. Yes, others do it for selfish reasons. But they are the ones causing trouble. If all illegal immigrants came to cause trouble, don't you think we'd be at war with them by now?

And to close this post, well, I'll just give you a link I want to share with you. It's off-topic, but maybe you should be more concerned about this than immigrants. It's like shooting kittens who scratch at your door, seeking only a home to live.

Click here