At 04:57 PM 5/18/2010, you wrote:

This is perhaps the most ignorant statement I have ever seen on the subject. Do you really believe these people would not rather have had the opportunty to come here legally? Are you really that out of touch with reality?

Of course they would! And they are working hard at getting open borders, too! They even teach it in some schools - can you say La Roza? I think PBS was filing in Tucson when Huppenthal was visiting, and had to explain some facts to the class.........I will ask him if he has a link to it....a picture is worth 1,000 words....

At least 20% of the illegals would not be allowed to enter due to their criminal history. And if you think it is just Mexicans or Central Americans crossing, you should educated yourself.

Have you ever sat near the border and watched them cross at night? I have. Have you ever helped clean up the 'lay-up' areas where they dump their laptop cases, now empty of drugs, then change their clothes and move North? I have.

Look, I have a lot of respect for those who pay the coyotes to walk them across the border (have you seen it where it is 3 strands of barbed wire, with trails clear as day where they cross?) to make a better life for themselves.....but they are still breaking the law.

Sorry, but if you want more legal immigration, change the law, but stop crying for amnesty for law-breakers and shouting "raciest" for those of us who want the laws enforced. It has nothing to do with ethnicity, but of law.

lyle

On May 18, 2010 7:00 PM, "JD Austin" <jd@twingeckos.com> wrote:

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 15:45, Eric Cope <eric.cope@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The problem isn't illega...
Sorry maybe you didn't know about this but... immigration is not illegal!
Foreign born citizens become legal American citizens every single day.

Its just that these particular people choose not to go through the process to become legal American citizens. The other possibility is that they're not eligible or don't want fulfill the requirements.
Generally, to be eligible for naturalization you must:

Be age 18 or older;
Be a permanent resident for a certain amount of time (usually 5 years but less for some individuals);
Be a person of good moral character;
Have a basic knowledge of U.S. history and government;
Have a period of continuous residence and physical presence in the United States; and
Be able to read, write, and speak basic English. There are exceptions to this rule for someone who:

Is 55 years old and has been a permanent resident for at least 15 years; or Is 50 years old and has been a permanent resident for at least 20 years; or
Has a permanent physical or mental impairment that makes the individual unable to fulfill these requirements.

Lots of documents/videos/etc here that explain it all: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/B3en.pdf

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