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To: bonnuss_in_austin who wrote (20271)	2/28/2002 9:44:42 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Bonnuss... I knew my comment would be controversial, but I just have the sense that we have to draw the line somewhere with regard to who we permit into the country, since so much of the rest of the world is facing such great economic poverty. But it's not so much about the US being "too crowded" but that low skilled immigrants tend to have a difficult time surviving here in the US, and often turn to criminal activities (that many perfected just to survive in their homeland) in order to make ends meet. If an individual is sponsored by an individual, who promises to be responsible for them and assisting their education and training, I'm fine with that. But I believe in enforcing that sponsorship, which isn't really being done now. Btw, H1-B is corporate sponsorship, and has been primarily used to hire high-tech workers from India and elsewhere. I'm absolutely fine with that since these folks have a job, and can make the transition to becoming a US citizen without becoming a burden on the US taxpayers or society as a whole. In sum, there are several billion people out there in the world who would sell their first born (if not the entire family) just to immigrate to the US. When the supply is so large, I see nothing wrong with being selective as to who we accept as resident aliens into this country. I would love to help everyone, but that just isn't feasible. Better to give them the tools to develop their own societies. Hawk