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To: philv who wrote (21990)	8/30/2008 11:40:35 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

The only plan the US has to extricate themselves from the nightmare of entitlements, is the continual expansion of the population, which can only be achieved through immigration, legal or not. Hmm.. can't agree with that strategy when illegals, and/or legals, utilize more resources than their meager wages contribute in taxes. That's why our past immigration policy was focused on attracting talented and skilled immigrants who could almost immediately contribute to the tax base, or at least not become a social burden.. I have all the sympathy in the world for the plight of the poor in Latin America, but tolerating illegal immigration is not only unethical, and unfair to those who are following the law, it's a threat to our security. Hawk

To: philv who wrote (21990)	8/31/2008 8:58:26 AM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Phil > The only plan the US has to extricate themselves from the nightmare of entitlements, is the continual expansion of the population, which can only be achieved through immigration, legal or not. It certainly seems so, but I see on TV that Hispanic immigration has not only fallen off, it's reversed as more and more Mexicans, Brazilians, whatever, see a better future for themselves at home rather than in the US. After all, if the only future they have in the US is slum life, what's the big deal? At least at home they can be happy with nothing, in the US one can't be happy even if one is a millionaire. > Somebody has to work to pay for past excesses. Guess who? I told you before -- the Chinese creditors! > Countries such as Germany or Russia, in contrast, face a bleak future of hugely declining population. Don't you mean the declining population of whites? Indians, Chinese, Africans are still breeding like there's no tomorrow and are swamping Europe. Clearly, the days of the white man and white dominance are over although on existing trends it will still take a hundred years. Speaking as a "white" South African I can say we have been prepared for this and have had to adapt to a "black" future. Other Western nations with predominately white populations will just have to follow suit. Or else start breeding!

To: philv who wrote (21990)	8/31/2008 10:07:13 AM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 22250

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