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To: cosmicforce who wrote (209882)	11/29/2012 2:42:00 PM
From: Metacomet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543227

I don't think wanting some controls on immigration means one is NECESSARILY a crypto-racist or xenophobe. The problem inherent in this statement is the implication that there are no controls Currently living within 60 miles of the Mexico border I can assure you that massive attempts to control the border are in force Any trip south of Tucson brings one into contact with a virtual army of Border Agents dispersed thruout hundreds of miles of desert This is not a situation that will lend itself to simplified remedies such as added border controls Further, the practice of American employers to have a preference for these powerless wage slaves, who will accept any wage, will keep the pressure on folks who need to eat to find ways to enter the country There need to be thoughtful solutions to these issues

To: cosmicforce who wrote (209882)	11/29/2012 5:15:09 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543227

The fact is, like most developed countries, we're a low birth-rate country with an overhang of oldsters. Unless we want to face the problems xenophobic Japan is facing with it's aging population ( they're scrambling to invent robots to care for their seniors), we need a healthy and constant immigration, whether legal or illegal. I'd rather it was legal too. We're going to need all those new workers to pay YOUR SS, so you should be for them! Having lived among them for the last 20 years, I can tell you that Mexicans are great people and make wonderful Americans. They work hard, believe in families and are fine with getting their own.