The most precious gift Americans have is citizenship? Wow.
For the United States....yes, it is citizenship.
For me it's the freedom to worship my God and do his work without fear of jail or death.
That's a right granted to it's citizens. One has no guarantee of that continued right unless they be non-removable or un-deportable from the host country....
That status is called "citizenship".
But, going by some of your arguments it is clear God's work is not tops on your list of things to do.
"Doing God's work" is not tops on my list of the Government's things to do.
RD2 is talking about Law...
And doing "God's work" isn't their job.
Our laws were written by people like you who have made it nearly impossible for certain folks to come here legally.
Of course they are...
That's how it is supposed to be.
Every country in the WORLD does that. (except, perhaps the U.S.)
Every wise country favours immigrants who will bring something like capital or skills or education etc...
Look at how we bent over backwards to rush German rocket scientists to the U.S. after W.W.II.
We feverishly rushed to make it simple for them to
LEGALLY come to U.S....
.......And then 20-years later we put people on the moon.
We will NEVER see that kind of greatness again, nor will we be the kind of country that anyone will WANT to flee to, if we continue to permit an invasion of a permanent un-skilled, un-educated illegal underclass.
Mexico only favours immigrants who have something to give to the host country as well. Every country does, and should.
We open our arms to immigrants:
But not criminals.
And illegal immigrants are, by definition, criminals.
Example: Special laws are on the books for PhD holders in India to come here outside the law
Listen to yourself:
1.) "Special laws are on the books".......
2.) .......to come here "outside the law"
I don't think that a conversation with RD2 about LAW (which is what RD2's thread is about) is necessarily your forte' May I suggest something like modern pop-art or early 20th century feminist poetry or something?
because they are who is running a vast portion of our scientific and medical fields in this country.
Right, which is why we want them here and not an unskilled permanent under-class.
They are highly educated folks doing jobs that benefits us greatly. Wink wink nod nod, no one is up in arms.
Yes, because they are highly educated folks doing jobs that benefit us greatly.
Mexican wants to get his wife and kids here so they can work and raise their kids and survive
If he is un-skilled, has no capital, does not already know the language then
no country puts a premium on that kind of immigrant. No country does, nor should they.
... oh, forget that. It's called hypocrisy.
It's called wise immigration law. And practically every country practices it.
This includes Mexico, which doesn't put a premium on unskilled, un-capitalized, un-educated non-Spanish-speaking immigrants.
Calling yourself a Christian and having ZERO compassion for your fellow man is what does not make sense.
Having compassion is not the purpose of Federal Immigration law.
Protecting the countries citizens is the job of Federal Immigration law.
Having compassion is the job of the American Red Cross........
I have no doubt that RD2 has shown as much if not more compassion in his life as you or anyone else on this board does.
You have no idea how much he has sacrificed for others and shown compassion for others.....It wouldn't surprise me one iota if the tally were taken if he hasn't sacrificed far more for others than you have.
Maybe not:
But you have no way of knowing. NONE.
But let's reverse this:
Are you showing "compassion" for the innocent victims of hit-and-run accidents who are injured or killed on a daily basis by illegals with no driver's license and no insurance?
It happens
CONSTANTLY.
Are you showing "compassion" for the lower classes who find a living wage difficult to obtain because of a glut of illegal immigrants who artificially increase the supply of low-skilled wage earners?
Or, are you instead reserving that same "compassion" for the wealthy business owners who indiscriminately hire low-wage-earning illegal immigrants in defiance of the law?
My point is that perhaps the people in this country who claim they are Christians, and that this is a Christian nation, should practice what they preach and behave like Christians.
They do:
Christians teach that it is important to obey the law:
RD2 is insisting that we obey and enforce Federal Law:
You are acting as though that is no big deal, and instead making excuses for law-breakers.
That's not Christianity, it's godlessness.
