Do you seriously think it really matters ?
And guess what folks - your own people who came here with papers really don't want any part of your loud chanting and burning the flag. They know the difference between right and wrong.
Your here to work - work the system real good. How proud your parents or your grandparents must feel.
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Yes it does matter about being an American citizen, because as far as I'm concerned illegal immigrants aren't american citizens. Legal immigrants who are American citizens are the only ones who I count as American citizens.
Everyone wants a better life, but there's always an asshole in the way. For a racist Citizen, it's the "illegal" and for the illegal the asshole racist citizen.
What side of the issue are you on
I don't think that illegal immigrants should have any American citizen rights. illegal means illegal.
Yes it matters you have to become a citizen in our country So we know why you are here if you didn't come from here you stated that all these people want is work,although that is mostly true.That is why this country has the work visa program. If you are here and you didn't come from here we have the right to ask why. Otherwise it is just invasion plain and simple.
So the short answer to your Question is. Yes it matters
yes it matters, it is the difference between a permanent underclass of exploited workers w/ no legal identity, versus legal workers who can unionize, feel like part of society, and have a better future.
not everyone is thumping their chests, shouting or burning the flag (that is just a small minority of hotheads). They are just asking for rights as workers that contribute to this economy. I'd like to see you go to a foreign country and live as an undocumented worker for a few weeks -- to be looked down on, spat upon, not understand the language or culture, get exploited at a menial job lining the pockets of your citizen boss. Then we can talk about right and wrong. Most illegals come here due to circumstance...yes some do come to "work the system" and these should get a sharp boot kick back to their country. But there are a lot of humble, kind and hard working people who came here illegally. I know them personally and it's easier to hate on these people at a distance, than up close.
Do you seriously think it matters to any illegals that may be on the Internet reading and writing English that you claim they cannot do what you think?
I don't get the protesting they do, I mean, i know there;s a language barrier but there must ne a translatio for "ILLEGAL immigrant." Cutting to the front of the line just makes people pissed off. Would Mexico tolerate this illogical bombastity from me for one second? I'd get my throat slit. And they love to call it racism. yeah, probably some of that in texas but most Americans are thoughtful and sick of this god forsaken war that amounts to a joke because we leave our borders open and make no other serious attempts to fight "the war on terror" other than that Iraq stinking quagmire. Our soldiers are dying you selfish, illiterate and ILLEGAL people. We don't care your nationality, just get OUT! September 11th changed alot of things for alot of people, get used to it, wise up. And if you still must come to this country, learn English and come legally by all means, and stop defaming the country and protesting the country you are compelled to sneak into. Here's a thought, rally your own countries to clean up and organize.
The issues of interpretation or the meaning making process, and representation, the public perception of that meaning, are quite challenging, more so in national institutions such as the Smithsonian. Some of the most fundamental questions that have been discussed in the Latino Graduate Training Seminar for the last 7 years, wrestle with issues of identity and representation. Who are we as Latinos portrayed in museums? Who are we, in the museums, or in academia to decide or “define” that? How can we be best advocates for inclusion when our stories are ignored? What are the many messages imbedded in cultural materials? How can we best record/register cultural practices? And who and how are they going to be de-codified? What are the stories that objects, images, people care about? Which ones should we place in museums?
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It does matter because those illegal immigrants could be carrying around TB which is hard to cure.
I dont like illegals marching for rights when they dont deserve rights because they arent citizens.
I understand that they are human beings, but there are laws that need to be followed
How soon are we going to see your loud mouthed behind picking crops in Cali or cleaning houses in Beverly Hills or cleaning out the disgusting bathrooms in bars where snot nosed jerks who feel so entitled go to get their bravery through a few shots of alcohol? Who did your ancestors ask when they came over here for the right to get off the boat and steal some land and introduce diseases like syphilis and the plague to the indigenous people who already lived here? Next time you get your self-righteous *** to the polls and act like a citizen and vote, then you can think about complaining. In the mean time, why don't you try living without your Daddy's money and your high priced education, hey how about that computer you're using to feel so superior, and get your hands dirty doing the jobs that people like you seem so eager to do, otherwise, you wouldn't feel so threatened for competition to wash some toilets and pick some cabbage.
Yeah, you sound like a real bad *** here. Why don't you try using your resources to try to help instead of being a whining baby who never had to get your hands dirty doing work. In the mean time, get a dictionary and learn how to spell the English language and use it properly, you ignorant bag of hot air.
It must be nice to be a WASP, who doesn't have to worry about finding your *** fighting in Iraq, worrying about getting blown up by a car bomb. And if you aren't a WASP or don't know what that means, feel lucky that you are home able to whine in peace.
People who come to the U.S. illegally really make me sick. They show no respect whatsoever for the U.S. or it's citizens, or even the immigrants who came here legally and became citizens. We need to enforce our immigration laws and actually become a strong country again. The way it is now, it's like it means nothing to be a U.S. citizen - it makes this country feel cheap. We don't even have an official language. There should be no bi-lingual policies because it only encourages people to not become part of American society. If we all spoke the same language, we'd get along better and we'd understand each other. The illegals show us no respect, it's like they are spitting in our faces. The illegals only associate with other illegals or people from their home country. If they're so proud of where they're from, then why don't they go back and leave us alone?
According to Theodore Roosevelt's thoughts (as did the forefathers think when drafting, and accepting The U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Civil Rights.) there is only one type of American citizen. I just happen to agree with all of them.
"From the melting pot of life in this free land all men and woman of all nations who come hither emerge as Americans and nothing else. They must have renounced completely and without reserve all allegiance to the land from which they or their forefathers came. And it is a binding duty on every citizen of this country in every important crisis to act solidly with all his fellow Americans, having regard only to the honor and interest of America, treating every other nation purely on its conduct in that crisis, without reference to his ancestral predilections or antipathies. If he does not act, he is false to the teachings and lives of Washington and Lincoln; he is not entitled to any part or lot in our country and he should be sent out of it." (Theodore Roosevelt, "The Children of the Crucible" New York, Sept. 9, 1917)
Something our politicians need to do all the time. All others (non-legals, pro-amnesty, and pro-illegals) need not apply, and have no claim to the true meaning, or the dream.
you are a punk soon you well no what it means to be a punk
it's called getting deported you ******
It matters to the U.S. Citizens and law-abiding immigrants. Nothing matters to lawbreakers except promoting their lawlessness and their own agendas. We need to cause our government to enforce the laws it passed. Illegal immigrants need to be in jail, first and foremost. After they've served their sentences, then they can be deported. But we need to keep them under our thumbs so we can really make them pay for their illegal acts. Maybe have them forced to work in fields and work camps as part of their sentences.
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