I don't understand why it is so hard to believe that walking across the border, without giving the feds an opportunity to inspect you and your baggage, is illegal? I know you don't want it to be true, but it is. Avoiding border patrols and proper inspection to enter this country makes you a criminal in this country.
8 U.S.C. § 1325 : US Code - Section 1325: Improper entry by alien
(a) Improper time or place; avoidance of examination or inspection; misrepresentation and concealment of facts Any alien who (1) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers, or (2) eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or (3) attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact, shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.
Pretty sure that closes the door on the "rhetorical" argument with the term illegal immigrant, yes?
I'm sorry that we only hand out certain numbers of visas and green cards, etc, each year. that really sucks. but breaking the law is not the right way to go about changing it either. I'm not interested in helping those numbers change, so I won't be calling up my congressman and senators to give an opinion either way. Any US citizen is welcome to call theirs and impress upon them the need to allow more resident statuses to be issued...this would be the right way to enact change...not breaking the law.
Part of being a US citizen is understanding that laws and appeals take forever. And there is the right way to do things, which is getting your government representative to fight for what you want. If you want more visas, then you need your congressman or woman to put forth a bill to enact the change. It takes time, but its the right way to go about it. If it gets shot down on the floor, well, tough shit...cause that's the US process. Don't like that process? well, get it changed!
That's the unfortunate part of a democracy. Its not for everyone.
Just to be clear, I hate Glenn Beck as much as you do, apparently, and I voted for Obama, but I'm a moderate fiscal conservative.
I disagree with the "racism" approach solely on my stand against reverse racism that this country is currently in. Only in the US is it a big deal to have a black president. The race issue, when talking about immigration, is completely unavoidable. You're from a country with predominant race A, well, if that's not the predominant race in the US, its racism to say "Sorry, we have no more visas left"? Its unavoidable, so its not the true definition of racism, and you and everyone else knows it.
My friend from Palestine has been dealing with this shit every year...renewal after renewal. Its costing her a lot of money, each year. She did it the legal way though to get here...works a job...pays taxes...etc etc. I watch her do it, and this is another reason I won't ever feel bad for folks who decide to break the law, cheat the system, take the easy way out, etc.
