Quotes are taken from a message written by Leona to Charles on 07/22/96...
LP>The major fact that I see being ignored here (except by Ron) is that
LP>many of these children are US citizens.
I am sorry you are being ignored - this is the first message I have seen 
from you on this topic.
LP>To make a real dent in cutting the cost of illegals receiving government
LP>services, the first thing to do is to change the constitution &
LP>immigration laws, as did Great Britain in approx. 1981, so that being
LP>born on American soil is not an instant guarantee to citizenship.  One
LP>would have to prove that at least one parent is a citizen or become
LP>naturalized through the process already in place.
Another way, if it is possible, is to stop the illegal immigration.  If 
we can make it more attractive for employers to check for identification 
when hiring, it would go a long way to stopping the flow of illegal 
immigrants.  It is simply too attractive for foreigners to come here 
(higher wages and more work) and for farmers and factories to hire them 
(lower wages, lots of laborers willing to do dirty work).
LP>I agree theoretically that it's not fair either to American students or
LP>American taxpayers that American funds are being expended to educate
LP>citizens of somewhere without our State Dept. taking the hit in their
LP>budget belt.  But the kids are here & need to be somewhere, preferably
LP>somewhere supervised & most preferably somewhere which will inculcate
LP>them to survival in our society without killing the rest of us for our
LP>stuff.
I agree.  And we might make the same argument for many of our 
disadvantaged children who ARE citizens - it's such a shame that the 
parents don't raise them with love and caring, but they don't.  If we as 
a society don't pitch in to make their education better, they will 
become an even bigger burden on society as adults (welfare, crimes. etc.).
LP>AZ's public health system has stopped providing anything but emergency
LP>care unless one can prove citizenship.
Well, that IS one way of dealing with the problem.  If they are dead, 
they can't apply for welfare.
LP>Certainly.  They're not going to pick up & just go back wherever because
LP>we gripe about it.  Mostly, the ones who are here are going to stay
LP>unless forcibly picked up & taken away.  The first priority should be
LP>enforcing our borders, followed by making it clear that living here
LP>illegally will not ultimately be rewarded with resident alien status or
LP>citizenship just for being able to evade the long, frail arm of
LP>immigration authorities for X number of years (which was what the last
LP>immigration reform acts effectively did.)  Many were able to wait it out
LP>then use the posturing of baffled politicians to slip in through the
LP>cracks of legislation designed under a flag of surrender.
I think we see things very similarly.
Chuck
Chuck Beams
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