MorningGlory Posted February 19, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.11 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 23 hours ago, Tea Ess said: As I just stated, most illegal immigrants absolutely do want American citizenship. And they didn't just come here to "freeload," they usually hold jobs and pay taxes. According to one study of illegal immigrants in Texas, they paid about 1.6 billion dollars in state and local taxes in 2005. I agree that it would have been better for them to have immigrated legally in the first place. However, the fact is that they are living in the US now, including some that have lived here for years (60% of them for over a decade) and now have children who were born here. The vast majority of Americans don't want forced deportation to take place. http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/320185-trump-faces-complicated-road-to-immigration-reform So you are for allowing unfettered infiltration into the U.S.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted February 19, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.11 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/17/2017 at 10:33 PM, Tea Ess said: You're welcome to invent your own definitions for words, but don't expect others to know what you mean by them. Illegal immigrant is a pretty commonly used term, and no, it's not an oxymoron, or even "PC." Do you have any evidence that these fast food workers are in the US illegally? It's unfair to just lump them all together if you don't have solid reasoning to do so. So it's unfair; LIFE is unfair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Ess Posted February 19, 2017 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 312 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 140 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/05/1998 Share Posted February 19, 2017 25 minutes ago, MorningGlory said: So you are for allowing unfettered infiltration into the U.S.? Nope. 24 minutes ago, MorningGlory said: So it's unfair; LIFE is unfair. Are you okay with your life being unfair too, or is that just for everyone else? If you want to be treated fairly and compassionately, be proactive in extending compassion and fairness to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted February 19, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.11 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Tea Ess said: Nope. Are you okay with your life being unfair too, or is that just for everyone else? If you want to be treated fairly and compassionately, be proactive in extending compassion and fairness to others. There's nothing 'unfair' about enforcing the law. I'm a citizen but, if I wasn't, I wouldn't expect to live in someone else's country illegally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Ess Posted February 19, 2017 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 312 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 140 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/05/1998 Share Posted February 19, 2017 28 minutes ago, MorningGlory said: There's nothing 'unfair' about enforcing the law. I'm a citizen but, if I wasn't, I wouldn't expect to live in someone else's country illegally. I was actually referring to how you lumped all the fast food workers together as being illegal immigrants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted February 19, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.11 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 15 minutes ago, Tea Ess said: I was actually referring to how you lumped all the fast food workers together as being illegal immigrants. Unless you are a fast food worker, I just don't see why you continue to question what I said. I said it and I meant it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewels7 Posted February 19, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 713 Content Per Day: 0.27 Reputation: 351 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/10/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted February 19, 2017 A day without illegal immigrants is a great start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted February 19, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.11 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Jewels7 said: A day without illegal immigrants is a great start. It would seem logical that LEGAL immigrants aren't out protesting; why would they? They've nothing to fear. And why would they risk losing their jobs? The whole thing was a bust from what I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 18 hours ago, Tea Ess said: Nope. Are you okay with your life being unfair too, or is that just for everyone else? If you want to be treated fairly and compassionately, be proactive in extending compassion and fairness to others. Rewarding those who break our immigration laws by making them citizens isn't fair to the legal immigrants who came here the right way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewels7 Posted February 20, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 713 Content Per Day: 0.27 Reputation: 351 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/10/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted February 20, 2017 15 hours ago, MorningGlory said: It would seem logical that LEGAL immigrants aren't out protesting; why would they? They've nothing to fear. And why would they risk losing their jobs? The whole thing was a bust from what I've seen. Often times it seems that when the topic of illegal immigration arises the illegal part is omitted in conversation. Making it seem what is being opposed is immigration itself. Which is untrue. That's what garners the accusation of xenophobe, etc.... from those that don't seem to understand the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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