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Originally Posted by JonnydaJibba
I think some sort of immigration reform is in order
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Why? Do we really have a problem? They provide cheap labor for jobs that most Americans don't want to do. If you ask me there are real problems that the government needs to be worried about before some BS political pandering to trailer park rednecks about immigration. How about some health care reform? Maybe deal with our deficit? The poor state of education? Seems like there are lots of important things taking a backseat to something that's not even a problem.
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Originally Posted by sperry
However, there was an international journalist on the Daily Show last night that changed my mind. Much of the racial tension/unrest in europe (France especially) right now actually spans to the EU's poor handling of immigration. They criminalize their illegal immigrants, which leads to tremendous feelings of inequity and oppression/resentment amonst both legal and illegal immigrants. Immigration is actually one of the few social problems we handle correctly here in the US. I'm not saying we should just open the flood gates, but we certainly shouldn't start criminalizing people that came here just looking for a better life. The US was founded by people like that, and our immigrants actually are one of our biggest assets as a nation.
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I saw that too, I always like it when he's a guest. Seems like a really intelligent man.