How do illegal immigrants get into the USA so easily?
You’ve certainly touched on all the points that make so many Americans feel both the injustice of the current system and the ingratitude of many immigrants. Interestingly, you didn’t touch on the complaint that immigrants are using the current system to get citizenship — and all its guarantees and protections and financial aid — for children born on this side of the border. Where I live, this is also a sore spot among not just Anglos, but native Latinos as well. On the other hand, I find this take from Jim Scarantino pretty compelling: “I’ve got a trade to propose for anyone who thinks illegal immigrants pose a threat to us. Let’s exchange all of our slackers, our soft, lazy, young men and women without dreams or ambition, for anyone willing to make the trip across mountains and deserts, hiking the final 50 miles with only a plastic jug of water, through murderous heat and freezing nights, dodging Border Patrol and bandits alike, just so they can work their *** off seven days a week.
