Here are some concerns about illegal immigration. Is the list reasonably comprehensive?

Well you answered your own question very well. However I have one or two things I would to add if that's OK. Most illegal aliens are drawn here by our freedom and riches and want a piece of the pie especially since we have not enforced immigration laws for the last 40 years or so. They don't understand what made America great which was many people from different cultures pulling together as one nation under a constitution and laws that granted them (and us) life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Not stick your hand in the cookie jar and get what you can while there is still something in there. They for the most part have no allegiance to America because we don't make it a prerequisite any more. The other thing I can understand is the libs wanting them to become legal and then citizens because 90% of them and the family members they bring over once the bill is signed will vote Democrat once they wave the 5000 dollar fine and put them on a fast track for citizenship. That's over 100 thousand people we are talking about .It will be hog heaven for the libs! They have a new crop of welfare babies that need to be taken care of. And they can procede with their plan to make America into an equal 3rd world country with so many others.What boggles my pea brain is why is Bush so for this? Just doesn't make sense to me at all. Is he that nieve? Someone enlighten me please.

All the Arizona law does in confirm the federal law passed in 1996 where a local police officer stops someone for a different reason and the officer suspects the person may be in the USA illegally, that person would be brought in and put in front of a federal immigration official. After that the federal officer would deal with the issue as they do now. They would run the person's information through a computer to confirm whether they are legal or not. At that point it is up to the federal government because immigration is a federal matter. This works in the same way when a local officer suspects illegal drugs, the suspect may be turned over to federal officers. The Arizona justice system will deport no one as thay is a US federal responsibility and the federal government will decide each case.

Hey, you forgot

1.) The hundreds of cases of illegal immigrants drunk driving that kill familes as well as a soldier here in maryland.

2.) The dont try to learn english and pervertedly stare at us woman even though we find them discusting.

3.) LEGAL immigrants pay taxes, not illegal ones (according to a few posts)

4.) Ilegal immigrants get fake documents that allow them to collect welfare, food stamps, free housing, and even free cars from a program called carsforchange.com

5.) The list is infinite.

They should all be deported. I am so sick of having to watch where i am walking, so i can avoid them. My town is overwhelmed by mexicans, all the decent people have moved or are considering moving out of town. I go to college, and you would be amazed by how many mexicans, that i know are illegal, go to school there and get everything for free while i am paying out of my pocket. When will america wake up and see what is happening. If you do some research you will see all the crime (in maryland) that is in result of mexicans. It's rediculous. We just had a case where a mexican man killed his 4 children (all like 9 months apart...sad they spit babies out like rabbits) and then his wife, and than himself. They later found they were in the country illegally and actually where living in a house that the gov't paid for....not renting...actually BOUGHT and paid for.

to the post 2 above me.....yea they all immigrated here, but they didnt take over the country like mexicans are and they didnt recieve gov't funding. They had to work just like the rest of us and succeeded. PLus we are dealing with 3rd world countries scum...bringing in leprosy and TB, and numberous other diseases.

OK! ILLEGAL are hard workers, ok! I think we heard that all over again! The thing is, do you think they would work as hard if they get the citizenship? They work hard and at low wages because they can't complain about the way the employer treat them! You think they like to have low wages, NO! You think they would do smthg if they had the power to increase, their wages, YES!

Also, i think most people that are immigrant are not very honest at all! USA is not my country, but i think i would feel the same if mine was in the same situation!

The thing is, YOU ARE ILLEGAL, and you are claiming rights like you were not! Those people have laws! I personally used the plane to get here! I have never been illegal! and i think they don't mind that! What they do mind is people coming in their country, through the border, working illegally, not paying taxes and getting a lot of benefits from the real american! i mean, is it hard to understand that? My english is not that good, but i do understand that! They are not racist! They want you to come to the door instead of taking shortcut! I have never heard smbdy said they don't want legal immigrants! They say, NO MORE ILLEGALS!

It is true that illegals that work here will always say "we work hard" and stuff, but HONESTLY, illegals should understand that Americans have the right to decide what's right for their country! Right now, it may be in the advantages for the illegals to say give us amnesty, that's not heir country, but for the American, i think it is!

And i know where illegals come from! Some of them are hard workers, some of them are poor like me, some of them are criminals like in any other community, and everybody wants a better life!

But Illegals should recognize their illegals and that you can't come through the back door and say"Give me amnesty"! That's not honest, that's not right, and we all know that!

Unfortunately, the terrorists who tried to take down our government were not illegals. They had papers to get into this country. The immigration laws have been around quite awhile, it is only the fear of losing that made Americans aware of them. It's like the laws were put aside until needed. By the way, THANK YOU FOR NOT LABELING "ILLEGAL ALIENS" AS MEXICAN. I get so sick of hearing that term! All illegals are not only from Mexico!

I would add what I consider to be the trump card in this argument: By accomodating illegal aliens, we inihibit our ability to accomodate legal aliens.

When we discuss the merits of the various amnesty proposals on the board right now, the principle argument I hear is that we must treat illegal immigrants in a humane fashion, and that deporation is inherently inhumane. This argument counteracts that argument.

Further, the fact that we are not allowing legal immigrants means that we are denying immigration to those who would assuredly follow our laws. We are denying the opportunity to those from nations that do border us. We are denying the opportunity to skilled laboreres and entrepreneurs.

By shortchanging those who abide by our policies, we are shortchanging ourselves. I think this unifies and amplifies the points you mention.

Side note: It will be interesting to see the number of people who ignore your question by arguing with your individual points. I put the over/under at 4. If I'm right, do I get ten points :)

You are stereotyping. My entire speech class got mad at a guy that said exactly the same thigs that you just listed, they accused him of racist and a lot of other things... let me say that the class size was about 25 students, 20 whites, 2 hispanics (including me) and 3 african american.

I am hispanic, I'm permanent resident and my family and I had to wait more than 15 years for those papers and I am supposed to be mad because some people just enter to this country in a very short time. While my family had to spend ridiculous ammounts of money, wait more than 15 years, hire two lawyers, get a lot of medical exams and vacuums as if we were Aliens or from another planet, do a bunch of paperwork, an extensive interview with the embasador, my uncle had to travel to my country (Dominican Republic) to go to the interview with the embassador; others just come and it takes them just a few days, but you know what? I'm not mad at them! I know, it is true, they are comming illegally to this country and some americans may not like it and I understand it, what I don't like is the stereotyping. Not all of those people came to drink, steal, rape or sell drugs, most of them have a really hard situation in their country and come here just to make some money. My mother knows some illegal people and most of them plan to go back to their country, they just came for a period of time to work.

I also know that there are others that come here to cause troubles, a group of 10 south - american guys maybr from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador or somewhere around there started to hit my brother at downtown Baltimore. My brother didn't know them and he was talking on the phone in the walkway waiting for my cousins when this guys came over him, thankfully he is strong and he could deffend himself and then my cousisn, some friends and the police came and arrested the 10 boys, nothing big happened to my brother. I don't know what happened with the guys.

Last September when I was 17 years old, a mexican man (he was about 35-36), I knew that he had false documentation. He came to where I work and I was helping him get his proof of insurance for his car that was towed or something like that and then he suddendly entered to my office and started to purpose nasty thing to me and touch my shoulder, I was alone and really scared, thankfully I acted fast and found the way out to stand up of my seat and run outside, things didn't go farther thanks God and then he left and I've never seen him again thankfully. I was a minor by that time so what he was doing was illegal, irrespetuous and immoral, I was soooo scared!

I also know people that are so sweet, so nice, that are illegal and they just try to get a better lifestyle for their kids and family. I know a guy from El Salvador that became one of my best friends during my junioir year in high school that he was one of the best students of the school, he was so bright and he wanted to go to college. He graduated with honors and couldn't go to college just because of his status.

Most of the illegal immigrant I know are very nice people, and I would help them whenever they need any help.

There are legal people and even US citizens that act worst.

1) u'r right

2) u don't. U don't know mexican people the most poor people is the most edicated, and not all of illegals come to USA ot commit crimes.

3) The taxes amount that we paid was established by your government not for us.

4) Yes but if we are here is because some people hire us and people like you goes to restaurants where illegals work, call to landscaping companies where illegals work and call janitorial services companies where illegals work.

5) Yes

6) I'm not sure

7) Yes but not by the southern border

If illegals have a chance to be legals that will never happend, then tell me if it is a good option for everybody.

you are right on every issue. Ilegal aliens are the downfall of our great country. They break our laws, spunge off the social programs, overcrowd our schools and prisons, are being exploited by working for nothing, and don't pay taxes. We need to stand up and say enough is enough.. we don't need any new laws; just enforce the laws we have now. illegal is illegal

good list

but 8 and 11 do not make much sense, how can they vote if they are illegal?