Quote Originally Posted by Grandmom9
Okay - enough is enough. I am the great granddaughter of an Irish immigrant and a Cherokee American Indian and an Scottish immigrant. I am sorry for the poverty and hardships faced by many of these immigrants in their homelands, but ILLEGAL is ILLEGAL. My mother learned Gaelic from her grandfather and my great grandmother was 1/2 Cherokee. I have nephews. nieces and a grandson who are half hispanic. I am NOT a racist - I have spent most of my adult life fighting for equal rights and ensuring that employment was based on merit - not race, gender, religion or age. I am very tired of watching illegal immigrants come in to the USA and insisting that we "respect" their rights and culture when they show no respect for the USA laws or procedures.
Welcome Grandmom9. And thank you for the pertinent post.

You are absolutely right. Breaking the laws of the country should not entitle anyone to any form of amnesty, no matter how long they've managed to elude the law.

There are a lot of great people on the forum, and many great discussions.

Again, Welcome.