Thread: FL: Panel: U.S. immigration system in serious need of repair

Panel: U.S. immigration system in serious need of repair
By ELYSA BATISTA

Monday, March 17, 2008

They usually are on opposing sides when it comes to several of the immigration debate’s key issues.

But on Monday, all the panelists taking part in the League of Women Voters of Collier County’s “Challenges and Potential Solutions for Immigration in Collier Countyâ€

Hart said people should recognize the economic hardships in the immigrants’ home countries, to begin to find ways of resolving the illegal immigration problem the U.S. is facing.

I do recognize the "perceived" hardships these illegal immigrants face in their home countries.

Now, that does not obligate the United States to act as a life raft and provide for every illegal invader on the face of this planet simply because you believe they "have" to come here. They do not "have' to come here and we are under no obligation to make their stay or lives in this country any easier. It is the responsibility of those countries in which they people fled to improve the economic conditions for their citizens.

Further:

Residents need to see the issue from a global perspective, he said

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No, actually we don't! We need to start viewing this from the standpoint of an American Citizen since the "economic" issues facing this group are nothing but grim as a result of the illegal invaders who you so courageously champion for.

[quote]“It’s a lot more complicated than I thought,â€