Thread: Walls closing in on immigrants

Walls closing in on immigrants
Economy, border crackdown hits community hard

By Laura Crimaldi | Sunday, February 22, 2009 | Hard Times


A worldwide economic crisis coupled with a surge in border enforcement at the end of the Bush administration is snuffing out the American dream for thousands of immigrants, legal and illegal, advocates and researchers say.

The winds buffeting immigrants, who are struggling for work and cutting the money they send home as the recession deepens, are described by advocates as a troubling bellwether for America, the premier global destination for migrants.

For foes of illegal immigration, the trend offers hope that undocumented workers will leave the country while fewer seek entry.

“The reality is that we should be very concerned when America is no longer a place where immigrants want to go,â€

“The reality is that we should be very concerned when America is no longer a place where immigrants want to go,â€

A worldwide economic crisis coupled with a surge in border enforcement at the end of the Bush administration is snuffing out the American dream for thousands of immigrants, legal and illegal, advocates and researchers say.

I wonder if the author of this piece of garbage even realizes the utter stupidity of that sentence???

Illegals are not entitled to the AMERICAN dream at the expense of us all.

Illegals aren't entitled to the American Dream...period! American criminals don't get to exactly 'live' the American Dream, so why should lawbreakers from any other nation? We owe these people nothing except a swift kick in the pants.

In Cleveland, according to my young neighbor man, there is a very large contingent of Brazilians who, he says, are here legally, but they refuse to become Americans because, "they don't believe in it."...Oh, but they do believe in coming here and taking every single thing they can...GET OUT!! ALL OF YOU!! GET THE EFF OUT!!

An illegal invader pursuing the "American Dream" is a nightmare for America and her citizens! Illegals have no right to the American Dream!

[quote]“The arguments put forward by some senators in the recent stimulus package implying that H-1B professionals would taking jobs from U.S. citizens are misleading,â€