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akv · 04-14-2010, 14:09

Immigration reform seems to be the one issue few lawmakers want to touch. I hear the arguments most Americans won't do the jobs illegal immigrants do, but I don't think they should be rewarded for bucking the system and sneaking in.

The irony of it, is with changing demographics and aging populations, several established industrial nations are on track to face economic problems due to population loss going forward, Japan and Russia (folks are just leaving) come to mind. I definitely think the illegal border crossings are dangerous with the cartels etc, and hearing of a rancher being killed is sickening.

I knew a girl who taught at Stuyvesant High School, a gifted school in Manhattan who told me the vast majority of my kids are second generation Americans, many from Asia or Eastern Europe, they are the ones who still take it seriously, study, and want to become doctors, engineers, scientists etc. She said kids whose families have been here longer are often more complacent and less ambitious.

The legal immigration side for whatever reason has become much more intense since 9/11. For whatever reason, several of my friends ended up marrying girls from overseas, two from Poland and one each from China and Brazil. Their experiences with Immigration Services have been something else. All of these girls have masters degrees, one has a PhD in Biology and one is a nuclear engineer. The nuclear engineer was already working here on her own. America needs talented professionals, especially in medicine and science. These couples have to constantly go to verification meetings and provide pictures with other folks proving they are married.

One of America's greatest strengths is the moral appeal of our freedom and opportunity. We didn't have the best nuclear scientists in the 1930's, Einstein and Oppenheimer came over here, and the result was we got the bomb first, we have to educate our kids, as well as retain the option of drawing the best and brightest from across the world, though granted most aren't crossing the Rio Grande at 2am...

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akv Area Commander Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: USA-Germany Posts: 1,574	Legal Immigration Nuts too... Immigration reform seems to be the one issue few lawmakers want to touch. I hear the arguments most Americans won't do the jobs illegal immigrants do, but I don't think they should be rewarded for bucking the system and sneaking in. The irony of it, is with changing demographics and aging populations, several established industrial nations are on track to face economic problems due to population loss going forward, Japan and Russia (folks are just leaving) come to mind. I definitely think the illegal border crossings are dangerous with the cartels etc, and hearing of a rancher being killed is sickening. I knew a girl who taught at Stuyvesant High School, a gifted school in Manhattan who told me the vast majority of my kids are second generation Americans, many from Asia or Eastern Europe, they are the ones who still take it seriously, study, and want to become doctors, engineers, scientists etc. She said kids whose families have been here longer are often more complacent and less ambitious. The legal immigration side for whatever reason has become much more intense since 9/11. For whatever reason, several of my friends ended up marrying girls from overseas, two from Poland and one each from China and Brazil. Their experiences with Immigration Services have been something else. All of these girls have masters degrees, one has a PhD in Biology and one is a nuclear engineer. The nuclear engineer was already working here on her own. America needs talented professionals, especially in medicine and science. These couples have to constantly go to verification meetings and provide pictures with other folks proving they are married. One of America's greatest strengths is the moral appeal of our freedom and opportunity. We didn't have the best nuclear scientists in the 1930's, Einstein and Oppenheimer came over here, and the result was we got the bomb first, we have to educate our kids, as well as retain the option of drawing the best and brightest from across the world, though granted most aren't crossing the Rio Grande at 2am... __________________ "Men Wanted: for Hazardous Journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.” -Sir Ernest Shackleton “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” –Greek proverb Last edited by akv; 04-14-2010 at 14:12.
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