tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post3402945118797321878..comments2024-03-28T02:24:37.733-05:00Comments on Flight Plan: Just stirring the pot....plus a double featureLowandslowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-5101596930148464162013-06-13T20:24:38.224-05:002013-06-13T20:24:38.224-05:00There have been stories in the Buffalo News about ...There have been stories in the Buffalo News about what would happen to the family farms in upstate New York if suddenly undocumented (illegal) workers all were to be deported: they would go out of business and their crops would rot in the field.<br /><br />Who proposed the idea of a "guest worker" program? Let them come here to work, pay them properly, collect taxes and social security from these aliens, and let them decide if they want to become citizens after a few years.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-28999414416756180912013-06-13T09:47:06.950-05:002013-06-13T09:47:06.950-05:00I read somewhere that by 2050 half of the American...I read somewhere that by 2050 half of the American population will be brown-skinned and the other half will all be named Duggar. Probably true. Deporting eleven million undocumented aliens is impossible and will never happen so those politicians holding out for this are morons.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-70767524431237044142013-06-13T09:45:25.699-05:002013-06-13T09:45:25.699-05:00Fine with me. And I'm not sure what the fine ...Fine with me. And I'm not sure what the fine print they're negotiating now says either.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-59002345703355305352013-06-13T09:36:50.703-05:002013-06-13T09:36:50.703-05:00Final thought Scott, and lets just call it like it...Final thought Scott, and lets just call it like it is politically speaking...The Democrats are all for legalizing millions of VOTERS, and the Republicans are reticent to allow millions of votes against them...just the truth here...so here is my solution allow these illegals, where it makes sense, to be legal NON-VOTING residents. Then let them earn the right to vote through the normal red tape cumbersome process of becoming full citizens. or is that already part of the current legislation? (Not really following that closely.) joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-28091942159213529092013-06-13T08:52:34.788-05:002013-06-13T08:52:34.788-05:00I agree with you Joe. It is inexcusable in this c...I agree with you Joe. It is inexcusable in this computer age for it to take years to get permission to emigrate. I'm not saying we should just allow anyone to hop the fence. We need to register them, check them out, make sure they are "industrious and clean living", then make sure they pay taxes for the privilege of living here. Why should it take years to do this? And he has a point Pat. This isn't just a Democrat or Republican problem. It's something everyone needs to acknowledge.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-22264232382580338682013-06-13T08:48:56.816-05:002013-06-13T08:48:56.816-05:00Oh, and good post Scott, you stirred my pot!Oh, and good post Scott, you stirred my pot!joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-35629589376873257372013-06-13T08:46:13.583-05:002013-06-13T08:46:13.583-05:00My old church (from before we moved) is a sanctuar...My old church (from before we moved) is a sanctuary church for illegal immigrants. That congregation is a champion for some sort of reform that will take the stigma off of these folks. It's BAD that so many of them have to live "underground" - it breeds distrust & man what a sucky way for them to live! All the ones I met were just trying to make enough money to survive. I wish we could wave a magic wand & just make them "legal!" Sometimes I wonder if people oppose that notion because they want them to be terrified & willing to work for peanuts.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-76961421078096518052013-06-13T08:44:40.506-05:002013-06-13T08:44:40.506-05:00What do you say to my friend "Dan The Mountai...What do you say to my friend "Dan The Mountain Man" In North Carolina who has been waiting for over a year and a half to get his fiancé a legal visa to immigrate and marry?<br /><br />Lou, Finally in Arkansas went through a ringer to come from England to marry her California citizen. So many people with so much to offer want to come to our country and go through mountains of red tape to get here. But it is ok to just look the other way to people that simply hop a fence? The answer is not that simple...and you know what...cut your own lawn, everyone did in the last century! <br /><br />AND Pat D. why don't you just round up all the Republicans and drown them, as they seem to be the reason for all that is wrong with the world!! If only everything was so simple as to just blame one group of people for EVERYTHING!! Hmmm kinda like racism ain't it?joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-87035208259875765022013-06-13T08:42:51.491-05:002013-06-13T08:42:51.491-05:00Well, I totally agree with you. My sister is one ...Well, I totally agree with you. My sister is one of those who think they should all be sent back and apply for legal immigration. Even the adults who were brought over as young kids who have no family and no connection to where they are from. And the bit about them not paying taxes is bullshit. every time they buy something they pay tax and I bet many of them pay payroll taxes and will never be able to apply for benefits. there were a couple of stories in the news during the midst of the recession about farmers who didn't hire illegals and tried to hire Americans instead. they ended up in a very tough spot as the Americans worked for half a day and then quit because the work was too hard, too hot, too dirty, not enough pay and the farmer's were left with no one to harvest the crops.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-48908346917824626232013-06-13T08:05:57.806-05:002013-06-13T08:05:57.806-05:00Unfortunately with Republicans calling the shots I...Unfortunately with Republicans calling the shots I doubt anything sensible will happen anytime soon. Like you said these people are already here; sending them home would be a disaster. And most will probably just jump the fence again at the first opportunity. Anyone who really cares about the problem should be working to make Mexico better so no one will feel they have to come over here.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com