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I'm racist... wrote on Sep 13, 2007 12:44 AM:

" or so it seems because I think we should stop ILLEGAL immigrants from coming in. Hm... news to me. I guess the definition of racist has changed. Well I'll just be on my merry way then shall I. "

whitewomanwithcolor wrote on Jun 19, 2007 6:11 PM:

" Crime started long before the border brothers started jumping fence. If you look back in history the Europeans were nothing nice to the native indians or blacks. It all started over greed; greed to take over, greed to kill whom you need to kill for power,gold, silver, land, and women. America has been a violent place to live since the day Christopher Columbus discovered America even though they were already people living here. But blame the founding fathers for this nations crime rate, Europe brought the word of GOD, and the word of God say "Thou shall not kill" but i guess they over looked that verse when they saw colored people. "

population wrote on May 8, 2007 9:13 PM:

" I belive that all this hate against immigrants is just because its starting to get over populated. People don't want it to be over populated because they think there will be "no more space" for U.S. citizens. Its true there are more immigrants in the U.S., but if the government wont do anything about it, then what can we do "

Wesley wrote on Apr 20, 2007 11:09 AM:

" For more information on the illegal problems in ILL follow this link. www.illinoisminutemanproject.com/ Just copy and paste it to your Google Tool Bar. "

citizen jim wrote on Apr 16, 2007 2:55 PM:

" To don't care who says why should we care since we live in Bln/Normal. Your'e a crazy zealot that needs kicked out also. Get your stupid head out of the sand boy, life is passing you by or is it another illegal immigrant trying to steal fropm American ways? "

To, TO: Dear Native wrote on Apr 12, 2007 9:42 AM:

" OK....then if all what you say is fact, then what are people complaining about. It is nothing more than human nature to fight, steal, murder, and rule. What seems to be the problem with what the immigrants are doing? "

Wesley wrote on Apr 11, 2007 1:38 AM:

" Food For Thought: Are you ready to take action? wehirealiens.com boycotts, vote out politicians, or more 911"s? "A LINE IN THE SAND" Iraq" Cross Border to America after Learning Spanish!! Senator Mc Caul's Website www.house.gov/mccaul/ "

Rob DePaul wrote on Apr 11, 2007 12:26 AM:

" Al Sharpton is so offended by Don Imus' offensive comments about Black women. Yet Sharpton has never criticized the late rascist black Supremacist Khalid Abdul Muhammad when he referred to White women as: "stringy-haired, blue-eyed, pale-skinned, buttermilk complexion, grafted, recessive, depressive, iron-board backside, straight-up-and-straight-down, no frills, no thrills, Miss 6 o’clock thing." In fact he shared the stage with him and another rascist coward Charles Barron, who said this: "I want to go up to the closest white person and say, ‘You can’t understand this, it’s a black thing’ and then slap him, just for my mental health." Call Sharpton on the air 1pm-4pm eastern time at 1-877-532-5797. Write to Al's National Action Network and ask them what's up: info@nationalactionnetwork.net Isn't funny more like tragic, that Al Sharpton is offended that Imus made a comment which, if it wasn't for the Civil Rights phoney Sharpton, no one would have noticed what Imus said. Yet it maybe the hate spewed out without comment, from the likes of Barron and Khalid Abdul Muhammad, which led to the brutal rape/homosexual rape, mutilation, torture and murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsome. "

Lew Warden wrote on Apr 10, 2007 12:20 AM:

" The answer to illegal immigration is simple. Join the Howard Beale Memorial Society. Get Mad! Fight Back! Turn the Rascals Out, and the Sooner the Better!! Save America!!! Learn how to be politically effective. Learn about solving our problems by practical, commonsense methods. Check the Howard Beale web site for intelligent articles and solutions. www.networkcentralca.net Lew Warden, from Santa Maria California where we have more dark skinned Oaxacans oer capita and other little people from way south of the border than any Mexican city north of latitude 28. The Mexican ruling classes are shoving their problems north onto us. Wise up. We're under a major invasion. Fight back or prepare to live in the latest ash dump of history. They will breed us into poverty just as they did in their homelands. "

TO: Dear Native wrote on Apr 9, 2007 10:27 PM:

" You said: 'There was no crime before you got here.' Do you really believe that? How about all those Mayan human sacrifices? How about the peaceful agricultural Mandan tribe wiped out by another tribe. How about takeovers by the Algonquins? Natives have fought each other since time began. What happened to the Norsemen and other caucasians that came here before? Who was here before the "Indians" came across the Bering straits? What about the eastern (what's now) North American passages? Or sailors? No crime? No one doing someone wrong? No killings? Where there are humans, desparate nomadic humans taking over territory or just competing for someone else's possessions, wives or children, there's crime. Where do you think the word "savage" came from? Surely you're kidding...no crime before the 'new world' was settled by "immigrants?' I suppose survival of the fittest doesn't require somebody bonking somebody's head somewhere. Find a country that was NOT invaded and taken over some time in history. Science is debating whether the Orientals who became "native Americans" were the only "race" that "immigrated" here before the Norsemen, Columbus or the Spanish and other Europeans. "

Reader wrote on Apr 9, 2007 9:09 PM:

" People need to get this strait we United States citizens are for secure borders and against illegal immigration.We are for the immigrant that obeys the laws and the ones that don't want to can get the blank out. "

To To Jon wrote on Apr 9, 2007 8:10 PM:

" We do not have to repeat the French mistakes. With thirty years of advance notice we have plenty of time to do a better job. Not that we will, but we could if we extracted our heads from our butts and tried. "

To Jon wrote on Apr 9, 2007 7:53 PM:

" So if France HADN'T blamed immigrants for any of their problems, everything would be sweetness and light? Not likely. France has a huge problem, and if they pretend they don't, it will only get worse. You're right, they may be 30 years ahead of us, so that's our future. A permanent underclass seething with hatred for the country they live in. Something to look forward to. "

Dear Native wrote on Apr 9, 2007 6:08 PM:

" There is no such thing as Native American...We were here long before you immigrants came and named our land America. There was no crime before you got here. I see what you say about crime has risen.......yes you are correct. The more immigrants, the more crime. "

to Lilly wrote on Apr 9, 2007 4:26 PM:

" No, actually, I am not an immigrant. See, I was born in the United States. On the other hand, my great grandparents WERE immigrants since they were born in Europe then immigrated here legally. "

Lilly wrote on Apr 9, 2007 2:54 PM:

" Why should we care? We are all immegrents unless you are 100% Native American. "

Michael Schumann wrote on Apr 9, 2007 1:20 PM:

" These "We took it by force last, so we have the best claim now" arguments are just plain silly. For our own gain and advantage, we committed many crimes, crimes just like others committed before. So What? Well, now, we don't want to play anymore. TOO BAD! The rules have not changed. We had bigger numbers and better tools and toys, so we took and held for a time. Now, others have more numbers and are getting all the same toys. You had better find a way to make your peace with the new realities. Otherwise, you will risk living out your lives in constant disappointment. "

Jon wrote on Apr 9, 2007 1:18 PM:

" I wonder if you immigrant-scapegoating patriots realize that your arch-nemesis, France, has beaten you to the punch on this issue by about 30 years. France has been blaming immigrants for every social issue since the 1970's and it earned them a really sweet riot in 2005. "

Serious Trouble wrote on Apr 9, 2007 11:17 AM:

" Amnesty = Civil War. There's alot of social friction in the USA as we speak. No one can deny it, if there were not, then the amnesty bill would have passed last year. If congress grants illegal aliens amnesty we're on a direct path to civil war. Let's face it, in the last 10 years we've gone from ATM machines and voice prompters saying "press 1 for English" "Press 2 for spanish". Mark my words, Americans are really angry. And before you say "oh you're just a racist" comments at me, just for the record, I'm married to a Mexican foreign national. I've spent more than a year abroad in Mexico. They have a wonderful loving culture that I will always defend. Saying that, illegal is illegal. Get the hell out of this country if you don't want to speak English, pay taxes and obey our laws. "

To Obamarama, behold bibilical proportions! wrote on Apr 9, 2007 10:56 AM:

" You ask, 'Can anyone argue that the southwestern portion of the US was a part of Mexico before we occupied it? ' It was also a part of Spain and is now a part of the USA. Borders have been established throughout history with wars. Borders are NOT arbitrary. The so called natives were invading each other when the Europeans came. Illegal aliens are not new, but this quiet "little" invasion is probably bigger than Israelites escaping Egypt. Compassion and understanding, of course, but that and our benevolence are not here to be scammed and extorted. The original settlers of this hemisphere were probably of all "races" and skin colors as in other parts of the world, long before the misnamed "Indians" in the "west" who probably displaced or wiped out the people before them. Tribes wiped out tribes everywhere until they were outnumbered. Outnumbering seems the goal of the hoards of illegal aliens coming here and to other countries. Ironically, a lot of us are helping them! "

Gabacho. wrote on Apr 9, 2007 10:36 AM:

" I have come to the conclusion that some people like to see their name in print. They take an unpopular stance on a position and thinking themselves wise, they become fools and just say what ever comes to mind. West Virginia is beautiful, but they have their own illegal alien problem there also, the same as all the other 49 States. Immigration status has everything to do with it. If they weren’t here, we would not have crimes caused by illegals. www.immigrationshumancost.org/index.html I don’t see any gang members here like MS-13 or the Bloods or Crypts, either. But then I haven’t seen them marching in the streets elsewhere either. The Mexicans, OBLs, and pro-illegals made it a race issue to camouflage the real issue, legal vs illegal. Catch and release is unpopular. It should be catch and deport. The prisoner exchange program means that we send them our illegal alien prisoners, and they send us American prisoners from Mexico. We fought and bought what we have from Mexico. If the borders are arbitrary lines try sneaking into Mexico. "

Tspud wrote on Apr 9, 2007 9:24 AM:

" I only want a better life. That makes it okay to steal your identity and use it for my gain. I won't need to report my income either since I am only looking for a better life. I don't need to pay my hospital bills or get auto insurance either because I am just trying to have a better life. My wife gets pregnancy is paid by someone else while Iam undercutting your roofing neighbor and getting paid cash. In fact many times I decide not to show up in court because my better life has told me to go somewhere else to seek my better life. Got to go, I see a pickup truck looking for a dry waller. "

Paladin wrote on Apr 9, 2007 8:54 AM:

" One reason for the high prison population of illegal aliens is the unpopularity of "catch and release", which was established (in part) because we don't have anywhere near enough Border Patrol officers, nationwide. Other unpopular law enforcement measures, designed to assist with prison overcrowding, have been overturned by certain Republican Governors (like G. Bush in Texas), because he was able to sell (to the cheap seats) that his Democrat rivals were "soft on crime". Funny, how Bush did not enjoy official support from any of the 14 active Police Departments in the city of Austin, when running for Governor in Texas... We have a prison exchange program with Mexico. If we send them our prisoners, we have to take some of theirs. Due to this, we will ALWAYS have an alien population in our prisons. "

Don't care wrote on Apr 9, 2007 8:39 AM:

" Whenever you post an opinion on here, you get a lot of criticism, and that stinks, but I will chime in anyways and say that I just don't care about this. I don't notice any increase in crime myself. I hardly ever see any Mexicans. So why is someone from Bloomington so concerned, unless you are some kind of racist who just likes to focus on the bad things people of another skin color do? "

Larry R wrote on Apr 9, 2007 8:38 AM:

" Whether crime rate is down or up nationwide, according to the Goverment Accounting Office and the US Department of Justice, 27% of our nationwide prison system is populated by illegal aliens although they only represent 2% of the general population. In addition, US REP Steve King claims 9000 US citizens were killed in 2006 by illegals - 3 times the amount killed by terrorist in WTC. "

gnjaxon wrote on Apr 9, 2007 7:13 AM:

" As part of research I was doing over the past couple weeks, I noticed that violent crime, I assume that constitutes serious crime, has been going down across the board. www.disastercenter.com The whole Bob Clark thing is just a ridiculous argument. There are a lot of people that drive under the influence. Immigration status has nothing to do with it. "

American American wrote on Apr 9, 2007 6:48 AM:

" HEH, West Virginia has really low crime.. "

Michael O. wrote on Apr 9, 2007 5:24 AM:

" Illegal, means against the law. To knowingly give a drivers license to someone here against the law is a slap in the face to law abiding Americans. The arrogance of our elected to overlook the law to the point of rewarding these illegals with the priveledge of having driver license to make it even easier for them to live here, is just unbelievable. In the meantime they are passing laws that are taking our freedom from us a little at a time. Everything seems to be unside down anymore. Are the people running our country really that stupid, or so blind they don't see what they are doing? Where do us born Americans belong in this country? "

John wrote on Apr 9, 2007 1:50 AM:

" No matter how you twist it, every crime committed by an illegal alien is preventable, especially if they had priors. If Bush and his cronies at ICE start enforcing the laws and the sanctuary cities such as LA and Virginia Beach stop protecting felons and drunk drivers, we would see crime drop by a significant number throughout the nation. And we still will have director Bob Clark and the two teenagers in Virginia Beach. I have no problem with foreigners coming to the US seeking a better life, but the moment that walk on this soil without papers, they are criminals, that's the bottom line. There is a legal way to do it and we should not be giving those who broke the law amnesty. We do not have enough jobs nor infrastructure to welcome in the 15 million illegals we already have and the 50 million who are waiting to pour in. This must stop and America must protect its sovereignty before it is too late. "

Michael Schumann wrote on Apr 9, 2007 1:46 AM:

" "Simple fact is " that you make a HUGE ASSumption there. You don't know his fate any more that he could have. Around here some would argue it was "God's Will", consistent with the rest of their dogma. Is crime by "illegals" surplus, "new" crime which might not have otherwise occurred? It could be looked at in this way. On the other hand, crime detection, prosecution and punishment are Big Businesses in America. Now, crime is down, even counting the "new" criminals. What is the Big Business law enforcement/corrections industry to do? They don't want to downsize or lose jobs to. They can focus on the crimes they have missed, lobby to create more crimes by law, or just hope for an increase in their base. Still many Americans want to Feed the Beast. Since this is true, perhaps you should see this as yet another job that the "illegals" have taken that you did not want. Who better to target than "illegals"? They are poor, minority and are not wise to the ways of the American legal system. They hardly speak English, let alone "Legal Mushmoiuth" and already have a "strike" against them - their status. . "

death of Bob Clark wrote on Apr 8, 2007 11:54 PM:

" As I'm sure a lot of people have read, movie director Robert Clark (A Christmas Story) was killed by a drunk driver on the Pacific Coast Highway in California. The drunk driver was an illegal immigrant. Simple fact is that if this person were not in the country illegally, Bob Clark would have been alive to this day. One example makes poor statistics, but the plain truth is that every time ANY crime is committed by ANY illegal immigrant it is by definition a crime that would not have occurred if the perpetrator were not in the USA. "

Michael Schuamnn wrote on Apr 8, 2007 10:33 PM:

" "...let the rest of us know where precisely to look where they do not contribute to crime. Nope, my own credentials are such that I know better that to fall for that trick. To "Contribute" to crime (rates) is to commit crimes. I do not argue that no illegals commit crimes. People of all types commit crimes. I do find fault in citing false "statistics" and claiming a fraudulent source. You Doctor is not "The FBI" that the letter writer cited. Nor is her work produced under the aegis of the DOJ"s BJS, the statistical branch of the Justice Department. So they are not Federal statistics. Now, since she was only looking at violent crimes, we might try to compare her findings to the violent crimes stats which the FBI does produce. Sadly, those statistics reflect a DECREASE in the amount of violent crimes in recent years. Here is a link with charts: Now I have fulfilled your (un)requested source and again torpedoed the letter writer's allegations. Happy? "

Obamarama wrote on Apr 8, 2007 10:15 PM:

" Until we approach this issue with compassion, and understand that these are just human beings seeking a better life, we'll never find a long term solution. Borders between countries are arbitrary lines on a map. Can anyone argue that the southwestern portion of the US was a part of Mexico before we occupied it? Why shouldn't descendents of the original settlers of a large portion of our nation have rights to medical care, drivers licenses, and even citizenship? "

reader wrote on Apr 8, 2007 9:23 PM:

" I am getting so tired of this illegal crap.At the moment the protests are by the illegals .I have a feeling that one day the citizens of the United States of America will be fighting back ,but it will be in a different way then you can imagine.People seem to believe that all the illegals that come across the borders are law abiding and want the jobs we won't do .That is a bunch of you know what.You have alot of people that are of the criminal element like members of the MS13 gang and drug smugglers.But all you hear about are the poor hard worker.At ISU they would rather hire a non- U S citizens before they will hire a a U S citizen.Probably because of the minority thing I don't know .You mean there are no more U S citizens to fill government jobs?This whole illegal thing is making the American peoples blood boil and someday it will spill over. "

to Policitians want illegals wrote on Apr 8, 2007 8:39 PM:

" Since you're ashamed to live in IL, which one of the other 49 states will you be moving to? "

To: Michael Schumann wrote on Apr 8, 2007 8:32 PM:

" Dr. Schurman-Kauflin is an independent consultant who has been brought in by police agencies to provide profiles in cases of stalking, rape, serial rapes, abductions, sexual homicides, unusual murders, and serial murders including: BTK Serial Killer Case the Moreland Case - Dayton Ohio, Killing Fields Case, League City Texas and the Charles Carter Serial Murder Case in Atlanta Georgia. I think her credentials speak for themselves. Deborah Schurman-Kauflin of the Violent Crimes Institute in Atlanta analyzed 1,500 cases from January 1999 through April 2006 that included serial rapes, serial murders, sexual homicides and child molestation committed by illegal immigrants. Schurman-Kauflin breaks down the 1,500 cases reviewed this way: 525, or 35 percent, were child molestations. 358, or 24 percent, were rapes. 617, or 41 percent, were sexual homicides and serial murders. Nearly 63 percent of the offenders had been deported on another offense prior to the sex crime. Perhaps you will post to let the rest of us know where precisely to look where they do not contribute to crime. "

to RA wrote on Apr 8, 2007 8:27 PM:

" Good one! Maybe we should start deporting plasma TV sets. "

Politicians want Illegals wrote on Apr 8, 2007 7:13 PM:

" If the politicians wanted to eliminate the illegal alien problem it would have been done years ago. Make every Medicaid recipient prove citizenship. The ones that can't prove that their here legally get sent out of the country. Pretty simple; but most politicians want illegals here. I'm ashamed to live in Illinois. "

RA wrote on Apr 8, 2007 4:32 PM:

" I've noticed that crime has increased since HD television was introduced, too. "

YadaYada wrote on Apr 8, 2007 3:24 PM:

" Mark T, are you really trying to convince anyone that America is lacking in opportunity? That doesn't even pass the laugh test! How do you reconcile your outrageous proposition with the testimonies of millions of legal or illegal immigrants whose primary objective in coming to America is opportunity? Any person in America has to try hard to fail. Just be honest, be smart, be educated, be hard working, be thrifty, be patient, be persistent, then any average person is guaranteed success in America beyond belief. Notice that none of those qualitites has anything to do with nativity, race, creed, color, age or sex. "

YadaYada wrote on Apr 8, 2007 3:00 PM:

" Dear "Native". There is much evidence that native American Indians did control immigration. When native American Indians encountered immigrants, natives slaughtered them; be they male, female, young or old, or children or infants. In fact, native American Indians routinely slaughtered other native American Indians who dared to encroach into their self-declared territories. I am still searching for just one righteous person. "

Michael Schumann wrote on Apr 8, 2007 2:20 PM:

" To Native: Nice try, but yours is such an Apples and Oranges attempt to over-simplify that I suspect your true intent.. Native American faced ARMED invaders who arrived with overwhelming technology and an active INTENT to take over. They also had to contend with a massive biological assault in the form of diseases which decimated their populations. This bio-terror was mostly unintended but none the less devastating for the natives. Finally, what they were not willing to steal from the Native Americans by force, the Europeans took by deception. Making and breaking thousands of Treaties. So how does this compare to the "illegals" of today? - Armed invasion? NO. Active intent to over-run? NO. bearing unknown pathogens? NO. Organized deception employing the "Full Faith and Confidence" of our government. NO. - I actively support native causes and know they are not at war with today's immigrants. They are still reeling from the first batch. "

Michael Schmann wrote on Apr 8, 2007 2:00 PM:

" OK. Here is another on with the missing Federal statistics. This false statement has been thrown out before, Never mind that we have already established that the US Department of Justice DOES NOT KEEP such statistics. So, Mr. Letter Writer, on one of your many trips through to admire your undying prose, perhaps you will post to let the rest of us know where PRECISELY to look? "

Question for James wrote on Apr 8, 2007 1:27 PM:

" How many lives of US citizens have been saved by illegal immigrants taking the most hazardous jobs in our society? "

To: james C.W. wrote on Apr 8, 2007 1:10 PM:

" Legal Immigrants are being used as a scapegoat for illegal aliens. The OBLs, illegal aliens and pro-illegal aliens put them all together in one category to try and legitimize illegal invaders. La Raza has not admitted they are racist, even though their motto is “Everything for the race, nothing for those outside the race”. So I guess you have no respect for them, do you? This is what I love about people who cannot debate a point. When their entire debating points have been debunked, they play the race card. A typical ploy to divert the discussion away from the real topic. Legal vs. Illegal. "

reader wrote on Apr 8, 2007 12:51 PM:

" It is amazing that some people don't understand what the law is or the word illegal.We Americans are suppose to obey the law . Why do people like to put illegals in the same catagory as a congressman .They don't think the laws apply's to them either.Go figure.If things keep going the way they are you will be seeing alot more law abiding citzens looking the other way ,or not even obeying the law period.That is the way I am beginning to feel. "

To Mark T. wrote on Apr 8, 2007 12:28 PM:

" It has everything to do with immigration status, everyone here illegally is a criminal as soon as they step foot into the US without legal immigration papers. Poverty is due to their own Countries inability or refusal to take care of their own people, this is not our responsibility. Lack of education is another reason to keep them out. They deplete the resources of the American educational system. And in most cases hatred (don’t try to play the race card here) I would suggest the word resentment. Crime rate among illegal aliens is higher due to the fact that all illegal aliens live in the shadow of society lacking opportunities. They lack opportunities because they are illegal. Why don’t you just say what you have been hinting around about? Give them amnesty. We have a high crime rate for legal Americans, why should we increase it by admitting illegals? This cheap propaganda is facts. Do you even know the meaning of the word? The only ignorant comment’s I see are from the OBL’s. "

Zorro won't help you! wrote on Apr 8, 2007 12:15 PM:

" He became a legal USA citizen years ago! He, too, got tired of corruption and the way poor people are treated in Mexico. I figured so many tall tales and rationalizations are being used by illegals(criminals...corrupt as anyone Zorro fought against) that I'd fight fire with fire. "

Stop insulting us. wrote on Apr 8, 2007 12:09 PM:

" Mr Lutes didn't say illegal aliens were the only criminals. He said serious crime has increased. He didn't mention race or "native" Americans. He didn't call anyone ignorant. He simply quoted FBI reports that illegal aliens are a significant part of increased crime other than the root crime of illegal entry. We are being invaded by desperados who refuse to honor our laws and there is no rationale that can justify it. This nation came about, legal or not, as most if not all... by conquest. Seems conquest is the motive behind the hoards of invaders we and other countries are getting now...except, not yet, but maybe sooner or later, by force. Already our humane nature is being forced to provide social services, jobs, legal aid and even driver licenses. It's not racism to expect our laws to be obeyed. It appears we "legals" get caught more often and are punished more severely. So, don't play the "you're a worse lawbreaker" game either. And calling us lazy, ignorant, racist, snobs, inhumane is only expressing your hate and disrespect for us. Criminals are not scapegoats. They are illegal... not legal...criminal. "

MRS. wrote on Apr 8, 2007 11:57 AM:

" Crime has increased because of illegal aliens. All you have to do is read something other than MSM. Yes, we have criminals. The thing is, if the government would do THEIR JOB some of the children molested, raped, murders, thefts including identities would not happen. Every US citizen that advocates for illegal aliens are just as guilty for these crimes as the illegal alien that did them. Usually a homegrown scum is caught eventually, punished and pays for the crime. Usually an illegal alien slinks back into the shadows or back across the border only to use a different ID and continue. We have 3 US citizen law enforcement men in prison for doing their jobs. It is now known the drug smuggler that was given immunity had before tried to get drugs into the US and had tried since. The jury wasn’t allowed to hear that. The jury wasn’t allowed to hear a lot of things that would put a citizen behind bars. The other was a D.S. that an illegal alien tried to run down He got 5 yrs for protecting himself. "

Native wrote on Apr 8, 2007 9:59 AM:

" The native American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration. "

redneck wrote on Apr 8, 2007 7:29 AM:

" If the U.S. Government was concerned about terrorist and crime, they would not be allowing this to continue. I find it unbelievable that since 911, very little if anything has been done about it. This government isn't afraid of terrorist attacks or the rise in crime, Why? "

james C.W. wrote on Apr 8, 2007 1:51 AM:

" I believe it that Immigrants now days are being the scapegoat for all the bad things happening out there! it would be more honoring if these people came out and said: I am a racist; I dislike anyone that doesn't look or speak like me; I am superior being better than other races and therefore do not want these alliens(not human beings) around me! I would have more respect for them than seeing these fundamentally errouneous comments! "

Mark T. wrote on Apr 8, 2007 1:46 AM:

" Crime has nothing to do with immigration status, it has everything to do with poverty, lack of education and in most cases hatred! Crime rate among immigrants might be higher due to the fact that most immigrants live in the shadow of society lacking opportunities! Look at crime among African-Americans, it is just as high or higher even, look into poor white American neighborhoods, it is just as high or higher even! so don't give this cheap propaganda that immigrants are the ones committing the most crimes in America! Get the facts first and do some intelligent research before making an ignorant comment like this! "

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