tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post8795727115146490239..comments2023-12-14T21:13:46.857-06:00Comments on Tom Roeser's Blog: David Brooks Has a Different Take on Immigration (Which Could be Mine
When I Check the Statistics)Jake Parrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195261008177966339noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-8746968538470636862006-04-03T05:32:16.000-05:002006-04-03T05:32:16.000-05:00The decisive factor in an immigrant family's i...The decisive factor in an immigrant family's impact on our society is its upward mobility (including across generations). Those who are upwardly mobile will be assimilated into the middle class. Those who are not will be assimilated into the underclass, and corrupted by it.WPDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-63560986487800711732006-04-01T01:22:28.000-06:002006-04-01T01:22:28.000-06:00Sen Brownback looks better and better to me all th...Sen Brownback looks better and better to me all the time.<br><br>Brooks right on target and the best thing we can do is things to reunite families and make it easier for immigrants to reunite.<br><br>Good luck to Rahm... I hope he can clean house in the party.Bill Baarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-2232454553858021692006-03-31T17:46:54.000-06:002006-03-31T17:46:54.000-06:00will sell out the American people as they do all o...will sell out the American people as they do all other issues as America is sold and auctioned off to the highest bidder.<br><br>Poll<br>Do you believe American working men and women and their families will be included in any consideration of the immigration reform legislation?<br><br>Yes 3% 286 votes<br><br>No 97% 8897 votes<br>Total: 9183 votesJason Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-31162754689916423202006-03-31T12:19:05.000-06:002006-03-31T12:19:05.000-06:00Matt --I am completely unfaimilar with AZ's ra...Matt --<br><br>I am completely unfaimilar with AZ's rates, but since -- as you wrote -- it is "ground zero", perhaps it's numbers are bolstered by the illegal immigration activity...not violent crime.Bob in PFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-64274733644371469542006-03-31T11:57:28.000-06:002006-03-31T11:57:28.000-06:00I don't know where David Brooks is getting his...I don't know where David Brooks is getting his statistics. I am currently in Arizona and Arizona now has the highest crime rate in the country. Why should AZ have this rate? In most respects it is just like most of the western states which have low crime rates. The only difference is that AZ is ground zero for illegal immigration in the U.S.matt nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-82874792276079476822006-03-31T11:55:50.000-06:002006-03-31T11:55:50.000-06:00I understand that current illegals would be deport...I understand that current illegals would be deported if they engaged in any fraudulent activity. If that includes providing bogus information, including social security numbers, to obtain employment when a long, long way from home -- especially at the employers' prompting -- I suspect more than half of the current illegals would be unwilling to "come out" of the oft-mentioned shadows.<br><br>If "fraudulent acitivity" exceptions are not already in pending legislation, they will be needed. And any legislation that creates a permanent guest worker status to guarantee current illegals low wages without political representation is worthless. Current illegals might as well stay in "the shadows".Bob in PFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-89809405963825966342006-03-31T11:42:43.000-06:002006-03-31T11:42:43.000-06:00Let's try this again. My somewhat lengthy comm...Let's try this again. My somewhat lengthy commentary on David Brooks' Op Ed piece is published at weblog.vernongop.orgDon Castellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-63371295341868977912006-03-31T10:07:03.000-06:002006-03-31T10:07:03.000-06:00A majority of Americans are for amnesty for 15 mil...A majority of Americans are for amnesty for 15 million + illegal aliens who have arrived after the last amnesty act 20 years ago.<br><br>America spends hundreds of billions and over 2,000 soldiers lives protecting Israel's borders. We need American troops protecting American borders. Until the border is sealed, another amnesty bill will be needed for 10s of millions of illegal aliens 20 years from now.<br><br>Seal the borders so that NO illegal aliens come in.<br><br>Then and only then should we decide how many immigrants we want to come here LEGALLY and what to do with the current illegal aliens.Jason Anoreply@blogger.com