My Take On Illegal Immigration - Page 7

Nahum · #61 06-01-2007, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronzo

Figure it out Luigi.

That's Italian.

#62 06-01-2007, 10:29 PM

He that hath an ear... let him pick the wax out of it.

#63 06-01-2007, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

That's Italian.

It's in there!!!!!

crakjak · #64 06-01-2007, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

I think that the press gives these illegals a free pass. They are not immigrants. They are illegal immigrants. It is not racist to say so.

It is an embarrassment to the U.S. of A. to allow illegals to overflow our borders, tax our education sytem, send their earnings back to their home country - tax free, and then whine and moan and complain about how mean America is. The demonstrations in Chicago last year should have been halted completely. To me that was a foreign power threatening our interests.

I am for the border fence, for deportation, for proper documentation, and for LEGAL immigration. I have no problem with any ethnicity. I have a problem with those who literally steal our countries resources, whine about border enforcement and then wave their flags in our faces.

There was a time when immigrants cherished their heritage, yet melted into the fabric of the country. New Age tolerance no longer allows this. We are told to coddle them now.

President Bush is a joke for wanting to grant them amnesty. He is selling us out. This is a huge drain on vital infrastructure that TAXPAYERS provide.

whew!

The problem existed when GW came to office, and it is not easy to solve as some seem to think. These people are ingrained in the economy and if you were to remove them suddenly it would damage the economy dramatically.
The cost to deal with this problem is enormous no matter how you attack it.
We must first close the borders, this is number one.
Then we should begin to work thru the illegals, by clamping down on employers it would bring pressure on the illegals to fess up, pay back taxes, and fines. The plan before congress now needs some fine tuning, but then it must be strictly enforced or we will be back where we are now, which is amnesty by default. We must started on a plan or we will pay an even higher price down the road. And it may be too late, I'm not sure this government has the will to do anything. Demos or GOPs!

#65 06-01-2007, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

That's Italian.

They got their share of illegals too, bub.

seguidordejesus · #66 06-01-2007, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

I guess I'm confused. You learned Spanish in College? I thought you were Hispanic? I am so clueless sometimes it's silly.

I'm not Hispanic. I started studying Spanish in 7th grade, as well as a couple others. Spanish is the one I ended up fluent in.

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Her language professor recommended she travel as much as possible. He also said that Costa Rica was the safest place she could go to learn. That really appealed to this father.

To me, while travel is important in exposing one to different cultures and dialects, once she has attained a high advanced level of Spanish (meaning after a semester or two in another country), she could also find a job dealing with Spanish speakers in your area of the country, if she's homesick. Chile was VERY safe, and modern, too, if she's concerned about malaria, etc. I suppose Costa Rica would be the next in line, although that's debatable.

As someone posted before, she should definitely expose herself to more than one dialect. Castilian Spanish is all around...if she's going to teach, she definitely needs to be familiar with it. I work with Spaniards on a daily basis, as well as Mexicans, and others.

There's not just one way to do anything, and if things are tight financially, it pays to look around. Going through these study abroad agencies is many times not worth the fees you pay them. If you can make some local contacts, it's better, and you save loads of money. For example, when I first went to Chile, I stayed in the university-recommended homestay, which was 400+ dollars/month. After I'd been there a couple of months, I realized that I could sacrifice a bit of quality and live closer to the university for $150/mo. If I'd known anyone there, I could have made the transition faster than that.

Enough blathering on about that, I suppose. I'm sure there are lots of others on here who have their two cents to add