Randy wrote on Mar 10, 2007 9:24 PM:Most countries would be happy that people wanted to come to live in their countries instead of fleeing their countries. Not the U.S.A. "Give me your tired, your poor..," is a tired slogan whose day has past.

SenorGuapo wrote on Mar 11, 2007 3:27 AM:Hollingsworth never addressed the findings of the report. The report was about impact on wages and impact on wages only. The report didn't even address crime.

Linda Rapoza wrote on Mar 11, 2007 6:13 AM:How long to you think it will take, with the help from liberal nincompoops, to turn the United Staes into a third world country?

tom wrote on Mar 11, 2007 7:14 AM: sorry randy you could not be anymore ignorant if you tried. we have no problem with people coming the right way, but todays illegals have no respect for the law or this country. all they are interested in is money to send home. im sick of supporting these criminals

G. Chell wrote on Mar 11, 2007 7:45 AM:Tell your constituents and taxpayers to stop buying cheap goods produced by illegals. Otherwise you are a plain RACIST!!

Connie wrote on Mar 11, 2007 8:08 AM:Sen. Hollingsworth is right on all his statements. But as we sit here and read this article, Carl Rove and his cronies are secretly in the White House preparing legislation to make these lawbreakers legal. Wake up America, we have a fight ahead of us. If you choose to just sit back and watch, well then, you get what you deserve.

Randy wrote on Mar 11, 2007 8:22 AM:Hollingsworth, et al, cling to positions of political power by scapegoating! But can anyone name one single thing that they have accomplished while clinging to office?

DEPORT THEM ALL wrote on Mar 11, 2007 10:47 AM:and if your senators and legislators don't vote for it and do then grow some you know whats and kick them out of office. You liberal CA voters had the perfect opportunity to get rid of Boxer and you didn't. She will continue to support illegal immigration despite the phone calls and fax's to her office. Her office staff is RUDE when you call to tell her you want her to support an anti illegal piece of legislation.

Howiek wrote on Mar 11, 2007 11:24 AM:Hollingsworth needs to seriously get back to his cows.. he is about as useless as Hunter…Johnny one-notes! Any original thinking on his part is a non-starter, and that goes for the ilk that voted him into office in the first place—where are term limits when they are really needed?

Wes wrote on Mar 11, 2007 12:06 PM:If you didn't vote last year, you can't complain. Oh, that's right, all you need is a mailbox to vote. Imagine that! I tried to show my DL, the senior citizen wouldn't even look at it. If you want accountability from your elected leadership, then hold them accountable.

Jay wrote on Mar 11, 2007 4:49 PM:Businessmen are responsible for bringing these illegals in, backed by both Democrat and Republican politicians whom they own. It is not a party vs party situation. The two political parties are in step with this though individual politicians often deny it. As for lowering our wages and running up the cost of housing, that's a no brainer. When was the last time you saw an American construction laborer, butcher, factory worker etc? Some of these were once good paying jobs until the illegals drove the wages down. Where do you think all of the American-born welfare recipients and the homeless come from? They would be working in these jobs if not for the illegals. Housing? When you jam a dozen illegals into an apartment (which by the way is illegal in most cities, the normal regulation being no more than two people per bedroom) they have no problem meeting the rent. Landlords also like them because they can let their properties deteriorate without fear of complaint. The rest of us have to compete alone with that buying power. The list is endless and the cure is simple: mass deportation of all that are not working in the fields and close monitoring of those that stay.

glenn wrote on Mar 11, 2007 5:20 PM:Good article!

For Randy wrote on Mar 11, 2007 5:40 PM:The statue of Liberty does say give me your tired and poor. It does not say to disrespect our laws regarding immigration. It is a line. Many are waiting in it. I am on the side of those waiting in line. Lady Liberty never said jump our fence and sneak in. She never meant for criminals, gangs and leeches on our government services meant for citizens and legal entrants to just latch on to us. Can you even say, "We broke your laws and we don't care and what's your is ours?" That is about right. Right, RANDY???

To poor Randy wrote on Mar 11, 2007 8:37 PM:In Randy's little mind, everyone who can tell the difference between legal and illegal is a racist! Poor Randy will never get it.

Henry wrote on Mar 11, 2007 10:06 PM:I sumbit Marie Waldron for President and Senator Hollingsworth for Vice President. What a great asset to our country. Clear thinkers. Articulate. Brave. Able to tackle tough issues. Wow, what a concept.

ConstructionGuy wrote on Mar 11, 2007 10:09 PM:It took me years of apprenticeship and schooling to get licensed. But somehow it's okay to hire illegals above me, without licenses to do the work I was trained to do. And want to do.

Mike wrote on Mar 12, 2007 12:17 AM:Excellent article...

Kevin wrote on Mar 12, 2007 3:16 AM:"For Randy" - I'm all for getting everybody into the legal immigration line, and then cracking down on illegal immigration. But have you looked at our immigration laws lately? Legal immigration is in such a horrendous mess that it is pretty much impossible to even get in line for most people (even by marrying a US citizen, you don't always qualify!) - and for those lucky enough to qualify, it takes decades, up to 25 years.

Aangita wrote on Mar 12, 2007 6:11 AM:To Construction Guy: And this is an example of how illegal immigrants affect the US workforce. And now, anyone—illegal or non illegal—can get a construction job just by knowing someone or accepting a really low wage!!

Hollingsworth is just as political wrote on Mar 12, 2007 8:24 AM:What a ridiculous article. he attacks the original report as political and then tries to make his case by proposing carefully chosen anecdotes from sources favorable to his position. How about some real analysis, or is the NCT just trying to fill space in the paper without regard to content?

Alice wrote on Mar 12, 2007 8:29 AM:Congress is to blame for this illegal disaster. They blame business and they blame the President but we should be looking to them. Isnt simple to end the benefits and freebee granted these aliens and above all anchor babies? This is why they are here and Congress knows it. We neede to physically rally and not just complain on paper.

Reardon wrote on Mar 12, 2007 10:55 AM:Sorry, Randy: The phrase you quoted was NOT part of the French donated Statue of Liberty...it was added decades later and reflected the need of the country for immigrants. LEGAL immigrants, who responded by coming in droves through Ellis Island...where they were processed and many were denied for medical or criminal reasons. That is wholly unlike the current chaos. The immigrant needs of then are not the immigrant needs of now...actually the nation has a permanent Green Card program for investors who are willing to establish businesses that will hire Americans, because we need more people pulling the wagon and fewer people riding in the wagon. We have a sufficient number of home-grown illiterates; we do not need to import more of them!

There is a law... wrote on Mar 12, 2007 1:42 PM:that enforces illegal immigration? Wow! What a concept. Then why wasn't the police and INS out in droves when all the illegals were protesting? Why don't undercover agents pick up the illegals that are standing on street corners? Why aren't the Americans prosecuted for hiring or renting to illegals? Mexicans are not the only illegal aliens in this country. They are more prevailant in CA and make up the vast majority of undocumented immigrants but by no means are they alone. Why are the immigrants that came here legally and paid the fees and took the tests making more of an uproar? You would think that these people above all would be the angriest. I am sick of people bashing someone or calling them racist b/c we want all people living in our country to be here legally. I do not want someone living beside me or riding the bus with me or attending school that my children go to that are criminals - That is what illegal aliens are! Learn to speak English - It is the language of the land that you are living. Aren't you embarssed to have to rely on your children to translate? Aren't you emabarrssed to not be able to communicate with others? Aren't you ashamed to be living your life as a criminal? You SHOULD be!

Paul wrote on Mar 12, 2007 3:42 PM:It's time to wake up. Kennedy and McCain are preparing to ram amnesty down our throats just like they did in 1986. Sending emails is too easy, put a pen to paper or pick up the phone. Call your elected officials and let them hear your opinion. SEND THE ILLEGALS HOME!

wayne wrote on Mar 12, 2007 8:16 PM:This is not just a CA problem but a national problem. The politicians are the ones to blame. They will not get tough with illegals fearing they will upset the Hispanic voters and lose their next election. Take the Governor of MASS. 350 illegals were arrested and taken to TX for departation. He wants them returned to MASS and released. More Americans are killed everyday by illegals than killed in Iraq and Afghanistan combined. Just ask the people of NC.

To Wayne wrote on Mar 12, 2007 9:16 PM:There is no such thing as the "Hispanic vote". Hispanics are white, brown, black and every shade in between. Hispanics are Republicans, Democrats, Anarchists, Communists, Marxists and Independents. The so-called "Hispanic vote" is a myth. Pandering to illegal aliens to get the Hispanic vote is a dead end.

Dennis wrote on Mar 13, 2007 6:28 AM:...not to mention the effect these illegals have on the healthcare system. I live in a medium size city in Texas about 150 miles from the border, what used to be the envy of most cities our size, doctors are leaving town regularly because of all the "persons" (mostly illegals) which pass thru town, use the emergency rooms, clinics, doctors and don't pay their bills and skip town. I believe this is one reason why the liberals are so much pro illegal immigration as it gives them a back-door excuse to institute "national healthcare". 70% of this city is made up of persons of hispanic decent, yet illegal immigrants are not welcomed freely here. SEND THEM BACK!!!

what would you do? wrote on Mar 13, 2007 9:36 AM:Most of you have miscoceptions about immigration issues. For example, undocumented immigrants do pay some taxes (property taxes, sales taxes, etc..). You all are lucky to be born to an affluent nation. Most of you have probably never suffered through any form of poverty. Have some compassion. What would you do if you could increase your wages from 10 dollars per week to 10 dollars per hour (by moving to "el norte"). Would you just continue to allow your family to suffer? Maybe the US shouldnt make it near impossible to legaly process immigration papers. If you want Mexican Immigrants to stop crossing the border then you need to look at your greedy selves first. Immigrants will keep coming until they can financially sustain themselves in their home country. Look at the NAFTA agreement. This agreement allows American companies to sell goods to Mexico without taxes, implying that the US can sell good at a cheaper price to Mexicans than Mexican goods. This has led to increased poverty in Mexico and increased immigration. Its your own greedy fault immigration has continued to escalate. I bet most of you dont know that the US gives automatic refugee status (and residency) to any immigrant from Cuba that manaages to touch American Soil? Do you see any irony in that?

Ken wrote on Mar 13, 2007 10:20 AM:If you come into this country illegally, then you need to be deported back to your own country. If you come here like so many others, LEGALLY, then you would be welcomed. President Bush needs to stop all of this crap, and let us secure our borders, period. If Mexico's President Calderon calls the border fence the "Berlin Wall" then so be it. It truly needs to be done. Round up all of the illegal aliens, both in jail and around this country, and deport then out of this country. If we go into any other country, we are supposed to live according to their laws, so why should it be any different here?

To, what would you do wrote on Mar 13, 2007 12:31 PM:You are a foolish .. Don't sit there and say "what would you do" You need to get your government to help you. Not come here illegally and expect to be taking care of by all legal citizens money. That is in itself criminal.

Jay wrote on Mar 13, 2007 3:38 PM:To "What Would You Do?: Contrary to popular belief, Mexico is one of the worlds richest nations! Unfortunatly the money and government are controlled by a minute elete. Add to that the disinclination of the native people to control their own population and you have a an economic disaster. Mexico uses us as a release of pressure to combat what would surely become a civil war and/or revolution. The rich of any nation NEVER give up their power except at the point of a gun. These illegals need to return to their country and do the right thing - topple their government and take what is theirs.

Linz wrote on Mar 13, 2007 9:33 PM:I guess, before ANYONE should recieve medical attention in a life or death situation, we should first figure out if they are illegals or not, huh Hollingsworth? Because, ya know, if they are illegals, I guess their heartbeat isn't as impt. as yours, right? What I don't understand is how people like you can state these facts over and over again, but how are you going to help make their gov't a better place for them to raise their children? Or should we just send them packing because YOU are more impt. then them? Think about it, you're not.

Dave wrote on Mar 14, 2007 8:26 AM:I agree with you article. I wonder why nobody addresses the fact a large % of illegals work for cash, breaking the law and paying no taxes.

You can do what I do! wrote on Mar 14, 2007 12:10 PM:Call and write your SENATORS Feinstein and Boxer and McCain and Kennedy and the rest of the ones who are courting the hispanic vote. Tell them we will NOT reelect ANYONE who votes for anything less than deportation and we want a change in the 14th amendment so they can take their anchor babies home and apply for LEGAL immigration into our country just like our ancestors did.

what would you do? wrote on Mar 14, 2007 12:14 PM:I am sorry but you are wrong. WE are the greedy ones... it is the Republicans and business owners. I work in construction too... in an office and construction worker guy is right. These ILLEGALS are like the mob. They will ONLY work with illegals and are always trying to get them on. They then pay them nothing.

Hey where do I mail wrote on Mar 14, 2007 4:01 PM:my taxes to USA or Mexico?

Kirk wrote on Mar 15, 2007 6:37 PM:Maybe we need an patriotic dictatorship here to solve such problems. A military coup would do.

Viva La Raza wrote on Mar 16, 2007 3:03 PM:The problem is that the US government isn't moving quickly enough to give amnesty to all citizenship-challenged immigrants. We need the ACLU to defend the rights of all citizenship-challenged immigrants here in the US to protect our consititutional rights to US citizenship!

Oh No! wrote on Mar 16, 2007 4:24 PM:Now we are learning that most Americans believe that the media's news web site's blogs are being used for their own political agenda! Tell us it ain't so NCT!

Tommy Boy wrote on Mar 16, 2007 7:51 PM:The problem is that Democrats love illegals because if they fraudulently vote they vote Democrat. Republicans love illegals becuase they depress wages for their corporate cronies. There is no political reason to solve this problem. No one in Washington is going to do the right thing. God help us.

Tod wrote on Mar 16, 2007 8:10 PM:To "Viva La Raza": Are you listening to yourself? You actually believe that illegal immigrants have the constitutional right to US citizenship? Get real!

American woman wrote on Mar 17, 2007 7:02 AM:Welcome to the real world...to all of you who have taken this long to begin to comprehend the crisis of open borders and illegal immigration! Better late than never. To 'Viva La Raza'...and what do we do about you intelligence-challenged folks? Yikes! Did you say CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS??? To 'what would you do?'...Well, let's see. The first thing I would do is fire you for illiteracy if you worked in my office. The operative word here is i-l-l-e-g-a-l. People here unlawfully should expect to be treated badly. Why? Well, think about it. They break U.S. immigration laws by breaking into our sovereign nation, and then they are at the mercy of greedy American employers who don't mind the shoddy work they get from uneducated third-world law breakers. We need to hit the employers hard! Right in the old wallet. Then have them share a jail cell with a bunch of illegal aliens for a few weeks.

Press 1 for English, Press 2 for Deportation wrote on Mar 17, 2007 6:52 PM:To Viva La Raza. Glad to see you've found a friend in the ACLU. I've heard the ACLU loves illegals so much that they have opened all of their offices to shelter, feed, cloth, and babysit the illegals and their children. Why not stop by your local ACLU office and make yourself at home?

Disgusted wrote on Mar 18, 2007 7:22 AM:While everyone is busy discussing illegal immigration our Globalist President and the people who run the Federal Reserve Bank are happy that most people don't see the big picture. In 2005 President Bush signed the Security & Prosperity Agreement with Canada and Mexico. Prior to that NAFTA. Both are designed to ultimately allow NO borders between our countries with a free flow of goods and people. Also a central currency, government, healthcare etc. I am absolutely disgusted that for the most part our media will not cover the story...

Viva La Raza Had Too Much Tequila wrote on Mar 19, 2007 8:00 AM:How can any illegal immigrant have U.S. constitutional rights? Hello! They are NOT U.S. citizens!

Mo wrote on Mar 19, 2007 1:53 PM:Ya know...I am sick to death of being called a Racist because I don't support illegal immigration. Our country has to have laws and rules or there would be chaos. The immigration situation is becoming chaos because our politicians are too afraid to enforce the laws already on our books. I do feel sorry for the people that come here to get out of poverty in their own country. I would probably do the same. It's not their fault that the US won't enforce the laws. So they don't consider it breaking the law. But I don't know what will happen to our State's economy or the Country's economy if we continue to take in more and more illegal poor. Our economy is going to be crushed. And it is totally beyond me why our supposed leaders can't see this or don't want to see it. I feel so bad for the people that have to leave their homes and families to try to survive. But if they continue to have the US to come to...their own country will never correct the situation. Mexico needs to take care of their own people! And I want to know if all the illegal immigration acitivists would be so enthusiastic if we take in millions of poor from the Sudan (where people are being killed and starving) or from China or from any of the other 3rd world countries that are in poverty. Makes me think of the lifeboats on the Titanic. The ship was sinking and the lifeboats were full but people were still trying to climb in to save their lives and ended up capsizing the whole boat. Wake Up People...We Are Going to Drown.

Bill2 wrote on Mar 20, 2007 12:17 AM:This argument against illegal immigration would not be necessary if our country would stick to it's laws. We allow only a small number of immigrants from each country - if we go by the book - but we allow unlimited numbers of "refugees" into the US. When these are counted there are no longer any legal openings for REAL immigrants. Unfortunately, most of these "refugees" are caused by our endless wars all over the world to free people from their own governments that, for the most part they do not want to be freed from in order to be subjugated to international big business. If we would let the other 95% of the worlds population manage their own business instead of trying to tell them how to do it we would have far less problems.

Larry wrote on Mar 20, 2007 4:05 PM:Bill2 - that is not correct either, the Administrations since 1965 have increased the number of immigrants into the USA all the time. Even WITHOUT the illegal immigration, the legal immigration at it's current rate will collapse our system in the next 30 years. In 1965 it was something just under 300,000 per year. It is now well over 1.25 million per year.

Duh wrote on Mar 20, 2007 6:50 PM:America Welcomes Immigrants! Just not Illeagle Immigrants, where is the problem?? Follow the rules and I dont care if your purple Welcome to America! If you dont then you are Illegaly here and should be arrested. is ther something wrong with that??

To what would you do wrote on Mar 22, 2007 6:51 AM:Close the southern border and secure the northern border and sea ports. Militarize the southern border and increase border patrol staffing on the northern border and the ports. Repeal the "anchor baby" loop hole in the 14th Amendment. Increase I.C.E. raids on employers of illegal workers, increase fines, punishments, and deportations. Invalidate all agreements made under the Security and Prosperity Partnership, including the North American Corridor. Invalidate NAFTA and CAFTA. Cease all forms of aid to countries supporting illegal immigration into the United States. Declare countries supporting illegal immigration as hostile governments and terrorists states. Cease all forms of aid to illegal immigrants. Imprison Bush for treason. That's where I would start.

susan wrote on Mar 28, 2007 7:33 PM:BORDER BETRAYAL IS WHAT I CALL IT. READ THE CONSTITUTION 'TITLE 8 SECTION 1325. LAWS ARE MADE TO FOLLOW AND MOST DO. I LIKE TO GET PUBLIC FUNDS,PAY NO TAXES,SECTION 8 ETC. I WORKED FOR 20 YEARS.GOING TO RECEIVE S.S SOON AND PAY TAXES AGAIN, SO THE ILLEGAL CAN COLLECT SOME MORE. P.S. AND ITS NOT OVER 600.00 THANKS

Richard wrote on Apr 13, 2007 9:02 AM:Even legal immigration should be restricted to spouses of citizens. We don't need to try and catch up with China in the population department. Overpopulation is a handicap not an advantage. There is no threat that China will ever replace America as the world's number one First World country. They are polluting themselves to death, along with much of the Eastern Hemisphere, and there are not enough accessible minerals left to be mined out of the Earth's crust, for them and other Second and Third world countries to ever achieve the standard of living of the United States. RON PAUL for President!!!

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