Build The Fence wrote on Jun 22, 2007 7:59 AM:Two hours later, the sun rose, just like is does every morning. This story repeats itself night after night, and we know very well for every group caught, multiple others proceed on undetected. Bush signed the Secure Fence Act last year. Where's the fence?

DMann wrote on Jun 22, 2007 9:33 AM:And guess who gets to pay thier medical bils, and feed them & house them on thier vacation here, thats right, the American taxpayer. They have more rights than Americans. But since thats the way big business wants it, thats the way its gonna be & though I pray for our border to be secured & for people NOT to prosper by coming here illegally, things will never change, unless we the people force it to be changed. And since we have become fat & lazy, our ONLY pourpose is to supply our tax money to a government that stopped caring about its own citizens long ago.

Greg in Oceanside wrote on Jun 22, 2007 9:40 AM:Send them back. Don't build a fence, we need a WALL, with razor wire and other physical barriers.

JK wrote on Jun 22, 2007 12:49 PM:[If they are illegal immigrants] they should be immmediately sent back across the border so they be treated in their own country. If all the people that are injured while illegally crossing our borders were treated at their own governments expense, my guess is that they wouldn't survive long enough to try again.

Native wrote on Jun 22, 2007 3:39 PM:I'm sure my forefathers felt the same as you greg and others, when they had illegal aliens pouring in from Europe, breaking the laws set in stone for thousands of years. They watched aliens consume all of their resources and imposing their way of life on them. Many of my ancestors died defending their homes and culture, what have you done to defend your's?

Daren wrote on Jun 22, 2007 7:43 PM:Since there were no immigration laws when Europeans came to North America, the eventual founders of the United States were not illegal immigrants. Since the United States is a nation with laws governing legal immigration, all the criminals who scurry & skulk over our borders without permission are illegal and need to be rounded up and sent back to their countries of origin.

miguel wrote on Jun 22, 2007 7:55 PM:to Native.....Talk about "male bovine excrement"..what kind of diatribe are you peddling? The childish and racist comparison between Illegal immigrants of today and lands and peoples that were conquered centuries earlier are apples and oranges. The Aztecs and Mayans were conquered by the Spanish and the Native American Indians by mostly White Europeans. If you can't see the difference between then and now then you might have issues that need more help than a blog can provide. Civilization has emcompassed the world since then, including the good ol USA and Countries on either side of our borders. Governments rule by managed enterprise, rules of discipline and mutual agreements between other nations so wars don't happen every other day. This includes immigration policies so the masses can be governed accordingly. I doubt that we could feed our 300 million residents on Buffalo, Deer, Elk and Fish from streams or oceans. Civilization has brought forth the ability to feed, house and care for massive numbers of inhabitants in the same land. We live twice as long as our ancestors and probably eat twice as much. I'm sorry, what were the comparison similarities again?

WOVOCA wrote on Jun 23, 2007 11:25 AM:To Miguel... That is why when my Daughter reaches the appropriate age, she will run for President, and her running mate for Vice president, will be a Native American. Now that will be History... To Native... very well put.

Miguel wrote on Jun 23, 2007 1:11 PM:To WOVOCA...What is that, like "woman voter california"? If your Daughter and a Native American are going to be what is best for all of America (majority), that is wonderful. If it is just because of the ethnic makeup, to serve specific cultures instead of all Americans, it is racist. Can your Daughter speak for herself or are you just planning her life for her? What is it that Native put so well? That the White man was unfair? I agree, however, to compare unregulated movement of ancient masses to todays regulated immigration effected in every corner of the planet is juvenile. Are you aware of how many "lost civilizations" perished because they could not sustain the food and civil order required for the masses? The modernization required for survival of dense populations came during this period or Native America was destined to fall like their predecessors. What did happen to the Fremont, the Anasazi, their predecessors? Was it the White man? How far do you want to debate this?

Geronimo wrote on Jun 24, 2007 10:52 AM:Why is that when the white man is called out on being the true illegal immigrant, you all get defensive. The fact of the matter is, White Europeans came to a soveriegn nation of Native Americans whom had being living here for centuries living off the land with plenty of resources and in peace. The Native Americans are the ones who brought the turkey to the table and created Thanksgiving. Maybe there were no laws back then on paper but addressing illegal immigrants but, IT IS STILL THE SAME.

Miguel wrote on Jun 26, 2007 4:14 AM:To Geronimo....Funny how most Native Americans have assimilated into a great country, recognized as a world leader in Medicine, economics and charity to world strife. "It is estimated that more than 12,000 Native Americans served in the United States military in World War I. There are more than 190,000 Native American military veterans; as the years continue to compile, so do the numbers of Native Americans in the ...". They seemed to have put the past behind them and joined as one people. Why can't you? White man conquered America, Natives allowed to live. Big difference between "Conquer" and "immigrate". Now can you see the difference?

JG wrote on Jun 26, 2007 1:19 PM:To Geronimo: The native Americans lived in peace? You are kidding right? Native American tribes did not kidnap and kill members of other tribes? From where does this false idealized picture come? Let's just start with one well known example- Remember Lewis and Clark- their guide was Sakajawa who had been kidnapped by another tribe and who then when she got to what is present day Idaho found her original people.