I just honestly think the Anti-Amnesty ALIPACKERS are running their parade mightly thin these days. It looks like healthcare reform is going to pass and quite frankly if our president can move that bill we have made it through the storm.

 Immigration Reform just might be the breath of fresh air to this Administration when it becomes totally on the plate. With only 15% of our US Citizens on the opposition and 64% wanting the bill to pass "including a path to citizenship" pressure is going to be on our congress and the opposition is going to look more than silly. Plus Americans are going to be a fan of our President knowing they have healthcare reform so they will want him to continue his work.

I am having visions of the "ALIPACKERS" they are going to have a typical parade of stamping their feet and beating their chests with their usual rhetoric and I am surely going to want front row seats. This is going to be quite a circus show of freaks this time around.

I agree we need employment--creation of more jobs, more services as well as fair labor practices. If we don't have fair labor practices in all countries, people will continue to migrate AND get exploited when they arrive here by scrupulous employers. But I also don't doubt that we have a broken immigration system with 11.8 million people in the shadows who also need to be integrated into society.

The 11.8 million are amongst us everyday. They are our family, friends....and they are a part of many of us who are citizens of this country. They are our life. The lack of integration can be extremely hurtful to the people who care about them because of the segregation within peers/friends that are legal and the ones that are not. Than you reach out and help then and bitterness forms because of that feeling of neediness between you and them which is unfair to both. They want the freedom to have the opportunitys that you have and you want them to have them so you can simply feel equal. You know that you are equal as humans but you still have a barrier and that is broken laws that cripple you both. The sooner reform comes the faster the healing process takes place nationwide.

Segregation cause nothing more than dysfunction in society. It makes dysfuncional familys and angry bitter people. I know kids that have parents that lack status. It must be difficult to go to school facing other children from drastically different background. Its hard enough being a kid and going through growing pains. We need to change the system but I am afraid the healing process will takes years. Sometimes growing up we lack opportunity's and guidence that other kids had but then we also blossom at an amazing rate that the others haven't simple because we have such a strong desire to overcome the obsticle's and fears. Many times those hardships turn out to be benefits later on in life.

Haha, we are too busy fighting each other over strategies. At least the 'Right' seems united in the hatred at times. But on immigration reform, it is a small group of extremists that make the most noise. Business, libertarians and Evangelicals are on our side so that is a good thing.

That reminds me of that episode of South Park I saw. I am sure you have seen it. Its the left...and the right and many of the talking points on Immigration. My niece showed this episod one day but I can't remember the name of it. I will have to ask her. I almost died laughing. It was a great comic approach example of all the extremists. The character that represented the "left" was so funny and reminded me of my own talking points.