illegal immagration: should the u.s send immagrants back across the border?

sweetjeanie y es indeed I do agree they are here as crininals because they broke the law, they are illegal.let them comein and pay there way as legal immigrants, we would then welcome them asthey are here rightfully and legally. but the illegals are getting better benefits and health care than our poorer citizens are and its all so wrong. send back where they came from.

I agree with you. The fact that they are here illegally shows that they don't have respect for our country or the rules here. A lot of them want us to bend to accomadate them, why should we become the country that they just fled from? I'm in Texas, and there is a movement that claims that five states, including Texas, were stolen from Mexico and should be given back. My husband feels the same way that I do. His parents were both here from Mexico legally. So its not that I have anything against hispanics.

In my head I want to say yes, yes, yes, yes, hell yes! But in my heart that is a different story because these are human beings and even though I absolutely do not agree with how they have come here, looking at where many of them have come from and what they left behind, I can see why they did what they did. It is a no win situation and I have torn feelings on it. Animosity and resentment on one hand and understanding on the other. My biggest issue is the ones who say they hate America and American's and the way they will not learn English. They came here, we didn't go there, they should figure it out.

I think everyone should be given the opportunity to contribute to society. If they show willingness then they should learn the language and do what it takes to become citizens. If not then they should be sent back with a tracking device. If they reenter the country they can easily be found.

I just now came across your topic and I had to respond. And before I go any further let me sat that I am in no way a racist. I totally agree with everything you said. If an immigrant(regardless of nationality) is here illegally, he/she should be deported. I live next to some hispanics, and although I don't know whether they are illegal or not(I suspect they are), they have certainly caused their share of problems for me and the other neighbors on the street. There are many good legal hispanics out there who show a great deal of respect for our country and their fellow citizens. But, in my experiences, I have come across many hispanics, legal or not, who have this attitude that they are above our laws or that we owe them something. And I agree, if they want to live here they should learn our language. If I move to Mexico or some other hispanic country, I'm not going to expect them to change their language to accomodate me. But, although we may have a tendency to direct much of our anger over the immigration issue toward the illegal immigrants, lets not forget that perhaps much of the blame should go to our own government, both state and federal. Our government gives them incentive to come here illegally by promising them jobs, an education, and health care, and then turns a blind eye when they do. If we want the government to deal with this problem, then we need to put pressure on them to do so. We need to let our voices be heard without ceasing. It sometimes seems like the illegals are speaking out more on their supposed right to be here than we are speaking out against it. This country was created as a democracy, on the idea that we the people rule the country thru our elected officials. Unfortunately, the government seems to run the country how they want regardless of what the people want. We have gone from being a democracy to being more like a socialist regime with each passing day. The government will not work to solve the illegal immigration problem until we put the pressure on them to do so.