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State rights vs Federal rights for Immigration

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Contributed by: William Kus on 7/16/2007

If people in California feel so strongly about the immigration issue, they should put a proposition that would be a better framework for the current Federal government.
It would be a good way to test out a system before it is adopted by the whole country. Maybe it would never be adopted.

If the majority of people feel strongly, then they could create a radically new approach to immigration.

Just because the Federal government doesn't do something doesn't mean that the State cannot form their own strategies.

This is like what is happening with Medical Marijuana in many States. The DEA likes to threaten the States unconstitutionally, but the State's voters approved the measures.

It would be like electing a President that nobody voted for. Well we sort of did that anyway.

Just because someone two thousand miles away says we should do something their way and not the way of a progressive nation.

Figure out a way to fix the immigration problem in California and then use it as a model for the rest of the nation, to adopt voluntarily.

Some suggestions I have would be to give the people here a few years to apply for citizenship legally and prove they can support themselves.

If after the few years are over and people still are just milling around, then maybe people need to get serious.

It's not as if people didn't already have many many years to apply for citizenship.

People are willing to buy nice new shiny trucks and flat screeen tvs, but nobody wants to pay the money to start the road to citizenship.

Everybody else who did take that long road must be pretty upset that so many people think they can strongarm their way into the country.

I thought a free trade zone that was in both Mexico and America where people could trade and hang out and apply for citizenship. That is a little radical and would probably only create more slum like conditions like there are in Tijuana.

When people get dropped off in Mexico from America, they must figure out some way to survive in Tijuana, sometimes with no money and no relatives able to help. There ends up being a huge shanty town of people trying to cross the border constantly.

Some of the people aren't even from Mexico but from a Central American country, which makes it even a worse situation for everybody because they have even less of a chance to make it.

If people really wanted to help, they would start educating illegals about becoming citizens and that they can get waivers if they can't afford it.

I personally could not afford it but my mom would probably lend me the money.

The point is most people haven't even tried.

In other communities, people would band together and create a fund for their illegals to get them legalized.

I think there are enough rich people around to afford to sponsor families and do other stuff to help the community. People say this all the time but nobody ever does anything.

I think mostly nobody wants to try. They'd rather pray for amnesty.

That's not going to happen again. Learn to use the system.

If people can't learn the system of applying for and becoming a citizen, then they are not capable of existing in an American society or a capitalist(ish) society.

If they cannot fill out some citizenship paperwork, how can they expect to fill out tax forms, or to sustain a large family, in a house that will require much more complicated paperwork.

Most American born citizens have no clue, we don't need to have more people with even less of a clue.

Part of growing up is learning. If people aren't willing to learn new things, they are better off in their own country instead of trying to come here and make America like Mexico.

Except they risked their lives to escape Mexico but are unwilling to shed the old habits that hold them back.

Like their inability to assimilate, but rather it is America that is being assimilated into Mexico.

If that is ok with everybody I am fine with it too.

I have always been one to "go with the flow" if that's what makes things go smoother. Just like in traffic, I don't pruposely cruise 65 mph while every other living being in the world drives at least 70 mph except during rush hour.

Then you're lucky to go 7 miles.

That's why I would like to see a vote on what Californians think as a whole.

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