WOW!!!! UOOFFF....After reading all the posts of this thread I don't think I have energy to write.
First, I'm an immigrant myself, from Panama. You don't hear about us cause it's really no different there (Panama) then it is in the U.S.A. with the exception of salarays. In order for you to make good money you have to be an executive or something at bank or know somoene that can hook you up with a good job working for the government. I say this because that's one of the reasons some of us move to the U.S.A, so we don't have to deal with all that crap. I'm a full U.S. citizen and I'm currently serving in the US Air Force stationed in Iraq (right now).
I was never poor, thank God, but I still wanted to come to the US to have a different experience and see what I could do. Well, ever since I joined the military I've done everything I could to better myself, i.e.; go to college, learn new skills, etc...I have accoplished that plus some, so am ready to move on.
Second, I've notice how some people don't understand that the whole reasoning behind this law is so they can say or perhaps somehow relase some of that guilt for what happen in 9/11. All they need to do is tighten up the boarders (canada, mexico and miami for island drifters) and that should cut down the problem. Why spend tax payers dollars trying to search and punish those that are already in country? I mean, lets be honest...the good illegal immigrants will continue to do good things and eventually find the way to become legal...the bad seeds will just find ways to get in trouble, killed, so they'll cancel out eventually...slowly but surely. And there's also some of you that think they need to be jailed....come one, that's tax payers dollars, too, the same for deporting them. greyhounds and plane rides cost $$.
Third, I truly beleive that no race is better then the other. It's a matter of character and perseverance in what you do. If you can't get a job somewhere, try the next place and then the other until you find one. While in the military I've worked at Burger King (needed more cash to hit spring brake), I've also caddied at PGA tour tournaments (lots of money there), so I've done lots of other things outside of the military. It's all about what you want in life and where you want to be later in life.
Fourth, I don't agree with people demanding, regardless of race, for benefits if they don't deserve it. I think they should keep doing what they are doing and find ways to make ends meet. There are many ways of making legal money in this country. I'm serious!!! I think some people are just ashame to do certain things, hell...if its paying your bills that's all you've got to worry about.
Fifth, Please don't call anyone lazy just because you are...I've seen White, Black, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Panamenia, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino people that are lazy as hell. Going back to what I said earlier, it's all in your character and what you want in life. I want the best for my wife and two kids, so I'm striving to finish my Masters Degree by next year, get out the military and get me a nice paying job. The military beleive it or not pays OK if you live overseas, but I'm not digging deploying for 6 month at a time...can't be away from my family that long.
Finally, I just want to thank all of you that have taken the time to write and read this whole thread as it shows there are pople out there that care about other things aside from cars. I'm a proud, humble servant of this country and I wish the best to all those in need here in the US, legal or illegal, but it's impossible to fix all of our problems when we're so busy trying to fix the rest of the world.
Take care everyone
