American's have jobs. Those American's that want jobs are working. Their sense of security is gained and maintained by doing their jobs to the best of their ability.

You make the comment about illegals depressing the economy. In some sectors, perhaps, but overall, the give our economy and tax base a net gain. Whether working under a false Social Security number or whatever, they pay into the tax and Social Security system and receive little in return. They pay sales taxes on food and durable goods they purchase. The rent they pay goes to pay property taxes on the houses they rent.

There is no evidence that they have depressed our economy by taking advantage of health care and social services. To begin with, they are not eligible for food stamps, welfare or other benefits that Americans' seem to take advantage of, some, cradle to grave. To the contrary, there are studies suggesting that illegals only avail themselves of emergency health care in times of extreme emergencies.

Furthermore, statistics proves that immigrants, legal or otherwise, commit fewer crimes resulting in incarceration than the population at large. I could provide links to these studies once again but since they run contrary to your manner of thinking, it would be a waste of my time.

You're right about Operation Wetback, but that was another time and another era. The shame of this country against the Mexican's is our continually inviting them into this country when we need their labor, and booting them out when times are hard. This has happened since the 40's when the Bracero Agreements were in place. It continues today.

Look at Arizona which passed Prop 100,200,300 last year. Now, they are seeing the mass exodus of migrants, both legal and illegal, and feeling the effect. Business's closing their doors because there are no American's willing to do the jobs the Mexican's were doing, for any wage.

No, what we need is a common sense approach to our broken immigration system, and to turn a deaf ear to those who fight against any form of immigration. If it takes some form of amnesty, so be it. Cull out the criminals and deport their asses, without regard to nationality. The ones who have worked here, perhaps built a family and kept their nose clean, give them some form of legality.

And as far as Ramos and Compean are concerned; These are two felons who broke the law, broke their oath to the Border PAtrol and to the United States and are exactly where they belong. They made a conscience choice to do what they did, and now they are paying the price. They have been well compensated for their time behind bars, to the tune of almost $250,000 tax free dollars collected from bleeding heart righties who have fallen for the bullshit appeals of daddy in law Loya and the rest of the loony toons who jumped on the bandwagon.

Illegals have depressed our economy by taking advantage of our health care services, social services, and have severely impacted our judicial and correctional institutions, and this must be stopped. To do so is a simple matter, just implement the laws we already have against both these criminal invaders, as well as those who aid them, with housing and employment.

President Eisenhower and the border patrol accomplished a great deal in 1953 with Operation Wetback. In that operation, with only 1075 border agents, and none of the high-tech equipment we have today, eliminated an estimated three million illegals from our borders, sending them deep down to the southern most parts of Mexico, and or South America, with just the cloths on their backs.

We must implement Operation Wetback again, and demand that the congress implement the same immigration laws as Mexico has and enforce them to the letter, as well as stop prosecuting land owners who protect their property from these criminal invaders with firearms. And we must get that bonehead in the White House to give Ramos and Campean full pardons, as well as compensation for the way our government has criminally treated them.

GOD BLESS AND SAVE THE REPUBLIC.

DEATH TO THE NEW WORLD ORDER.

On this site, I offer proof of everything I present. Can you do the same?

Who is this "99% of us up here in the States"? 99% of your family or your group of friends if you have any? Or is that an opinion you throw around without proof?

America has a population of over 300,000,000. There are 11,000,000 CDL holders. During the comment period, only 2300 comments were offered concerning the Cross Border Program. The majority of them copied talking points. OOIDA has 165,000 members. On there pages, a Call to Action asking their members to pass their incorrect propagando to all the people in the address books. 10 people responded, mostly OOIDA employees like Norita Taylor and Rod Nofzinger.

The Teamsters represent 140,000 truckers out of their membership of 1.4 million.

These number do not represent a majority of Americans. Even someone with a third grade home schooled education could tell you that.

NAFTA has been good for all three countries involved. Good and bad, but overall, it has benefited all three participants. These facts are freely available anywhere you care to look. Get over it!

There are no electric fences on the border, nor will there be nor should there be! If you want to fence the border, fence the northern border also!

America is for everyone. But if you are the typical American, it makes me ashamed to be an American. Which I am. I am not Mexican although I consider it a compliment that you would think that way.

Research the issue, learn to spell and punctuate your sentences properly and then come back and we will continue this discussion.

But get your facts straight!