The US has remained the most generous nation in the world with regard to legal immigration, and perhaps the most tolerant of illegal immigration. But it’s no longer the seventeenth century… Our nation is full and our resources nearly depleted. If we allowed it, we could likely empty all of central america, where would it end?

Trump is president in large part for having stuck to his guns on illegal immigration, when none of the umpteen republican primary contenders would. He stuberly acknowledged the national discontent with what’s become a silent invasion … and is now profiting from that stance.. A failure of ‘the left,’ in my view.

Perhaps one needed to be raised on the west coast of america to have witnessed the decade by decade detrimental effects of unchecked illegal immigration. Not only had the US allowed from 350,000 to 500,000 legal immigrants in per year - they ignored, then rewarded with amnesty (Reagan) those having snuck in illegally...

Yes, the Democrats welcomed and viewed them as likely democrat voters … while the Republicans used them to break unions, undercut wages and underclass labor. Win win? No, a fact that’s become increasingly obvious to american workers whose entry level and manual labor jobs were consumed by newly/ illegal labor, whose social services have been consumed and whose schools are inundated by gangs and costly programs aimed at assimilating an alien culture. The working people, especially on the west coast, get it.. And if this situation isn’t finally gotten under control, politicians, most often from the dark side, will continue to use it to their advantage.

Will you let us know if it gets published?

Well said. The only other thing I would've added is to say something about Native Americans.

I am an immigrant. I became US Citizen under Obama administration. I have done everything by the book, every step along the way as everybody must. However, the point I must emphasize (as I have before), things were NOT easier for me then as they are not any more difficult today. All this border/immigration stuff allegedly going on today, it has been happening forever. Its politics today as it ever has been. Illegals have helped to build this country because it was a win win situation for years. Lot of work had to be done, borders were open with law enforcement looking the other way. When work was scarce, have them deported. This is not going to continue forever and its just a hard reality. The country is now above the population number where it just cannot be the land of plenty for everyone. You want to jump on the wagon and blame it all on a political party or current POTUS, go right ahead. They will be gone eventually, the next cycle will come around with other administration for other POTUS but this problem won't go away. People will keep trying to sneak ilegally into the country and that will suit some in favor, some aganst it ....as it always has.

America is a great Nation full of great people. It's unfortunate that the evangelical Christians have been calling the shots since the Reagan era but I believe that they're all dying a slow death in terms of numbers and influence.
Your country will hopefully see a return to relative sanity soon. Hello from Scotland!

The only thing I regret is, I can only like this once. Bravo, sir.

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Brave!

Good for you for making the public more aware, since your goal is to VOTE THE CORRUPT GOP OUT OF OFFICE, and to make sure your liberal friends vote also.