The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Health care, poor education, our country's security... are the illegal aliens to blame for all of these things? Maybe in part, but not totally. Our health care system sucks, our schools suck, if illegal aliens are our explanation for all of these things then that explanation is a cop out.

I never said they were the sole explanation. I know you know me better than that. Still, the burden that illegal immigration causes is real and it increases daily. It cannot be overlooked.

All I know is that I can very easily put myself in an illegal alien's shoes. If I were an illegal alien, I would want someone like a Gemini Cricket to have a little bit of sympathy for my plight.

Which implies that I don't have sympathy. To be fair, I don't think you are really suggesting that but the fact is, I can very easily put myself in their shoes. Like I've said repeatedly, I don't blame them. I completely understand why they do what they do and I feel very sorry that they are in the position they are in due the fact that they live in an amazingly corrupt country that frankly doesn't give a damn about them.

But the United States cannot afford to fix every problem that is created by another country. The best we can do is allow a process for those who want to come into our country legally have a way to do so. We have always done this and I suspect, always will. The problem is that our government has been doing what is best for the corporations and not what is best for its citizenry. Both political parties are beholden to the corporations and that is why this problem is as bad as it is.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Which implies that I don't have sympathy. To be fair, I don't think you are really suggesting that but the fact is, I can very easily put myself in their shoes.

I'd like to clarify that I didn't mean you. At all.