Reply #38: Thanks for the middle school social studies lecture.... [View All]

[LeftHander]

IN another response I told a person the this world is changing. Economically we are all very tied together and becoming more so every day. It makes sence that we all need to also become more tied together as people too.

the only reason so manycome to this country illegally is because we are selective who we accept. And since the Republicans have contolled congress over the last decade we have had tighter and tighter controls. The result is people cross the border and look for work. By the millions. And what happens? they find work. Work that was not available to them at home. But that is changing too. We are investing billions of dollars in creating jobs in mexico in a variety of industries.

We are finding that balance.

What would be best to end restrictions on immigration and simply making it okay for people to cross the borders in North America to search for work, both ways. As we invest in factories, agriculture, resorts and entertainment to Latin America.

Look around. Our cultures are already dependent upon one another. There is no going back. In my own city, the latino's have singlehandedley rescued neighborhood after nieghborhood. Bringing commerce and small scale economic growth. Something America abandoned for the big retail box many years ago. Now the clotheing stores that occupy my downtown where JC Pennys, Montgomery Wards and Sears once were are mexican gorcery stores, resturants, shoe stores, western clothing stores....etc...etc...

While were shopping at WalMart....a new economy formed. And we are starting to feel the effects of that.

these are all POSITIVE things that will be destroyed if we yank the rug out from under our friends to the south....

yes our FRIENDS.

When you look at it from this perspective...what each of us have gained by our cultures integrating together there is not anyother solution but to open our arms and say...Welcome.