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I have been living here for 7 years.  I have come to love this country and as far as I am concerned, this is my home.  But I am Illegal! And recently I suffered a loss in my native land.  I could not go home to say farewell to them for fear that I would not get back!  I am a law abiding person, have never been in trouble and want to live here for the rest of my life.  I don't exist in my homeland or in this land. I have no voice, and I am living in the shadows! And I don't want to live like this anymore. I want to be able to pay my taxes, vote in an election and most of all go home on vacation to see my family without having to worry about getting deported on my journey back here! The US has always been an immigrant nation. It was built on the backs of hard working ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS! This country belonged originally to the Native American. The "white man", came to this country and "Stole" this land from its original inhabitants!  That was also Illegal, And all of you blue blooded anti immigrant politicians in power today, are in some way, products of Illegal Immigration. So don't forget when you discredit Illegal Immigrants, you are really discrediting your own heritage.  Give us a break and give us green cards so we can become LEGAL immigrants and eventually, AMERICAN CITIZENS.

Enya
NY
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There have always been restrictions on immigration, so I'm afraid that point isn't really valid.  I am in agreement that people simply can't be given legal status.  There is a process we must all go through, but I don't think Enya's arguing that people shouldn't go through that process at all.  I'd suggest that we just need to make the process less complicated for those who contribute to our nation's culture and economy (which describes many illegals).  We also must be cautious about admitting those who might do us harm.

One note, Enya.  I can imagine how incredibly frustrating this whole process has been for you and it's very easy to target certain people who seem to stand in the way.  However, antagonizing them and using labels like "blueblood" really isn't going to convince them you're right.  When arguing against someone on a heated political issue such as this, it's very important to try and understand why they feel the way they do and use that information to build your case.  This is what I do when trying to get difficult people to understand why this is such a tough issue for visitors to our country.  So far, it seems to be working.

No name given
St.Louis, MO
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We don't mind if you are here LEGALLY but we can't just GIVE you your green card....you should earn it rightfully....and I see your point about how we were all products of illegals....but that was more than likely when there weren't laws against it...if you want to be here go about it properly and you shouldnt hear complaints.

No name given
Bay City, Michigan
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The point made above is not valid. We did not respect the laws of native americans at all.  We pretend, as you do here, that they did not exist.  We then imposed our laws on them.

Crys
VA
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