[SheilaO]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

My ancestors had to have a sponsor. My grandfather was indentured. There is a legal way and an illegal way to become a citizen.

And our country is already in debt. There is only so much we can do financially. We can't take care of everybody. No matter if they long to be here and are good people. This isn't the way we used to do things. We are being overwhelmed with people just strolling in. That beautiful quote above was written before we had welfare. People who came here had to be able to take care of themselves immediately.

[COLOR="rgb(0, 100, 0)"] I totally agree for the reasons you have given! How many people could we take into our home if people kept knocking on the door and wanted us to care for them? Please understand, I am a Christian and believe strongly in helping your neighbor… but also believe the best way to help them is to teach them to be responsible...