[redwitch]

Reality is that there has always been little compassion for immigrants, legal or otherwise. Think back to "Irish need not apply," and so on. It really is a sink or swim society.

These new immigrants make it hard for us and themselves. They do not want to become Americans. They do nothing to assimilate into our culture. Instead, we cater to them with Spanish speaking television, phones, schools, businesses. Previous immigrants here were forced to learn English. They wanted to become part of this nation. They did not plan to ever return to their native land. That is not the case today. There is no effort to learn anything but the very basics of English. The goal is to send money home every month and to return to their native countries when they can.

Most of these immigrants are good, hard working people. They suffer extreme deprivation to get here. They truly have my sympathy but if they don't want to become Americans, then I can see no reason to support them with medical, education, etc. Until they show that they want to assimilate, to speak English, to have a goal of becoming a U.S. citizen, I think they have chosen their spot in our society as harsh as that may sound.