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JOSEPH HOLBROOK
There are two countries, two governments, with a border between them.  Residency and or citizenship (in both countries) REQUIRES GOVERNMENT APPROVAL.  To "IMMIGRATE" from either country INTO the other, REQUIRES GOVERNMENT APPROVAL.   "Illegal Immigration" is a contradiction in terms.   There's no such thing as an "Illegal Immigrant", just as there is no such thing as an "Illegal Citizen".   One is a Citizen, or not, an Immigrant, or not.

If there is legal permission to migrate for purposes of work, then one is a "Legal Migrant".   Migrating into the country for ANY reason WITHOUT LEGAL APPROVAL, makes one an "ILLEGAL MIGRANT".   

I won't address "Undocumented Workers", other than to say that the first word in the term alludes to the legality.   It's really nothing but a euphemistic phrase to make ILLEGAL MIGRANTS sound like workers who are suppose to be here. . . but someone just hasn't gotten around to filling out the right paperwork yet.

I'm so tired of hearing ILLEGAL MIGRANTS proclaim (and liberal dolts confirm that:    "Immigration is what built America and we are part of that process."   NO . . .THEY ARE NOT.   THEY ARE NOT part of our Immigration process and story.    THEY ARE NOT IMMIGRANTS.

ILLEGAL MIGRANTS should be termed such and treated as such, until they are legally recognized and qualify as:  "Legal Migrants" (workers and other temporary visitors) or "Immigrants" (applying for Citizenship), or "Naturalized Citizens".  ILLEGAL MIGRANTS do not have the rights of citizenship and in fact, have absolutely NO RIGHT TO BE HERE AT ALL!  

Correct terminology eliminates the lying and exaggeration that aggravates discussions about this subject.    Using different terminologies is inane and cannot lead to universal comprehension.    Frequent misuse of terms often leads to a change of meaning in the public lexicon. . .and WHO do you suppose would like that to happen?

Ethnicity isn't mentioned here, because ethnicity has absolutely nothing at all to do with the subject.    The subject is legal residency and the security of our borders in a time of terrorism and war.    Declaring racism is nothing but a smoke-screen disseminated by the invaders to cover the invasion.     And they should be very aware:     Absolutely nothing brings about feelings of racism and bigotry faster than. . . claiming it falsely. (Joseph Holbrook
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I have never been so disheartened, so disappointed in all levels of our government.    There is no one presently in power, nor is there anyone on the horizon, to dispense with this problem appropriately.    All we have to choose from are politicians, when what we need is a statesman. . .a leader. . .one who truly understands what it means to represent the United States of America and its people.    Personally, I don't believe the members of either major party would even recognize such a person.    And if they did, they would be scared to death of him.
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