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Our "great" country creates more problems and suffering for individuals using force and a lack of compasion to enforce immigration law, carelessly splitting families and upending, even destroying, lives. And still our citizens think the word "America" is synonymous with "not the bad guy".

Migrant activists have repeatedly urged the United States not to deport women and children at night along the violent Mexican border.

Undocumented Irish in the US are different than others who aren't documented...right..."the 'pro-active' deal would ease restrictions on working visas so that US citizens, particularly young people, can work in Ireland in return for concessions on the undocumented in the US."

Indian outsourcers top the list of companies bringing foreign workers to the U.S. on the H-1B program by Moira Herbst, Marh 6, 2008 The controversy over visas for high-skilled workers from abroad looks like it's about to get even hotter. The program for what are known as H-1B visas was originally set up to allow companies in the U.S. to import the best and brightest in technology, engineering, and other fields when such workers are in short supply in America. But data just released by the federal government show that offshore outsourcing firms, particularly from India, dominate the list of companies awarded H-1B visas in 2007. Indian outsourcers accounted for nearly 80% of the visa petitions approved last year for the top 10 participants in the program.

Great rant on "white flight". "If white folks are leaving because POC are coming in, doesn't that mean they're racist? Good riddance with them!"

Legal Clinics in S. Florida, General Immigrant Assistance Groups, Legal Clinics Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center

Immigration Study: 'Second Generation' Has Edge