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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 2805903" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Quite a few come here, work 20+ years, go back to their home country to retire with what&#039;s considered good income locally.&nbsp; More power to them.&nbsp; We do have a legal immigration system.&nbsp; I can remember when we crossed two hundred million when I was a kid.&nbsp; Hearing estimates of 325 million now, and possibly 400 million by 2050.&nbsp; Most of that growth is legal immigration although I&#039;ve read the U.S., unlike most European countries, is still achieving a replacement birthrate.&nbsp; Much of that is from Hispanics, legal or not(their children born here are legal).&nbsp; For your consideration...in 1950 El Paso had 150,000 population and 80% were Anglo.&nbsp; Now upwards of 800,000, and close to 80% Hispanic.&nbsp; And that 20% in 1950 weren&#039;t all Hispanic.&nbsp; Most of that growth wasn&#039;t legal.&nbsp; We need to slow the rate down.&nbsp; All for having a guest worker program that gives those workers Social Security.&nbsp; Everyone who contributes to it deserves a payout if they&#039;ve put in the minimum time.&nbsp; Those already here in the shadows should get legal status so they too can benefit.&nbsp; Folks like to characterize conservatives as heartless but most of us recognize that hard working law abiding illegals do contribute and shouldn&#039;t be taken advantage of.&nbsp; And that it&#039;s impractical to ship them all out.&nbsp; But there&#039;s only so much pie to go around and we can&#039;t just keep taking in millions.&nbsp; At some point they need to work towards making their own economies work, not depend on ours.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 2805903, member: 24302"] Quite a few come here, work 20+ years, go back to their home country to retire with what's considered good income locally. More power to them. We do have a legal immigration system. I can remember when we crossed two hundred million when I was a kid. Hearing estimates of 325 million now, and possibly 400 million by 2050. Most of that growth is legal immigration although I've read the U.S., unlike most European countries, is still achieving a replacement birthrate. Much of that is from Hispanics, legal or not(their children born here are legal). For your consideration...in 1950 El Paso had 150,000 population and 80% were Anglo. Now upwards of 800,000, and close to 80% Hispanic. And that 20% in 1950 weren't all Hispanic. Most of that growth wasn't legal. We need to slow the rate down. All for having a guest worker program that gives those workers Social Security. Everyone who contributes to it deserves a payout if they've put in the minimum time. Those already here in the shadows should get legal status so they too can benefit. Folks like to characterize conservatives as heartless but most of us recognize that hard working law abiding illegals do contribute and shouldn't be taken advantage of. And that it's impractical to ship them all out. But there's only so much pie to go around and we can't just keep taking in millions. At some point they need to work towards making their own economies work, not depend on ours. [/QUOTE]

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