Posted by: mickthesick September 1, 2008
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.Here are my two cents:
If you guys really want to talk about "history", then you should remember that the people who are today the members of hate groups like the KKK are the same people who believe that the slaves should not have been given freedom, that the United States should not have been unified and made into one country, that the people living in the Northern States of the US are "too liberal" and "care too much about people of other color and creed". I ask you this: what party do you think these people from KKK vote for? Well, in case you don't know, these people and others who don't like immigrants, vote for the Republican Party because they identify the Republican party as the one which works for their issues.
Now, Ronald Reagen did give Amnesty to almost 6 million illegal immigrants in the 1980s. That is true. But, you have to remember that most of those illegal immigrants were from Mexico and South America. Most of them were Catholic Christians, and Reagen and his people calculated that the majority of them would vote Republican if given an opportunity. So, the decision to give amnesty was more of a political decision than a humanitarian one.
Today, most illegal immigrants are still Mexicans and South Americans. But, the dynamics of party identification among these illegal immigrants has changed. Up until the 1980s, both the parties were equally good for the working-class people of America. But, since the late 1980s, people in America-- whether legal citizens or illegal immigrants--identify the Democratic Party as the party that cares and works more for the poor and disenfranchised than the Republican Party. Therefore, statisticians have calculated that the majority of the illegal immigrants are likely to vote for Democrats if they are given an opportunity. This is the primary reason why the Republican politicians strongly oppose any new laws and regulations that try to open a path for citizenship for the illegal immigrants. The reason: the Republicans don't want to give them an opportunity to vote. Because they know how the illegal immigrants are going to vote.
Anyway, before you guys think of the Democrats and the Republicans in terms of immigration policies, you should look at all their policies. Do they oppose abortion or support it? Do they oppose gun restriction laws or support it? Do they think Global Warming is a myth or do they think it's a scientific fact? Do they think Evolution is true or Creationism? There are many such facets through which you should gauge a party. If you decide which party you like by just looking at immigration policies, then be ready to be disappointed by your choice later.
If you guys really want to talk about "history", then you should remember that the people who are today the members of hate groups like the KKK are the same people who believe that the slaves should not have been given freedom, that the United States should not have been unified and made into one country, that the people living in the Northern States of the US are "too liberal" and "care too much about people of other color and creed". I ask you this: what party do you think these people from KKK vote for? Well, in case you don't know, these people and others who don't like immigrants, vote for the Republican Party because they identify the Republican party as the one which works for their issues.
Now, Ronald Reagen did give Amnesty to almost 6 million illegal immigrants in the 1980s. That is true. But, you have to remember that most of those illegal immigrants were from Mexico and South America. Most of them were Catholic Christians, and Reagen and his people calculated that the majority of them would vote Republican if given an opportunity. So, the decision to give amnesty was more of a political decision than a humanitarian one.
Today, most illegal immigrants are still Mexicans and South Americans. But, the dynamics of party identification among these illegal immigrants has changed. Up until the 1980s, both the parties were equally good for the working-class people of America. But, since the late 1980s, people in America-- whether legal citizens or illegal immigrants--identify the Democratic Party as the party that cares and works more for the poor and disenfranchised than the Republican Party. Therefore, statisticians have calculated that the majority of the illegal immigrants are likely to vote for Democrats if they are given an opportunity. This is the primary reason why the Republican politicians strongly oppose any new laws and regulations that try to open a path for citizenship for the illegal immigrants. The reason: the Republicans don't want to give them an opportunity to vote. Because they know how the illegal immigrants are going to vote.
Anyway, before you guys think of the Democrats and the Republicans in terms of immigration policies, you should look at all their policies. Do they oppose abortion or support it? Do they oppose gun restriction laws or support it? Do they think Global Warming is a myth or do they think it's a scientific fact? Do they think Evolution is true or Creationism? There are many such facets through which you should gauge a party. If you decide which party you like by just looking at immigration policies, then be ready to be disappointed by your choice later.