Ummm... why does everyone keep comparing the U.S. to their house? Your house is a piece of property where you and whoever you select live together. A country is... oh wait, I'm not a fourth grade social studies teacher. We all know what a country is, right? And this country is a "democracy."

A democracy made up of citizens. You can't choose who's born here as you can't choose your family... But you can choose who crosses the border the same way you can the threshold of your families house. We can make our democracy stronger if we pick and choose than if we let just anybody in.

Additionally, why do people keep comparing homeless people to immigrants? "The bottom of the barrel?" How about the people who were brave and bold enough to cross an extremely inhospitable border, move to a new country with a new culture, language, and system, and find a job. Have you ever moved to a new CITY? Its rough, man. I wouldn't say that those peope are the 'bottom of the barrel'.

I'd rather import someone who might have a better chance of curing cancer, than someone to wash my dishes. We have more than enough people to do dishes already, we have a bottom of the barrel and it's sort of crowded there. If they've decided to cross over in some inhospitable method it's a damn shame they didn't think they'd make the grade if we were to make the choice of accepting them or not. They should save the hard work and show us why we should choose them rather than the person next to them. If they wish to come here and be a house cleaner, good for them, but it's less useful than someone who can come and teach a college course. Not a grade of humanity, but some people are more useful than others. Why should we encourage malaise?

I also believe that you will find many individuals of great intelectual worth who come here legally and illegally. Some refer to it as "the brain drain."

Great... a genius has crossed the border illegally... Now he can go home and learn to follow rules. Sorry, but if you fuck up at the threshold, you can't sleep over... I don't care how smart you think you are, you are not welcome in my family's house.

RE: How can Illegal Immigration help our Homeless situation?