You must have missed what I wrote, I want to think:
I wrote "there are at least 53-55 million hispanics legally in this country"
I await your apology.
Legal immigration is a joke...its not like the old days where you could come in..these days getting in line is like getting in a neverending line that never moves... those people here illegally are here because they are needed as workers..they don't come here just to hang out!... you want to stop illegal immigration? don't give them jobs... they're going to keep coming as long as they can get jobs... there is a great hypocrisy to the position that they should come legally but hey if you come illegally we'll give you jobs..of course we'll exploit you... why are those guys outside the hardware store or 7-11 every morning picked up by Americans to work? Because they are cheap and do good work. America couldn't survive without illegal immigrants....
As far as the "if you're born here you're American" aspect... I think its served us fine for hundreds of years so I would not change it...
No way in hell that I can follow that multi-nested quote to figure out what it is you are commenting on. Sorry, my dyslexia is fucking with me. I believe what i was replying to was. (what I read as) you posting about hispanics being in the country legally being relevant in any way to how the country should deal with illegal immigrants. I will however say this...
1) Illegals are NOT 'needed' to perform any jobs.
2) I am all for making it very detrimental for any employee who hires illegals.
3) The USA would be a Lot better off without illegals immigrants (a lot less freeloaders and CRIMINALS for those who work had and respect the law to support, they are criminals by definition when they choose to enter the country illegally).
4) The 'born here' may have worked in the past but it sure as hell isn't working now.