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Illegal immigrants should become naturalized and pay taxes to attend public schools. All law-abiding citizens do so and it is unfair to make them pay for extra people.
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Many illegal immigrants do pay taxes, just not federal income tax -- which is likely to be a small portion of their contribution anyway. Their contribution to the economy is far larger. Their contribution to the social contract -- along with the spillover benefits they would produce if given a shot at college -- far outweighs any supposed free ride on taxes.
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galoisen...your opinions on immigration are duly loud, considering the situation which you claim to be in. how can you say that "our American system" is so crazy/bad when you are fortunate enough to have that opportunity?
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I am a debater. I am loud by nature. [Actually, I tend to be rather quiet and timid at most times, but I will speak up when the need warrants. Perhaps you know of other debaters with similar characters.]
Apparently I should be obedient and be blind to the plight of others who were not lucky as I was, because I was "fortunate". Harriet Tubman was lucky enough to escape slavery. Don't you think she was being ingrateful to the God of Fortune by slipping past the Mason-Dixon line again and again?
Perhaps you are not familiar with Malcolm X's description in his autobiography of those black professionals who were lucky enough to get a college degree (back in the 1930s to the 1960s), but then turned their back on others in their plight and acted condescending and haughty. That is not the person I intend to be.
Dumb and obedient I will not be. You Americans taught me to be sharp and critical, and I shall duly use that which I have learnt.
I am not blind to the injustices of the system, and even if the immigation system were better than before (than say, the 1920s -- because we should all compare ourselves to the worst periods of our history to make ourselves feel better), why should I rest on my laurels? Why can I not pinpoint issues in which we can be better?