Opinion for the day - Solution for Immigration problem

[speciale]

Since we have this issue with immigration such as benefits and what not, a good solution would be to require them to serve in our Armed Forces for no less than 2 yrs and after that time, they would be able to live here and have the rights to benefits. Any thoughts on this? :WTF:

[daveman]

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hmm. did you come up with this solution on your own, or did you read it somewhere else? i see many problems within your solution. first off, lets start with the fear of terrorism that the news loves to shove down our throats. what happens in the odd ball case of an would be terrorist crossing the border to get into the usa. now this guy is part of military? secondly, the military already offers pentions and other forms of compensation for joining the force. would the immigrants be eligible for these forms of compensation as well, or just the rights associated with becoming a citizen? and what happens in the case of a discharge? sounds like a plan, but it would require a lot of planning and i see a lot of problems stemming out of it.

i see more of a solution coming out of the need for healthcare. if you need the hospital you are already there and filling out forms. might as well hand out a couple more forms having to do with becoming a citizen.

either way, its not fair to the immigrants who come over hear legally and have to waive the rights to things like social security so that they can never become a "drain on society".

[speciale]

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definitely not fair to the ones who come here, get and education and learn to speak English. They are not a drain on our economy and can actually help it. I can't stand that all of these immigrants come here (I live near Miami) and don't even bother to learn English and expect the same rights as our citzens. It is funny seeing these people protest in the US but they never protested in their former country.

As for the military thing, it was just an idea. The military can benefit and educate so it would force individuals to learn to be an American. Like you mentioned, it would need a lot of planning.

[Kamal]

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if I recollect the interview correctly.... an Iraqi man who tagged along the US army as an interpretor back in the Gulf War of '91, came to the US, lived here, continued to serve in the army and went to English School to improve his communication skills, then went back to Iraq with the Army when Bush Jr. attacked and was the guy who was one of the two people from the US army who helped drag Saddam out of the hole in the ground ?

tell me what compensation are you going to give to those who truly deserve it ? Let's have an opinion on that ?

[speciale]

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in terms of benefits, I was referring to Healthcare

[BobbyJassi]

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As for the military thing, it was just an idea.

A stupid one

[speciale]

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A stupid one

why? at least give your opinion on it. Better that immigrants work to stay in this country IMO

[daveman]

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in terms of benefits, I was referring to Healthcare

um, i'm not sure if your from the usa speciale, but we don't get healthcare as a benifit of being a citizen?

[speciale]

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um, i'm not sure if your from the usa speciale, but we don't get healthcare as a benifit of being a citizen?

true, but some hospitals do care for illegal non-citizens, which soon they will need to turn them away. So my bad in mentioning all healthcare.

[KinKyJ]

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Since we have this issue with immigration such as benefits and what not, a good solution would be to require them to serve in our Armed Forces for no less than 2 yrs and after that time, they would be able to live here and have the rights to benefits. Any thoughts on this? :WTF:

You've watched Starship Troopers too much buddy

[speciale]

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this thread went sour. Never watched starship troopers. To the admins, please delete this thread... thanks

[elerman777]

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That will be one fucked up army.

[KinKyJ]

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this thread went sour. Never watched starship troopers. To the admins, please delete this thread... thanks

Don't worry, I wasn't attacking you with the ST remark, your post just reminded me of some slogans in that movie...

And as for the thread going sour, don't wanna be a smart ass, but you could've seen that coming from a mile away, no? You might want to post stuff like this in the Politics forum next time

[speciale]

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I missed the politics forum. The main thing on the news here is all the shit about immigration and it is more of a mask to hide what is going on in Iraq. IMO, I can't wait for 2008 for a new president. McCain \o/

[KinKyJ]

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That will be one fucked up army.

Why? The French have had such a system for ages: if you enlist in the Foreign Legion, you can obtain the French nationality after a certain time of doing service.