I support immigration and assimilation. I do not support what I consider the failed experiment of multiculturalism.

Immigration should be based on merit..as it already is now in many Western countries. If we suffer from a shortage of bricklayers, we should favor applications from bricklayers. Even make a list of the occupations needed so that those considering applying can seek certificates or qualifications for desirable careers in the US.

People who break the law should suffer legal consequences within the US or be immediately deported. From the perspective of limited boarder resources, I would prefer the latter. I also think it would be wise to put a provision in that those caught trying to enter illegally would be forever refused a visa.

If you are going to have border laws, then enforce them. If society actually feels they are too strict, then change them, or eliminate the border. My libertarian side really doesn't hate the idea...but from a practical standpoint in todays world, I'm not sure an open border would be workable.

But what gets on my LAST nerve is idiots who don't like the laws so they blame those who enforce them (ICE, etc). Even though they had every opportunity in the 8 years prior to Trump, they did not change the laws. Now they make boogey men out of those who enforce them and have terrorists among them who attack the ICE facilities and are praised for it. That's retarded. Stop it. Change the laws, or shut up when they get enforced. You had your chance to change them. You didn't. Piss off.

There is no such thing as an 'illegal immigrant'. an immigrant is an individual who has successfully completed legal requirements to gain entry into the country. the correct term is 'illegal alien'.

I am the son of a German legal immigrant, married to a Canadian legal immigrant. ALL immigration to the US should be done through the established immigration laws and ALL those who violate those laws and enter the US illegally or remain here illegally should be deported, if caught. No immigrant to the US should receive US government monetary assistance. My German mother and my Canadian wife never received assistance of ANY kind when they came to the US, nor did they after they became American citizens through the immigration laws existing at the time of their immigration. Immigration to the US is a privilege, not a right, and only those who are a benefit overall and who can effectively be assimilated into American culture and society should be admitted. There should be a rigorous process to become an American citizen, and it should include learning how to speak English, learning American history, the Constitution, and how our government works.

There has to be some control. We as a country must determine who can and cannot live amongst our citizens. Welcome those that are safe and can contribute; not parasites , especially parasites that clearly hate our way of life. Oh look, there’s free stuff over there, let’s go get it! I don’t need no stinking paperwork. My wife came from europe the right and legal way. During the process , she could have been deported if she didn’t change her address with the Secretary of State. She had to show control of our language, knowledge of our government, have no communicable disease. But , now Mexicans et al just flood the open border and yell “racist “ if we object. We now have more TB, mealses, pertussis etc. Muslims? Really? Allow people in that have openly declared that we should be killed and or dominated. We must come to our senses and stop the invasion!

Costa Rica requires each individual who immigrates there to have a monthly income of at least $2,000. Australia, last time I checked, requires immigrants to have money in the bank and marketable skills or a profession. I imagine nearly every country in the world requires something of the people who immigrate there. The USA should also, if they don't. I have a friend who married a Costa Rican woman and they spent thousands and waited years for her to be naturalized. We might make it cheaper and faster (reduce red tape), but NEVER without a sacrifice. And NEVER illegally.

I believe that it is a designed, world invasion.

I like and agree with LEGAL immigration and a strong border to control that immigration.

BUT, immigration is NOT a good thing without ASSIMILATION. If you immigrate to this country, be prepared to adopt the existing culture. You're coming here by choice and that's one of the choices you make.

Now... Be proud of your culture and share it with those that wish, but do not FORCE your culture on the existing society as a whole. A melting pot is a combination of the best of all cultures, not forcing a culture on what already exists. It's kind of like adding too much salt to a good soup. It ruins the whole pot.

And yes, I think ANY country should be able to pick and choose who they allow into their country by whatever means or standards they choose.

Properly managed immigration is a good thing for the nation. What we have now is far from properly managed. We have economic invaders at our southern border. Drug cartels, sex trade cartels, illegal labor cartels all best described as economic invaders pretending to be illegal aliens.

I've never been opposed to immigration that is carried out legally. I do take issue with those who seek to circumvent our laws and make no effort to right their wrongs. My ancestors never disregarded the laws, and also never took a handout.

Require English of all immigrants as it was. Make English the language of the USA.

Control immigration. Remove illegal immigrants. Take DNA, photograph, fingerprints and eye scan of all illegals. Compar DNA of adults to accompanying children to verify parentage. If not parents charge with kidnapping and/or human trafficking. Build the wall IAW Trumps plan.

I think that we can expect 100% of immigrants to have skills. Immigration is not a RIGHT nor is it a charity drive for the disenfranchised. Immigrants who don't have the intellectual and language skills for a Western modern society don't tend to do well. Many of them end up self segregating into their own cultural and language ghettos and into crime, which is a low skill level way to earn a living. No one should be allowed in if they can't support themselves.

Personally I believe that any national population needs to be as homogeneous as possible, in order to avoid the kind of chaos we're enduring at the moment. At best, immigrants should come from the region where the original population emigrated. Bringing people from another race into a region where a dominant population already exists always causes trouble. It takes at least several generations for any new ethnic group to become assimilated properly into the dominant population. At the most, rates of immigration from other ethnic groups should be set at never more than 1% of the current population of the country, so as not to disturb the ethnic balance. This would allow an adequate response time to the new migrants from the existing population and also permit a slow, steady integration into the pre-existing society.

I think you can have free flow of labor OR a welfare state, not both. If the US insisted on a Federal/State safety net rather than community driven safety nets then we must secure our boarders, stop chain migration and permit work visas for employer sponsored alians.

Legal immigration is out of the window, So many have been following the long winding path to become citizens now libs and progressives are opening th gates (no gates really) letting any and all invade. Too many unskilled, unhealthy, unethical, and ignorant of our country's meaning to the rest of the world.

Yes I believe that is true. Building a wall would greatly reduce the amount of illegal immigration. I believe that the people who are waiting for their chance at the American dream are the ones who are really getting trampled on by illegal immigration. How would anyone like it if you were waiting in line to get into the greatest amusement park in the whole world and a group of people just walked right up to the front of the line and got in then the people at the gate said that you would have to wait until their was room for you? How would you take that? My guess is probably not well.

I've now been told it's shameful to refer to the hoards of illegals swarming our borders as invaders. Can I call them thieves? They enter and we have to spend millions of our tax money for their care!

Immigration is when someone from a foreign land knocks on the front door and asks to come in

"Illegal immigration" is when they sneak around back and break in through a window

Kinda THAT simple

Ted Nugent had a picture in his book "Red, White and Ted" that was captioned "Border Security" and was a 50 caliber machine gun ("MA Duece", the M2)

I'm not advocating gunning down illegals, but think about it, the Berlin Wall was very effective with the combo of Razor wire and manned machine gun posts

With the extreme violence of the MS 13 gang (Mara Salvatrucha) maybe they should be the exception of the no killing policy. You can spot them very easily by the facial tattoos.

To say that one is either for or against immigration is too simplistic and possibly the wrong question. It's a bit like asking are you for or against eating. The pertinent questions are how much is too little, how much is too much, and what type of food should you eat to stay healthy?

One must also think of the effects of immigration in the short, medium and long terms. Additionally, one must consider the effects, both economically and socially, on the host population, the migrants themselves and the populations of the countries of origin.

There are many permutations and often unforeseen consequences. As Jordan Peterson would say, "It's complicated!"

Anyone here who does not come in thru the legal channels should be deported Immediately,, they have broken OUR laws ... If people do not understand the need AND INTENT TO INTEGRATE INTO our society , they will not be any benefit to us or to themselves in the long run,, If people are allowed to remain in our country illegally lowers the integrity and morals of the whole of our country,,, those who value our country’s benefits must also value OUR STANDARDS and culture and be required to fully assimilate

For decades our immigration program here in Canada was effective. Immigrants were grateful to be accepted, learned our language, and fitted in with our culture.

Now, it's all gone to hell in a handbasket. I have walked down some of our main streets and not heard even one word of English.We're forming ghettoes.

I believe immigrants should be given the opportunity to come to America to make a better life for themselves and their families. I don't believe open borders is the way to do it. More centers for incoming immigrants and more legitimate ways to be here legally is what we need. I truly believe there are bad people who would hurt this country and the people will always try to get here. There are a lot of very smart people in this country, so I'm sure the right people could come up with a solution.
It's easy to pass judgment on a group of people in an abstract approach, but I see visitors to this country face to face who sincerely want to be here to build a better life for themselves. All those who want to be here aren't bad.
Control the inflow now so we can concentrate on welcoming those who want to be here for legitimate reasons. We need immigrants and we need to welcome them in a controlled manner.

I believe that control on migrants coming to the United States has to be something necessary to protect them the same migrants that travel, when I lived in Chile I had the opportunity to live with illegal migrants that had it rough spending nights and weeks living on the cold street with out resources exposing their wife and daughter to prostitution, I help as I could, but If the country that receive the migrant does not have the conditions to assure a good establishment for those coming then they should not come, the sanctuary polices working on states such as California are irresponsible for the American people. (I'm an American CItizen, with a double nationality with Chile, that is why I do live inside the USA and had the opportunity to study inside Chile and lived this experience).

We are all immigrants, our ancestors worked with what they had to survive. We have immigration now that either hate western democracy and want to be a part of ending it ,or want to suck the very life out of the good in society. In between we have those who really want to just live a good life , and then we have the truly evil , gangs, drugs, child sex traffickers, pedophiles, human trafficking, money laundering the list goes on. If we are going to be a sovereign nation then we have the right as a Canadian to have basic ethics that hold our base together. That has been lost, in my opinion.

I grew up with the illegal immigrants being scattered like roaches at a crack house around the Dallas area. The sad thing is they are still there! Until we get a Congress that will close the loopholes and get rid of all the illegals, we are stuck paying for them.