Instead of making struggling American workers pay for interpreting and other social services for immigrant families, the U.S. should enforce our immigration laws as strictly as Mexico does, so that we can put all able-bodied welfare recipients and non-violent prisoners to work in jobs currently held by illegal immigrants. The U.S. should also have a time-out from mass legal immigration a year so that we have a chance to effectively energy shortages and other problems which are exacerbated by exploding population growth.
Senators Obama and McCain are pushing for amnesty, which will lead to an explosion of legal and illegal immigration: Once naturalized, million of amnestied aliens will be potential voters. Considering that our recent national elections were very close, how likely will our immigration laws be seriously enforced? Those naturalized citizens are likely to bring in extended families who will have children born here. Newcomers will use energy, need jobs, health care, education and other social services. Yeh Ling-Ling Oakland, CA