Why is it that I now need a passport to visit Canada, but non-US citizens are "freely" traversing the southern border of this fine country? Was there at some point in US history where Canadians were coming across the border, working under the table, not paying taxes, and sending their earnings back to C-eh?-N-eh?-D-eh? Or were the Canadians coming across the border to sell their illegal goods (read drugs) and committing violent crimes on a regular basis? Or what about drawing from the social welfare programs and other government handouts available to those who have committed a crime by being here in the first place?
I'm all for people who want to experience the economic and social freedoms that simply don't exist anywhere else in the world; I just want to see them go through the process legally and become a legitimate citizen. Contribute to society. Build. Achieve. Do something constructive. The reason this country is great because of the people who have gone and died before us securing our freedoms and opportunities. It wasn't a walk in the park to make this country what it was. So, if you care to partake in it, enjoy the party, just contribute something along the way. Coming here to sit around and literally suck from the system is at least a little bit worse than showing up to a social event without bringing something to share with others in the form of a food or beverage...it's a social faux pas at your "friends" party and it's a major faux pas to just show up randomly in the US and expect to get all the benefits of a citizen who has lived, worked, and paid taxes here for entire working life contributing to "The System" which now supports you.
Immigrants are some of the most successful people in this country; they have a 9:1 shot at becoming a millionaire compared to a US-born citizen. However, those immigrants successful in legitimate and legal enterprises came here in just that way, legitimately and legally.
Why is it the crime statistics for Canadians and those from Latin America are so disparagingly different?
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