"Should we be the doormat to the poor and misplaced people of other nations? "

I feel like there's some sort of quote on some famous American landmark that applies to this...hmmmmmm

Blaming where budget cuts take effect on the fact that Virginia is historically conservative is a joke, right?

One of the fist decent cuts made comes at the expense of a state currently suing the Federal Government. No, I'm not joking.

I should start asking you guys if "you're joking, right?" everytime you say something. I can't think of a better way to belittle your opinion.

And I grabbed that line out of my head. Sorry if it applies to some random teaching I received in 4th or 5th grade. : )

"Tell me the benefit of granting amnesty to these folks."

The betterment of society?
Promotion of basic human rights?
Fulfilling our social responsibility as a world leader and modern culture?

I'm sorry your ridiculous conspiracy theory is comical. I try to give you the benefit of the doubt. Would you prefer that I assume everything you say is sincere? I fear that might have more detrimental consequences.

oh by the way - illegal immigrants pay billions of dollars in taxes to the US government every year. just in case you were assuming they are a drain on our economy or whatever.

"The betterment of society? "

Who's society? It won't better my society?

"Promotion of basic human rights?"

Again, why should America have to pay for other country's people to have decent human rights.

"Fulfilling our social responsibility as a world leader and modern culture?"

This is a joke, right?

You should assume everything I say in one of these threads is sincere unless I have an emoticon at the end of a statment.