re: #4 Charles Johnson

Given the number of comments, the object of your post is apparently none other than me. But as for being “pissed off”, that I am not, not in the least.

I have to admire Miss Elvira Arellano for her passion and tenacity, and can not fault her for her desire to do SOMETHING to help better her son and her self, and, subsequently, others who find themselves in similar positions.

Not sure how many on this board can say that they have taken part in Naturalization Ceremonies. But I have, and one of the proudest days of my life was when my wife gave her oath of Naturalization and became a US citizen. All the paperwork and the interviews were burdensome enough to make you borderline pissed off most of the time, but in the end after a lengthy wait it was finally worth it.

Question I will raise is where do you draw a line? Would you have open borders where anyone can come to the US without restriction and utilize the resources of our system? Should we completely close off the country to immigration until the current immigration problem is solved.? Or, do we set some limits somewhere in between which will allow the country to afford the services it provides to its “citizens”, whatever the future holds for immigration reform. Any limits we set will have some on one side of the limit and some on the other, and both sides will have stories which result in questioning what the heck are we doing.

That is why I hope Ms Arellano is able to work the system legally to get her and her son living here in the US. All the more power to her as a result.