[Hoot Gibson]

Slate is not a socialist website. Just because someone is a Democrat does not make them a socialist. Even Nancy Pelosi did an interview rejecting socialism recently.

As to that amendment, maybe we should amend that. And before you guys jump down on me, it's talking about protecting against invasion. That people on our own soil be protected against invasion. So we don't have Britain invading us like they did under George Washington and John Adams. It's not talking about letting people in for open borders.

Take a look at this - since Republicans are so big on the economy - and tell me that undocumented workers aren't important.

https://theconversation.com/why-care-abo...nomy-98790

It does not matter how many times that you or anybody else use euphemisms to describe illegal aliens, it does not change the fact that they are committing crimes every day that they remain in this country. They are only immigrants if our incompetent, uncaring government allow them to remain here permanently.

Allowing illegal aliens to reap federal benefits paid for by law abiding American citizen-taxpayers, including future generations who will inherit this generation's national debt, is nothing less than armed robbery and transfer of wealth to a large, organized group of criminals.

There is no doubt that illegal aliens constitute a large part of our economy, but the same is true of drug cartels, street gangs, and other criminal organizations. If this nation needs additional workers beyond the number of legal Americans in the workforce, then those additional workers should be legal residents who have demonstrated respect for our nation's laws.