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fatslob-:O said:
Teeqoz said:

No, I'm proposing that you make immigrating legally easier, and possible for more people.

Regardless of what the purpose of the policies is, that is one of its effects.

I also don't think even insinuating that the death penalty is acceptable punishment for immigrating illegally has any place in a proper discussion.

How much easier exactly ? We issue 1 million green cards each year which nets permanent residence status which translates to roughly adding 0.3% to our total population ...

My mention of death penalty in relation as a punishment for trespassing is your implication I didn't mean to create, my example of death penalty is that we don't show mercy for transgressions for whatever the punishment will be ... 

As you age you'll start to see that the world won't meet your expectations and that not even the greatest nation cannot bring every miracle like trying to meet it's vast demand for immigrating ... 

Looking at statistics, about 350 000 people immigrate illegally to the US each year (and about 350 000 illegal immigrants also leave the country each year). That would be a 35% increase over your current 1 million green card number, which would in turn mean a 0.4% population increase from immigrants. I'm not saying the US has to take in everyone that wants to enter, this is just to put the numbers in perspective - Increasing the amount of green cards alotted each year by 10% would cover 30% of all illegal immigrants. That would already go a long way in alleviating the issues caused by people immigrating illegally. No need to use my age as a basis for arguments. Argue against what I'm saying, not my age. I'm not asking for an undoable miracle. America became a great nation due to rather lax immigration policies during the 19th century.