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Should illegal immigrants in the United States have a legal path to citizenship, or should they be deported?

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Citizen
51% 108 votes Total: 211 votes
Deport
49% 103 votes
  • 1 of 10

    by Timothy Justice

    We are a nation founded by immigrants. Even our "indigenous" population immigrated to the continent at one point long ago, according to most reliable anthropologists. At issu...read more

  • by Doreen Mayers

    Perception of Illegal Immigrants It is May 2005. At a Union meeting, a sister declares that "foreigners are bad for America", and should be kept out. What are these people doi...read more

  • 3 of 10

    by Jonathan Clayton

    Illegal Immigrants, a Legal Path to Citizenship or Deportation? You Decide! Now, this should make for a much better debate, than the previous way it was stated. I can only s...read more

  • by AnnMarie

    Path to citizenship or deportation? A difficult answer and is not an easy one. I have thought about this for a long time. I believe there should be a path to citizenship for tho...read more

  • 5 of 10

    by Mahesh Ramchandani

    United States of America is the land of immigrants. The immigrants built the US to a stage where the American people are respected all over the world, on the blood and sweat of...read more

  • 6 of 10

    by Rich Rivers

    Illegal immigrants in the United States has been a problem for a long time because of millions of people aspiring to be American citizens. People look at the United States as t...read more

  • 7 of 10

    by Olivia Bredbenner

    Many years ago we were a country with open borders. That is how we became the great melting pot that we are today. However, we now find ourselves as a nation in over ou...read more

  • 8 of 10

    by Rebecca Brown

    Illegal immigration is a topic imbued with more controversy than animal rights. Yes, it's that bad. Because of the variety of standpoints on the subject I have often thought lon...read more

  • 9 of 10

    by Sherry Wheeler

    I think it to be very irresponsible to reward illegals with citizenship when they have already shown that they are not above breaking our laws. Furthermore the consequences in ...read more

  • 10 of 10

    by Jo Ann Courtney

    I believe that Mexican immigrants that have been in the United States should be offered citizenship and not deported. These Mexican immigrants do jobs that Americans do not...read more

  • 1 of 8

    by Linda Sunkle-Pierucki

    The illegal immigrant situation is one that gives pause to most caring people regardless of their political orientation. Certainly, no one wishes to arrest and deport millions o...read more

  • by James Darnell

    As the population grows, so does illegal immigration. The American economy is also affected by the surge of "consumers". The value of many things like real estate, cost of consu...read more

  • 3 of 8

    by P. Giselle Hale

    The answer is in the question. As the late entertainer, mayor, and U. S. Rep. Sonny Bono said, "What's to talk about? It's illegal." If we can put aside emotions and personal...read more

  • 4 of 8

    by Sara A Broers

    This is one topic that really gets my blood boiling! I believe that illegal immigrants in the United States should be deported. You may think that sounds like a fairly harsh s...read more

  • 5 of 8

    by Damien Baldino

    Illegal immigrants should not have a legal path to citizenship. They should be deported quickly and forfeit the right to seek U.S. citizenship. This may seem harsh to some, bu...read more

  • 6 of 8

    by James Hebert

    First let me say that this question is much like questions in election and other polls. It lacks, like most other questions and ensuing discussions a very important aspect calle...read more

  • 7 of 8

    by J P Burton

    Deportation or citizenship? No choices are easy or simple. But we all should know that there is no free ride in life, and, being a hard worker does have any guarantees either! ...read more

  • 8 of 8

    by June McGee

    To start with, let me ask this question If there were such a thing as an American entering "their" country illegally, would we even get the opportunity or the option of being d...read more

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