Marini
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ORIGINAL: Aneirin Although I get the general gist that many peoples don't like immigrants in their countries for various reasons, I have to ask would those same people ever consider emigrating themselves ? Sure, many cannot see themselves ever moving out of their country of origin, but what if the country of origin began to work against you, would you just take it and buckle under the load, or consider moving elsewhere ? Now from my observations it is not just foreigners who appear to come in for flack in the host country, but in some respects others from within the country that move elsewhere ( for jobs mainly and sometimes housing ), are treated with some suspicion, for example everyone knows an Englishman in Scotland or Wales will come in for a hard time, be that ribaldry or out and out dislike, and that mainly becsuse of things that happened hundreds of years ago, then there is even the North/South divide in England and further to that inter county dislike. So those that move within their country of origin's territories though not immigrants as we know them, but they are immigrants from one part of the country to another. What does that say about us ? Is it we are just untrusting of anyone new and with that they are the immediate target for blame for whatever fault is seen ? Is the immigrant tension getting greater, both external and internal, or is the latter not counted ? But is emmigration and immigration a good thing, or should we all just stay put and accept what comes better or worse ? Howdy Aneirin, the problem I am having with this topic is, there is a BIG difference in my eyes between legal and illegal immigration. As far as I know, people have always immigrated from one place to another place. People should be free to legally immigrate where they want to go. One of the main issues/problems that we face here in America, is what is or should be, the status of those that come here illegally, and have no intention on leaving here. Peace
< Message edited by Marini -- 8/11/2011 8:51:06 PM >
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As always, To EACH their Own. "And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. " Nelson Mandela Life-long Democrat, not happy at all with Democratic Party. NOT a Republican/Moderate and free agent
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