Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h87AQt722324; Sun, 7 Sep 2003 06:26:55 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 06:26:55 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <011d01c3752a$3ad7e710$18aab042@lop.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "ttweeton" <ttweeton@comcast.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9445] RE: Accept English-only donation, etc. X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2104 Lines: 56 You say, what if a family HAS TO enter another > country illegally and work in order to survive? No family "has to" enter this country, Sylvan, they "want to". Jillian is right, we do not have the room to accept everybody. We just don't have enough resources for ALL . This is why we have immigration laws which aren't not being respected or inforced properly. We, as a country, cannot save the whole world. Tanya ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jillian" <zazee27@yahoo.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 3:44 AM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9439] RE: Accept English-only donation, etc. > To Sylvan Rainwater: > Thank you so much for reading and replying to my post. > (One often doesn't know if one's words are ever > read!) You and I, alas, will never agree on certain > points. > > You say, what if a family HAS TO enter another > country illegally and work in order to survive? I > say, there are millions of people in that situation > around the world, and they can't ALL be allowed into > the US, Canada, Sweden, or England, as they seem to > want, can they? > > You say, they have to be given free medical care if > they are here. Well, pardon my French, #$%^#@! I > don't get free or employer-paid medical care in my > line of work, and I can't afford insurance, so I have > to hope to heaven that I don't need to see a doctor. > When I worked in Europe, I lived in some countries > that had national health care, and IF I had a work > permit, I could see a doctor free. > > You say, should we just tighten the borders? It > sounds as if you are referring to Mexico. > Sylvan, I lived in Mexico many years ago and I have a > sentimental link to that country, its culture and its > people. But I don't think we can solve Mexico's > problems by inviting everyone to come here. Mexico > controlling its population growth would be a start to > a solution. > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
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