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“…Colotl was seven when she came to this country, brought by her parents who were seeking a better life for their family. As a believer in free markets, I believe in the right of workers to migrate to seek better prospects, and Colotl was an example of the American dream and working to correct an error on the part of her parents.

Jeff Jacoby sums up my view on immigration almost perfectly:

I have never understood the anti-immigrant hysterics. Industrious self-starters who come to the United States to find work, create new wealth, and improve their lives are not a menace or a threat. They are an asset. No state seeks to drive out hard-working newcomers from New Mexico or Indiana; why should hard-working newcomers from Old Mexico or India be treated any differently? To say that they cross the border illegally only begs the question. Why should it be illegal for any person to come to the United States, assuming his intentions are peaceful and he is not likely to become a public charge or health risk?

As I’ve noted before, the majority of immigrants, including illegals, are coming here seeking a better life, despite the myths we constantly hear. They contribute to our economy much more than what services they may use.

Unfortunately, a life is probably ruined while politicians pander to nativists. “

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And from the president of Guatemala ( among many others):

No police force can stop migration

La Prensa Grafica (San Salvador, El Salvador), La Jornada (Mexico City) 9/20/10

Alvaro Colom, President of Guatemala, said that people emigrate because there is a market that takes them in, and that any human being ought to have the right to go anywhere to work if that’s their desire. He pointed out that the United States ought to start with laws that permit family reunification, and to bestow legal status to the immigrants who already live in that country. He added, “The United States spends millions and millions of dollars on the border. They put up a fence and people keep on coming through, if not by land it’s by sea or underground.” “There is no police force that can halt the flow of migrants.”

He also said that the “Zetas” already are a very dangerous presence in his country: they began to arrive in Guatemala around 2004 and this was intensified in 2007. They now control two out of the four zones of the country…

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http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2010/09/20/index.php?section=politica&article=002e1pol