Originally posted on 01/31/2013:

I agree with you Andy, we are not going to kick 11/12 million people out or we would have done it already.. The vast majority of the people coming to this nation want to succeed here, they want to contribute and ultimately their offspring - Dreamers-will become assimilated and Americanized.

Amnesty would offer millions... a fighting chance at self-sufficiency and social mobility. Millions of hard-working people who make enormous contributions to their communities,workplace, this country and it's economy.

If they are tuff enough to get here and survive they should be the ones we want here. Take them out from under the cloud of deportation and let them reach their full potential.

Offering amnesty to those not here legally would mean forgiveness, a general pardon, and as such they should be able to vote immediately- after whatever the new guidelines for the amnesty are met.

The vast majoity of the people here illegally are hard working people and isn't that the kind of people we want here ? If you say" they broke the law" well our elected officals in DC are making laws everyday,that hurt this country and us far worse than they do.