tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post3305075239875621111..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: Advocacy groups push for immigration reformAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-44128068473046321472015-11-12T21:08:50.013-05:002015-11-12T21:08:50.013-05:00DACA does not provide a path to citizenship. Get ...DACA does not provide a path to citizenship. Get your facts right.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-6852689452584239422015-11-11T22:06:44.650-05:002015-11-11T22:06:44.650-05:00Seems like every side gets a generous share of kno...Seems like every side gets a generous share of know-nothings. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-78286591853874041412015-11-09T13:26:41.253-05:002015-11-09T13:26:41.253-05:00I am sure the author and her NIMBY pals were dissa...I am sure the author and her NIMBY pals were dissapointed in the results of the Mason District election.<br /><br />Very interesting that she is know taking a liberal bent to her posts after her candidate got trounced in the MDS election.<br /><br />Seems like it may be time for the Annandale Blog to take a break while it recuperates from the Loeffler embarrassment.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-9833030052542323252015-11-08T17:38:18.107-05:002015-11-08T17:38:18.107-05:00We're a land of legal immigrants. Or, at least...We're a land of legal immigrants. Or, at least we're supposed to be. I have nothing against immigrants. However, there is simply no justification for entering or remaining in this country illegally. Moreover, it's naive to rely of the narrow distinction between permanent residence and citizenship to justify what clearly amounts to preferential treatment for persons illegally residing in the U.S. They may refer to themselves as "dreamers", but they got here through the illegal conduct of "schemers". It's time to plug loopholes like DACA and restrict immigration to those persons who respect our laws. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-27007485143916342212015-11-08T15:17:13.873-05:002015-11-08T15:17:13.873-05:00DACA does not currently provide recipients a path ...DACA does not currently provide recipients a path to citizenship. They are given tools (work permit, etc) to enable them to be contributing members of the community which I what benefits everyone. It saddens me that these young people who identify as Americans and "ESL kids" are still viewed so negatively by some. We are a land of immigrants Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-65915409547877279752015-11-07T19:09:11.705-05:002015-11-07T19:09:11.705-05:00Usually I try to keep things civil and kind but re...Usually I try to keep things civil and kind but reading your rudeness I can not think of any way to say a kind word. Only hope that when you teach kids out in the world what kindness is that you tell them to do as I say not what I do. I am surprised you considered yourself openminded. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-1821445142724874332015-11-06T21:10:28.752-05:002015-11-06T21:10:28.752-05:00I own property in Mason District. I am not willing...I own property in Mason District. I am not willing to see my neighborhood and my property and my schools become devalued because of undocumented immigrants and their overcrowding and ESL kids. If you find that to be characteristic of "know nothing's," so be it. I don't really care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-15881537375755504932015-11-06T19:39:34.765-05:002015-11-06T19:39:34.765-05:00My earlier comment specifically refers to immigran...My earlier comment specifically refers to immigrants who are attempting to legally enter this country. I criticized DACA because it provides illegal immigrants a path to citizenship that bypasses immigration requirements that immigrants and prospective immigrants must meet. DACA beneficiaries go to the head of the line because their parents or guardians broke the law to keep them in this country. That gives the latter plenty of incentive to become criminals. Then, to add insult to injury, DAPA would allow those same lawbreaking parents and guardians a path to permanent residence. This situation is unconscionable because it rewards criminals for deliberately breaking U.S. immigration laws simply because they have children who wouldn't have been U.S. residents except for their criminal conduct.<br /><br />The United States cannot expect anyone to respect its laws if it refuses to enforces them. Accordingly, it's time to begin vigorously deporting anyone who has entered or remains this country illegally.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-21395053375610021512015-11-06T18:41:01.312-05:002015-11-06T18:41:01.312-05:00Legal immigrants already have the rights that DACA...Legal immigrants already have the rights that DACA would grant to certain people already in the U.S. Annandale Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-58858869243474798632015-11-06T17:57:26.021-05:002015-11-06T17:57:26.021-05:00Well, the election results may have been "dis...Well, the election results may have been "disappointing" for some - but I know Mason District residents' are joyful their hard-working Board of Supervisors member was re-elected for another four year term.<br /><br />Those terrible Republicans - especially Republicans masquerading as "independents" - were soundly defeated; especially by our champion - Penny Gross.<br /><br />Maybe the author who wrote this story and the "immigrant advocates" reported on in this post were discouraged by the election's state-wide results - but no one is disappointed by the defeat of the 1 percenters' chosen one in Mason District.<br /><br />Thank you Ellie for sharing with your readers the views of an important segment of Virginia's population - our "New Americans" - and their desire to successfully integrate and be productive neighbors and citizens in Virginia.<br /><br />It is a feel-good story Penny and her open-minded supporters strongly endorse. While Mollie and her band of know-nothings - through their endless complaints against new apartment buildings, and demands to bulldoze Culmore - publicly demonstrate their ill-will to those less-fortunate and less wealthy than themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-69589509213509208052015-11-06T13:43:13.832-05:002015-11-06T13:43:13.832-05:00DACA is an incentive for illegal immigrants to bre...DACA is an incentive for illegal immigrants to break the law. It gives their kids the right to jump the line ahead of hundreds of thousands of applicants for legal entry into the U.S. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com