Senator Chuck Schumer to lead new effort at immigration reform

Every time you go and present a plea, remember I'm praying for you all the God will give grace to speak to promete a imigration reform. Pastor Victor Zessati

Ahhh and sure as the sky is green and the grass is blue don't ya just know that old chuckie schumer (that shining pillar of honesty and morality) is worried and concerned about the well being of 50,000 illegal Irish aliens, just like when billy clinton was moved to do something about illegal aliens and went after the Polish and the Irish. The Irish don't vote in a block anymore and many have started to think on their own and are no longer mandatory Democrats so they are no longer beholding to us. We did what the majority of the new immigrants refuse to do -we integrated and became American- too damned well.

Also, I am Irish, not American - and a full supporter of rights for the undocumented

I appreciate the apology Maghnus but would like to make a suggestion, instead of insulting me by saying crawl under a rock, why not make a logical point and argue, respectfully, with what I have posted. I would gladly settle for some of that.

What you say about Sotomayor is simple laughable to anyone who has made the slightest effort to look into your claims surrounding La Raza. Simply laughable.

the legal process you speak of does not exist unless you already have thousands of dollars and unless an American company can prove there is not an American to do the job (an impossibility in and of itself). the silliness of the current system makes it hypocritical and unjust to criticise those trying to better their lives, who would willingly come here legally were that option available.

You are not talking about a few thousand illegal immigrants here, there are almost 30 million, including the 50,000 or so Irish and the other groups that have gotten into the mix because they are south Americans. That does not include the documented workers who are here either. This will be straightened out after the health care bill goes thorough, they will be given legal status, therefore they will be eligible for health care and we pay. There are no jobs here and if they do take menial jobs they won't be making enough to pay. Sonia Sotomayor is a new supreme court justice, she is head of La Raza, a racist group of hispanics who think anyone other than hispanics should die, La Raza means "The Race" They will be eligible to vote when they are legalized and I'm sure Sonia, the La Raza Queen, will see to it that they vote for Obama. They did this with other groups as well, all for the vote, we wound up with millions of Russians who have assimiated very well and are very intelligent people, they did it with the Chinese, millions of them here too and countless others, so I'm sure they will do what they want with the Mexicans and other Hispanics that are here. No point in getting upset about it, they are here and they are here to stay, some are very nice people, hard workers and family oriented, unfortunately a lot of them are not, gangs have come in with them, and Mexico opened its jail doors and sent the prisoners here as well and the crime rate has gone up. We are getting illnesses we never heard of, inluding Leprosy, there are 7 or 8 Leper clinics in the states, this H1N1 flu supposedly came from mexico, who knows for sure, our government speaks with forked tongue. Regardless of what any of us think about the immigrants, they are here. period.

Since Vincentruane answered my question with a preposterous answer, I would like to ask BostonIrish what is Pro-Immigration Reform?

P.S. I would further like to add, PlasticPaddy, because I feel I must, that I would not wish harm on any illegal immigrants, here in America, or in Ireland. I would majorly prefer them not to be here, or there, but I am not nearly as ignorant as I show myself to be, and understand that they are trying to have a better living regardless of where they go. I would, however, prefer them to go through the legal processes to get to where they are going.

plasticpaddy, I must apologize for my last comment, providing it's still there when you read this comment. I would not wish you any pain or harm, perhaps a bit more understanding as to why you irritate me with your comments of belittling others of their opinion (which, might I add, is your God given right, and ironically, half of the fun of posting on a web blog to begin with). I spoke too rashly and should have stopped at crawl back under your rock. I have sent a report abuse on myself, and have explained in my comment the same as I have just explained to you. Please excuse my idiocy.

plasticpaddy, if you really are Irish American, you're a disgrace to both Nationalities. Crawl back under your rock and die.

Don't bother listening to plasticpaddy. He doesn't know two bits about what decent people or citizens would do, because he doesn't happen to be one of them. Don't be fooled by him, either. He's not Irish. He's an American Hippie trying to talk big...did I mention is a full supporter of illegal immigrants, ponder over that won't you.

If a law is stupid and unjust it the responsibility of decent people and citizens to get rid of it, you support worse laws or at least the ridiculous status quo.

I don't understand why some of these commenters spend so much time on a website that is run by people who are clearly pro immigration reform and have fought in the past on behalf of the undocumented irish.

But my emotion is based on the fact that so many people have invaded the USA in open, flagrant violation of U.S. law, and are being flatly excused (and even worse, offered citizenship, as a reward for it) by so many OTHER people. Sure, that gets my dander up (as it should ANY thinking American). Fortunately such people are in the minority, in the USA.