Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[sarai]

marcos, I have been accused time and again of being a "liberal" on this thread. What "liberal" is, exactly, and why "liberal" is a bad thing, I have no idea. But I am not an uncompassionate person. Yet all this "help them" talk has me a bit confused. Help who, those who are here legally, illegally, or both?...

As I posted earlier, I have a friend who immigrated here from Russia several yrs ago. He and his family came here with nothing, literally, and did not speak the English language. The entire family has become successful, productive members of US society. And despite cultural differences, these people assimilated into life in the US, tho never abandoning their identity. They succeeded because they helped themselves, not because they looked to the gov for a handout. Initially, the handup came from family and friends living in this country.

Ultimately, the choice to succeed or fail lies with the individual, not gov.