From a comment, here: Your right we should be ashmaned of ourselves. and for Katrina too. I dont like the republicans anymore. they inspire hate for our own, but let scum like Iran breathe. Wally: That's quite a mix of things. I suppose the only way to tie them together is under a common premise of "entitlement." Immigrants are entitled to social services. Katrina victims are entitled to disaster relief. Americans at large are entitled to be taken care of before those in other countries. If you remove that premise, what do you have? Suppose nobody has a right to take from me and you--or anyone else--without our say-so. Note: I'm not saying there's anything wrong with giving immigrants a helping start. Not saying there's anything wrong with massive relief efforts for victims of natural disaster. Not saying there's anything wrong with various forms of assistance for Americans at large, or "taking care of our own," first. But stealing from me, you and every other productive person renders all of those things the spoils of theft--not the charity from good and kind people those things should be. I don't have a right to stop an immigrant from crossing a line...