All who come here don't necessarily want to stay here. Some come, get what they can, and go back home. Some do stay. And there really aren't that many U.S. citizens who renounce their citizenship. So those are good things...but they are based on the premise of opportunity. Right now opportunity is pretty thin. We've already started seeing a decrease in Mexican laborers who do a lot of the lawn, landscaping, construction, agricultural, and other hard physical labor occupations. There are not that many jobs, and many are moving elsewhere or returning home with their earnings. In theory, that would make job openings for Americans, but it's hard to find people who will work for less than minimum wage and no benefits, especially when a job at a fast food place or grocery store is so much easier, and brings more money.

Pride and selflessness are good in theory, but at the scale we practice it's global welfare. Our nation does not have the resources to feed, clothe, and shelter the world, just look close to home and see how things are here. We have starving, homeless people who live on the streets. "Charity starts at home" is an old saying, and worth remembering.

I don't watch TV journalism. Sensationalistic journalism makes me sick. And I have very little trust of the objectivity of the print media, either. That's one thing that has changed little through the centuries. What I do see is American citizens no longer "untouchable"...instead we are targets of kidnapping, murder, and other crimes in the name of some political or religious faction, and an American target will certainly draw attention.