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by philwelch 5165 days ago
If you're opposed to illegal immigration, and you're also opposed to changing the immigration laws so it's easier to immigrate legally, you're opposed to immigration. Let's just be honest about this.
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I completely disagree. I think it means they're opposed to unlimited immigration.

The US currently takes in well over a million immigrants legally into the country every year. Are you "opposed" to immigration generally if you don't think it should be two million a year? If you think it should be two million a year, does that mean someone who thinks it should be four million can say you're opposed to immigration?

I'm in favor of a fairly high level of immigration, though I think our current system is completely broken (and seems to make it hard for the people we'd most want here to stay). But I absolutely support some controls on the sheer number and rate of entry, and I really don't agree that this makes me opposed to immigration in the general sense.

It depends what you mean by "easier". The ideal scenario would be a fast process that filters for the highly skilled/in-demand.
Illegal immigration is popular among confused lefties and businesses who want to hire people with no rights.