And this comes as a surprise?

How about this. Seeing that what most people consider the illegals are from mexico I offer two sugestions. Deportation..? Sounds nice but whats to stop them from just comming back? How about we kick it up a notch and add something to make it a bit more costly to them and also help with the growth rate of hispanics versus whites? If illegals are caught we send them back thru a sterillisation clinic...hhmmm? Prevents them from comming back and having babies, and might make them think about comming in the first place. Option two would be a huge constuction project making a tunnel from the Mexican border to like Canada, or England. We could leave it unguarded and put cots and food/water supplies along the way. That way some other country can deal with the "Problem" Now this comment is posted for entertainment puposes only, as I have many hispanic friends. Oh but before I go. Go Whitey.

Where is Geraldo when we need him?

Janesville is so out of touch! White skined people in states like Texas, New Mexico, Arizona have been the minority for years and years now! Back in the 1980's my cousin who lives in Texas tryed to get a job in a factory but he was told that company already had it's quota of minorities (whites), so the job went to a mexican immigrant. Welcome to reality WI!

It is scary and appalling to read some of the response on here. This country was built on people coming together from other parts of the world. The racist comments I see make me want to throw up in my mouth. I hope none of you infect your children with such ignorant thoughts.

tweetpea:
Is it really that upsetting? I, personally, do not care if I'm part of the "minority". I don't particularly care for that term, come to think of it. If you have such a problem with being a "minority", consider what it has been like for the races dubbed "minority" so far. I'm interested in knowing what impact, exactly, being in the "minority" is going to have on your/others lifestyle? Where does this fear stem from?

JNR said:"I am just sick at most of the responses on this blog...The intolerance is saddening"
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Don't look now, but you're being intolerant of other people's views.

JNR: I agree with you 100 percent!

Where is Rodney King When You Need Him????
LOL

STAY SAFE!!!!!

I am just sick at most of the responses on this blog. Are you kidding me people? It is very evident that we have not learned anything over the past 30 years. The intolerance is saddening and I hope those of you with these negative comments do not teach such to your own children. No wonder why this world is in such shambles

I am not liking the thought of being in the era of 2050 maybe if i am lucky i won't live to see that but our kids will see it, what is an adult going to say to our children? we are now the minority but we wern't in 2008. Can anybody answer that question?

So.... maybe I missed it, but where in this article does it mention illegal Mexican aliens overtaking the country to steal your jobs and welfare?

Most of you so concerned with the illegal issue, would probably also try to make the argument that minorities have it great in this country; and would laugh at the idea of "white privilege". That being said; why is the idea of switching roles Armageddon to you?

Ironic, but hardly surprising.

If you really think our Hispanic population is the most important and influential issue facing this country today - you really need to turn off Foxnews; become a little more informed than a circus chimp; and more than likely - find a hobby.

I happen to be half Indian and very proud of my Heratige even though my tribe was brutal back when we were being invaded and forced to leave our homeland

Once again, some people are on the racist soap box and also referring to the very distant past (by the way I wasn't alive during the Indian days). I already said let people be here with the process and legality. That's not good enough? What kind of peace do you think will exist in this country (for anyone) if the lack of structure continues. We will then all pay for the mess. I am concerned about the American structure. Not a specific color of skin! Many of you commenting continue to stray from the main focuses. Illegals are not abidng by the same lines as others...no debating it. What about those who did come via legal process. Should they accept the massive undocumented influx? If it continues there will be a serious problem, and the lets hold hands and be friends thinking won't matter. The political borders and due processes are a good thing, not racist or wrong. I don't understand the constant debate. If America suffers too much from the maylay, then everyone will suffer anyway. Hot buttons empty can rattling words like "humanity" just deflect from the point. The law must be followed..............................

To those who were commenting on how the Europeans treated the Native Americans, it isn't like any other group of humans with technological/tactical/organizational superiority behaved much differently when arriving in an area populated with a different group. Look at the Mongols, the Zulus, the Saxons, the Aztecs et cetera, et cetera.

It seems to be human nature and there is little benefit to the "mea culpa" of white guilt constantly thrown about when discussing the European colonization of North America.

We need to decide if maintaining the cultural identity of the United States is first, something we want to do, second, something we have the ability to do and third, something we have the stomach to do.

The culture of Central and South America is different than that of traditional "American" culture.

The immigrants of today seem less interested in assimilating and adopting the dominant culture than changing the dominant culture to one more in line with the values of their homelands. Is this something we want to encourage or discourage? Is this a course we can even alter at this point? If we can alter it, are we willing to take the steps needed to do so?

intrigued: Are you kidding me? Do you really think that all illegal’s get paid above board? A large portion of them get paid in cash. In addition, when they make a purchase they pay local sales tax, but no federal tax. Since they are illegal, don’t get paid above board, and nobody essentially knows they exists, there is no way to collect federal tax from them. The consumption tax would guarantee they pay federal taxes.

Alright. I think we're all going to be SUPER!!

OK shouldn't be the goal...we should strive for better than "OK."

This country had a major influx of immigrants in the beginning of the last century. We integrated. The country survived. I think we're all going to be ok.

Forgive, not forget.

Move forward.

Humane future enforcement and not draconian (not to mention infeasible) deportation.

All this over not being in the majority? It's coming ready or not... maybe the current majority should consider treating the "minority" with a little more respect as the tables may be turning shortly. (Golden Rule)

tweetpea -
Just curious...are you 100% Native American?

intrigued...you referred to truecitizen's comment ""It's all about truthfullness and reality." in a negative sense...but that statement applies equally to "The corporate world (particularly agriculture and hospitality)"

Racism is alive and well in Janesville. No change from when the Klan and White People's Socialist Party chose Janesville for their "hate summit" back in the 90's. Must make a redneck proud!

true citizen you must have forgotten that the whites kicked my Indian Ancestors out of there Tribes you stole our horses and you made us leave our homeland we were here first the whites just thought they could do whatever they wantedto us.

Racism doesn't help anything or anyone. I don't care if you have purple skin and a pink mohawk. I do care if your driving without a license and insurance, if we are all paying 3% on the electric bill for utility welfare, or any welfare for that matter. (If you don't believe in utility welfare, read your electric bill carefully.)

The Mexican people that are coming to the U.S. legally or illegally are coming here for better jobs, better pay, better education, and a better life. If you were in their position, you would do the same.

In a few hundred years, there will be no "races" left, just humans like now but without the racism, so let's speed up the process and save a bunch on taxes now.

Everyone chip in 5 bucks, and we can buy Mexico, or better yet proclaim there are "Weapons of Mass Destruction", and just invade. The (31) states of Mexico will become the 51st thru 81st United States of America. Most of the Mexican people will approve of becoming part of America. The minority that does not approve are the ones that have been feeding off of the majority. I think the minority that benefits from the work of the majority are known as politicians, (parásito) there too.

There are many benefits for everyone:

$$$ Disband the Border Patrol and N.I.S. (Southern Branch). They cannot keep out illegals anyway, but spend something in the neighborhood of half a billion dollars annually.

$$$ Send in the American oil companies, we are presently importing an incredible 70% of our oil !!!

$$$ Deserts are great places to build solar and wind farms.

$$$ Warm, winter, ocean-side vacations without a passport.

$$$ Natural resources, and jobs to go with them.

Don't hate Mexican people because they want to work and/or live in the United States.

A special note for all you 7th grade alumni out there. Mexican people are not Spanish, they speak Spanish. People from Spain are Spanish.

People don't want to wake up, because if they did they would have to face the awful place this world has become. It is much easier to bury your head in the sand and hide. I for one, have had my heart bled to death.

the way things are going earth might not be around in 2050

Thank God I'll be dead by 2050 but still I would roll over in my grave. Shoot I can't even go anywhere without seeing Mexicans if the children are conceived in Mexico they should stay instead of coming to the USA so they can be legal they are illegal Alians.

I think we should stop thinking of any immegrents as forigners but instead as other humans. Americans seem to lose their humanity when it comes to imigration.

crawls out from under the rock in 2050 and wonders what happened? looking around today the hispanics are everywhere. the thing that upsets me is the illegal ones but this is just like the Iraq war how do you know who is who?
i'm all for weeding out the ones who don't belong here but then when they have children here , who by law are "americans" do our want to be politicaly correct courts deport or not? Seems to me the ACLU is gonna have a field day.
seems to me that by 2050 it aint gonna matter anyways. As for the grammar police I hope I spelled everything correctly and everyone STAY SAFE!!!! P.S. If you live here Speak the language!! (starts taking a Spanish course for the year 2050) Sad Aint it??????

there are still a lot of janesville citizens that are in denial. the voting balance will insure that many laws will be changed to accommodate illegals of today to have an open road into the country tomorrow. down the road spanish could become our national language and we could become united with mexico. also, the "lets get back at them" mind set will take over and we "white america" (liberals included) will suffer the worse discrimination, hate and violence ever known to the world. it "will not" be the united states of america as you know it now. THEY WILL OWN THE VOTE!! we are in BIG trouble people...............WAKE UP!!!!!

Why shouldn't they be deported? What part of "illegal" do you not understand? If you or I did something "illegal" would we not be punished? That is their punishment for being "illegal". That landlord should be reported.

How is it that you believe immigrants don't pay taxes? When you have a job, they take it right out of your check. When you make a purchase, you pay the sales tax. None of these tax paying activities require legal status apparently. Illegals who get jobs are generally using fake/stolen/etc. social security numbers which the government is only too happy to use to collect its taxes and social security. In fact, I have seen it argued that illegal immigrants are helpful to the social security system since they are paying in but generally do not collect.

I am for the "round ups" everyday when I read of someone getting deported I smile a bit or when I read about a bunch of deportations that will make my whole day.

I guess I would have less of a problem with illegal immigrants if we were assured they paid a fair share of taxes, which would then be used to help pay their burden on local governments. This is why I support a consumption tax versus our current system. As a result, everyone who buys anything would pay a tax. In addition, those who have the most money to spend would pay the most tax. However, the overall result would be that everyone would pay taxes regardless so of their legality. Obviously there would be some details that would need to be worked out, but anything would be less complicated then our current tax system. Hopefully by 2050 ethnicity wouldn’t be an issue anymore and no one would receive preferential treatment.

Thank the government for letting all the foreigners into our country.

I was told by two landlords that it is preferable to rent to illegal immigrants rather than most people born and raised in America because of one fact: The illegal immigrants were much more likely to pay their rent each month due to their illegal status and fear of being reported. I also realize that there is a "illegal" issue in this country, but I am not for the deportation roundups. There has to be a better way. And, I don't think these people come here to just "rape" our country. They are looking for a better life for themselves and their children.

Truecitizen: I find this statement of yours: "It's all about truthfullness and reality." to be an example of your lack of understanding of the situation. The corporate world (particularly agriculture and hospitality) is recruiting individuals from other countries in order to maintain their businesses. Our government looks the other way. It is outrageous to simply point fingers at the immigrants who come here when our government is complicit in the breaking of the very immigration laws they create.

I too believe all immigrants should be here legally. But until agribusiness and tourism are no longer allowed to pay off our legislators, I doubt that any serious examination of who is here, why and whether or not they are necessary to our economy will happen.

Good point and that is a truthful statement. Just understand why so many are getting frustrated. And that frustration needs to be answered by the Government I think. I also think if landlords and employers only took in the immigrants that were legal status, then the situation would resolve itself and immigrants could take part in the "American dream". The census projection would also moderate too, don't you think? But enough of my input for one day!

I agree that immigrants need to abide by the law and follow the necessary steps to become citizens. I think that too often the American public assumes that all immigrants are "illegals" and are here to "rape the country" as Lydia so eloquently puts it. This simply is not the case. Illegal aliens are a huge problem, but they do not create the whole "minority" population.

It's not the 1700's anymore! Lets stick to the present. I don't care what the % of America is whatever, as long as this trend follows the law and the country can continue like it has.

Can we continue making the analogy to the pre-american days of Indians? Obviously immigration was apart of building America, and those who keep proclaiming "haters!" are missing the point completely. People coming here need to be processed legally and the influx needs to be more acceptable for the nation to bare it. Let me ask you then: Does America need to keep picking up after these other nations? Where's the outcry for those country's failures to their own people? Many illegal immigrants continue to send all of their money back home. I thought they wanted to be 'Americans'. It's all about truthfullness and reality. Your either in or your out. Part of the solution or your the problem. My family has only been in America for three generations, and we have never been part of the problem.

I have no problem with people wanting to be Americans. However if it is not done through the set process, then it is harmful. Thus the "illegal" status. Many of the hispanic and some other nationalities, are not legal status. This is very wrong and harmful to this nation's political and economical, as well as social status and structure. Unfortunately, this "by 2050" news article does not point out another fact, this country may not even exist by then, if the influx is not corrected. Our system will eventually break down if naturalization processes aren't followed. It's not about race, it's about national integrity. Integrety can be made with all types of people involved. The article wasn't about that subject, but it is obviously connected, and we should all be very concerned about the country's future.

Hey Lydia,
When our ancestors came here, how many of them learned the Native American languages that inhabited the land? Did yours? Mine didn't. Speaking of "rape" perhaps you'd feel more comfortable using that term if you took a history lesson and discovered what our ancestors did to the Native American Indians when they showed up.
I understand you're obviously frustrated with immigrants, and that's your right. It just seems awfully convenient for you to post blogs slamming the impact of other cultures on America when our impact on the original inhabitants of this land was far more devastating.

America? Seems to me that people from Mexico are American.
Hater.

Gee, Squanto, do you think the Europeans are here to stay?

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Time to close the gates.......we'll be the "New" Mexico. You want to come here? Pay taxes instead of sucking the welfare system and learn english. America didn't change to german or italian when our families came here. Our families worked and paid taxes,they were proud to be Americans. They didn't come here to rape the country, they came here to become part of the country and become legal citizens. They KEPT the money here, not sending it home to papa.

Super! I should have no problem landing a nice job when I am a senior. 50+ and having minority status will ensure special preference!

Let's hope they will be here legally, and pay taxes like AMERICANS should....