So our ancestors immigrated. Different reasons, different places, different means, different times...but they're just the same, right? So a soldier who fights in war is just the same as a gangster who mugs and kills some guy on the street, because they both shoot people, right?

Terrorism and Immigration overlap quite a bit, quite often. Without border control, the War on Terror abroad would serve no purpose, because it would be extremely easy for a terrorist to enter the United States and attack from inside. And even if there was no War on Terror, Customs, INS, and Border Patrol are the only things standing in the way of some haji smuggling a dirty bomb into the country. Border issues are more important than you make them out to be.

America has "lax gun laws" because we have something called the Second Amendment. That, by the way, states that citizens have "the right to bare arms"--meaning, the right to have guns--and the government isn't supposed to infringe on those rights, any more than they already have. That's the beauty of something America calls freedom. We don't have "lax" gun laws, we have lax enforcement--the people that have their guns legally don't commit crimes with those guns. Not to mention, the Second Amendment specifically states that gun rights are to ensure the existence of a militia, should a revolution be necessary. Our gun rights ensure our own protection and freedom...I don't know if freedom is important to you, but it is in America. But away from firearms issues, that's another topic entirely.

If you didn't notice, the "one world government" comment was entirely sarcastic. That's right, why don't we make a one-world government and destroy everybody's freedom, and put everybody in poverty, great idea huh? And you make it seem like if we "united", then nobody would ever want more money, power, etc. than they work for, and there would be nobody to have to be protected against. Right. You go ahead and keep thinking that.

You blame Americans and English for the "rape and pillage" of other regions (which of course is a crock), but my point was that many generations of my family were born in America, so I wasn't one of those eeeeeeevil settlers that "raped and pillaged" the country.

And 300 years ago there weren't many immigration laws because immigration wasn't an issue. Back then, it didn't matter where you came from, you could find a secluded piece of land somewhere and make a living. And who said that burning witches and lynching colored people was in any way acceptable? Nobody mentioned that, I was talking about immigration. Big difference. But, back then, that kind of thing was considered acceptable. Not saying it was right, but it was legally acceptable. Now, immigration--whether you think it's right or wrong--has laws placed on it, and there is legal and illegal immigration. What happened 300 years ago doesn't matter, because the world is very different now. (By the way, I didn't burn any witches or lynch any black people, either.)

Most illegal immigrants don't even try to apply for legal immigration until they're already in America.