People who enter a foreign land only to selfishly take advantage of the prosperity of that land, eventually reduce that land to poverty.<p>In the case of America^s history, immigrants  of old came here understanding that it was a land of opportinity for those willing to work hard and become a part of American society - adopting its culture, its Constitution and its God.<p>Illigal immigrants, by virtue of their illegality, show that they have no respect for American values, their Constitution or their God.