Wow, so much here: 1. America is a great place, a wonderful land of opportunity. That's why people come here. This is a place where we are motivated by the ideal that if you work hard, you can have a good life for yourself. Who wouldn't want to live in a place like that? 2. Immigrating here legally is a mess. Asking people to wait three, four years while they can't make enough money to feed their kids is not going to work. They're going to come here any way they can. Of course we should respect the law, which is why illegal aliens should have to pay a fine, back taxes, and go to the back of the citizenship line. 3. Telling illegal immigrants from Central America to just go to France is simply laughable. Why did they come to the United States? Because it's cheap to sneak across the border. Plus, America is the best country on earth. Also, let's not forget that illegal immigrants have families here. Their kids are going to our colleges, making a life for themselves, and living the American dream. 4. Most illegal aliens like America and Americans. These protests came about as a reaction to those in Washington who wanted to round up all undocumented aliens and ship them out (an impossible proposition). This wasn't a spontaneous demonstration of hatred for America. It was a response by people who have deep roots in this country. The bottom line is that these protests weren't about making sweeping demands. These are people who want to be acknowledged, who want to make a decent wage, who want to be a part of our country. If that's not American, I don't know what is.