An Immigrant Comes to America ... What's the Big Deal?

By Tim Sampson

The Memphis Flyer | June 29, 2007

You know, unless your patio or deck is, say, 10 feet from the Mexico-United States border and the immigrants trying to get across are causing you to spill your afternoon cocktail, I just don't see what the big deal is about them coming on over.

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