Soldiers

Why do people respect soldiers so much? WW2 was the last justifiable war. Soldiers don't defend our freedoms, our rights and liberties get stolen everyday (often in the name of national security).
Welfare recipients are more productive than soldiers.

Illegal immigrants are a major threat to the US.  I'm not a racist and do not think that Hispanics are inferior to Americans.  But there are some serious problems with massive illegal immigration.  And I think the National Guard should be used to secure the border instead of fighting in the Middle East.  Here's why:

a) the poorest and most ignorant people that countries like Mexico don't want are the main ones illegaly crossing the border which isn't good

b) they take jobs at a time when there is a shortage of work for Americans

c) they bring drug and gang violence with them (America has drugs and gangs already, but large influxes of poor uneducated people increase these) they also bring large well funded and armed groups such as Mexican cartels and Salvadoran gangs

d) illegal immigrants can evade paying lots of taxes because they are undocumented but are still able to use emergency rooms and other services that cost tax money (I don't want to see anyone denied entry into emergency rooms if they need it, but I don't like the idea of illegals coming into the country and wanting to use them if they're not paying taxes)