en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/120863 Comments by homegrown http://www.katu.com/news/local/27117064.html#IDComment4617253 gotta love this comment! are u a native oregonian? were u raised in portland? i was and i speak with authority when i say the crime rate in this city has never been higher. is it a direct result of illegals? maybe not all of it but certainly a large percentage. i left portland in 1967 to join the marines and fight in vietnam. does that make me a right wing nutjob? hardly...i grew up with oregon values and trust me they are the best. having lived all across this great nation i can say that the impact of illegal aliens is enormous. one person said illegals receive no free support from out society. WRONG! my daughter is a teacher. the school district she worked in the past 4 years has a 50% illegal population in just 1 high school. do the parents of these children pay into the system with taxes? Hell no! and yet they still get an education. my grandfather came into this country from russia at seattle during the turn of the century. he did it LEGALLY! why can't they? oh yeah, having lived in California as well i can tell you that gangs are an inevitable by-product of illegals. and we all know how great gangs are right? Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:03:43 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/27117064.html#IDComment4617253