In the last few years, the topic of illegal immigration has been a big issue with lawmakers and people in Congress. Generally speaking, illegal immigrants are primarily people from Mexico, Central and South America, who enter the United States illegally to enjoy a better lifestyle, make money and help support their families here and abroad. Most are fleeing oppression, chronic unemployment, poverty and little or no opportunities in their homelands. Others in the pool of illegals are people who entered the country legally but became illegal or "out of status" by virtue of overstaying their visas.
Current immigration laws stand between their desire to live in and the ability to work in the United States. In the meantime, people continue to be uncertain about the consequences of massive illegal settlements in the country. The massive flow of illegal immigration has caused individual States to face tough issues. For one thing, States are affected by financial burdens imposed on tax-based services. Do illegal immigrants cost more than they contribute?
Right now, many Americans don't see much wrong with people working illegally
What's interesting is that a number of citizens who break federal laws end up in jail. Illegal immigrants, on the other hand, roam around freely as if they had done nothing wrong. Most Americans don't seem to consider "working illegally" as a serious offense. After all, working illegally is not the same as driving drunk. Using someone else's social security number as long as it's not yours - doesn't come across as negatively as assault or burglary. Mortgage fraud sounds a lot worse than "working in the country illegally", doesn't it? Yet, both mortgage fraud and illegal entry can be prosecuted under federal laws. So people who are doing loan fraud and people who are working illegally share the same economy yet I bet that loan crooks get busted more often and are doing more time than illegal immigrants using other people's social security numbers. They're both working for money to feed their families. They're both breaking laws. Both are separated from their families when they do time. As you can see, there is something wrong with our perceptions of right and wrong and what is considered acceptable and what is not.
Where do most illegals come from?
Statistics from the Pew Hispanic Center show that 56% of illegal immigrants in the U.S. come north primarily from Mexico in order to supply thousands of U.S. employers and farmers with low-skilled laborers.
Pros of Illegal immigration - According to some groups
1. It helps keep the economy moving by filling low-wage jobs.
2. It provides a better lifestyle for those who enter the country illegally.
3. It creates a pool of consumers for a variety of goods and services.
4. Farmers are able to plant and harvest less expensively.
5. Contributions to social security funds often go unclaimed.
6. Illegal immigrants pay sales taxes.
7. Illegal residents, who are property owners, also pay real estate taxes.
8. Millions of illegals rent properties in depressed areas where renters are hard to find.
9. They purchase real estate and generate commissions for agents and brokers.
10. Illegal immigrants contribute to mortgage loan profits.
11. They open bank accounts that yield interest and dividends to bankers.
12. Many purchase auto insurance and contribute to insurers profits margins.
Cons Of Illegal immigration - according to anti-unlawful immigration groups
1. Burden on tax-based resources, costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
2. Difficult prosecution and justice when perpetrators flee the country.
3. Disparity between legal immigrants who follow the rules and those who don't.
4. They risk death when traveling the desert to reach the borders.
5. Those who successfully cross the border inspire those left behind to do the same.
6. Continued growth of the demand for cheap labor and low wages.
7. No government reimbursement to offset states illegal alien maintenance costs.
8. Potential negative effects on working and middle-class citizens.
9. Millions of U.S. dollars remitted to Mexico
10. Mortgage loan fraud
11. Fake document mills
12. Imbalance in authorized immigration quotas
13. Interstate human trafficking
14. Population health risks due to no pre-entry immunizations
15. Increase in road traffic and usage, injurious or fatal accidents
16. Congestion of tax-based public parks and recreation
17. Overcrowding of public schools
18. Continued law-breaking rationalization for those who employ illegals
19. Growing number of uninsured illegal aliens who can't pay for claims
20. Monopolization of Spanish language in various segments of society
21. Lack of true ethnic diversity
Struggles
We live in very difficult times. Poverty stricken people from other countries are feeling the pains and pressures caused by unemployment, homelessness, poverty, hopelessness, lack of education, low-paying jobs, stress and hunger. Should people from south of the border be blamed and penalized in the courts of public opinion for trying to have a better life? What about legal immigrants and citizens who also face economic woes? Don't we have a moral obligation to take care of our own citizens and legal residents first? Every day, over 1 million children in America have no place to call home and many are hungry and exposed to drugs and violence. Shouldn't these come first?
If you leave the garage open, they will come
Assume for a moment that the United States of America is like a homeowner who went for a long walk and left his garage door open. Inside the garage, he left his new car, his wallet, cell phone and a briefcase full of cash in it.
Another man, destitute of money and down on his luck, walks by and notices the garage is open and unattended. He has a family to feed and has been unemployed for several months. He enters the garage and no one notices him. He finds the wallet, the cell phone and the briefcase in the car. He takes both the wallet and the briefcase and disappears into the city to enjoy what he took without permission.
He tells himself that he only broke into the man's home because he needed to feed his family and because he was having financial difficulties. He didn't hurt anyone in the process and he rationalizes that the homeowner can always file a claim with his credit card companies. He won't miss his money and will recover just fine.
When the homeowner returns from his long walk, he finds out that he's been robbed and files a report with the local police. In turn, the police say that there is nothing they can do since there are no witnesses. The police suggests that the homeowner locks up his garage door next time to prevent another illegal entry and theft.
Who is at fault? The man who left his garage door open or the intruder? Both? Is one man a thief by entering the garage without permission and is the homeowner a fool for leaving it open and unattended?
Traditional law says that the intruder is a thief and common sense dictates that the homeowner was careless in failing to protect his assets and his home against potential intruders.
Did the homeowner who left his garage door open deserve to be robbed because he left his values in his car and the garage door open? Some people would say yes. That he was foolish.
On the other hand, the man who walked away with the home owner's valuables committed a crime. If caught, tried and convicted, he could face fines and possible jail time. Yet, he only did what he did to feed his family and pay for his utilities, clothes for his kids, etc. He only steals to feed his family and to put food on the table. He sees it as honorable since he's unable to get a regular, honest job. So, he takes his chances.
In this scenario, the fact that the homeowner left his garage door open and easily accessible to thieves doesn't automatically grant permission for someone to a) trespass into his property and b) steal his valuable just because they were 'there'. Furthermore, regardless of the thief's reasoning for taking someone else's property, robbery is still robbery regardless of how it's rationalized.
Similarly, illegal immigration may solve the financial challenges faced by the growing millions of illegal entrants who are in the country to work and improve their lives but at the end of the day, illegal entry is still just that, illegal." Jobs are taken from those who are rightfully entitled to them. It is not legally, morally and ethically OK to enter the country illegally and benefit from things that were primarily designed for use by legal residents and citizens.
Does the end justify the means?
The many reasons why millions of people enter the country illegally don't make it OK to break the law and disregard U.S. sovereignty. Breaking the law in not justifiable simply because illegal immigrants want to take advantage of jobs, put food on the table, escape poverty, enjoy optimum medical care, public education, peace, credit, culture, public facilities, conveniences, friends and relatives, safety, quality of goods and services. Basically, they're not entitled to the things that were primarily designed for those who are in the country by birthright or legal residency status.
The notion that it's OK to break the law as long as one's reasons are for a good cause is flawed, at best. You can't take someone's car because you need transportation to go to work! Going to work is noble. Taking someone's car without permission to get there isn't. Immigrating to America legally, easily or not, is praiseworthy, breaking and entering is not. Having a social security number is a right reserved for those protected by the laws of the land. Using someone else's social security number to work is not acceptable just because one needs to work and survive. Many are using TIN (Tax Identification Numbers) to open businesses under their names and generating credit profiles under those businesses.
Punishment Or Law Enforcement?
The whole argument about illegal immigration is basically the lack of legal punishment or enforcement of current laws. Raids take place here and there but these raids don't solve the problem. There is an estimated 20 Million people living and working illegally in the U.S. So a few sporadic raids mean very little compared to what immigration authorities would really need to do in order to solve the problem. .
Some claim it's impractical or too costly to do mass deportations and worry about everyone screaming bloody murder. Illegals claim that if they get deported your grass will grow to 10 feet tall and that a head of lettuce will cost you ten bucks. Doesn't that sound scary when compared to the price of gas and the already suffering economy? In other words, you can't live without them. True?
It is worth a try to see if they're right? What about the import of legal immigrants from countries other than Mexico? Won't they do jobs that Americans won't do for cheap?
Look, if we can maintain Iraq's astronomical costs since 2003, we should be able to afford illegal immigration management, if we wanted to, that is. When I say punishment, I don't mean that illegals should be mistreated and treated in any prejudicial or inhumane way. They should receive the same legal treatment citizens do, even though that only means additional tax burdens on taxpayers to subsidize legal enforcement, incarceration and prosecution costs.
Remember that the United States has given them an indirect green light to come in and work. It's not fair to blame illegal immigrants alone. The whole immigration enforcement system is broken. Not immigration itself. Just the part of it that enforces immigration laws.
Employers have also created the demand for these undocumented, illegal workers. Illegal immigrants don't live in the shadows. They're everywhere. It would be nave on anyone's part to assume that the vast majority of people you see doing work Americans won't do are green card holders or citizens.
Who else is contributing to the illegal immigration problem? Churches. Yes, churches. In order to seek and maintain new converts, churches happily and willingly embrace illegal immigrants, provide sanctuary for them and their families, food, shelter and even legal assistance. Is it compassion or aiding and abetting?
What's in it for these churches?
Well, you'd think they're simply play the role of "The Good Samaritan" who was jumped by a bunch of robbers and left for dead. In way, that's exactly what many churches are doing. They're being good Christians and helping those in need regardless of their legal status in the country. In fact, many illegal immigrants have been beaten, killed or left for dead, of ten by their own compatriots and while in transit to or within the country. Many have perished when vans and trucks filled with illegal immigrants have crashed on U.S. highways.
Churches that have large membership numbers in Mexico, for example, would not want to upset their members and clergy there by not taking care of Mexico's citizens here. Many of these multinational church entities would also risk losing converts if they were perceived as racist or not sympathetic towards those seeking a better life in the United States.
You can understand why these churches would conveniently look the other way when it comes to enforcing the laws of the land.
Who else? Big name franchises. Fast food chains in particular. For what I see, even large franchises have jumped into the illegal-hiring bandwagon. If you take the time to notice, many fast food chains will place English-speaking citizens at the front counter or the drive-thru while the hard work is done typically by undocumented illegal workers in the kitchen. If there was ever an complete investigation of these fast food chains, there is a strong possibility that the authorities would find all types of labor law and health code violations, not to mention millions of illegal immigrants taking advantage of these low-paying jobs.
Now, think about it. Why wouldn't large fast food chains use illegal workers?
Pay them less than they "should"
Illegal immigrant employees are the least likely to be litigious when wronged at work
There is an abundance of workers, so no labor shortage, ever
They work and don't complain for fear of losing their jobs
They do work hard and sometimes harder than their American counterparts.
They work hard(er) because the money is 100 or 1000 times better than back home
By working hard they can own property, driver cars, send kids to school, etc.
So, they're a lot more motivated and productive
Their employ generates larger profits and less legal liabilities
Employers aren't held responsible (yet) for verifying immigration status and right to work
Fake work documents do not currently affect employers
Pay cash and avoid taxation on revenues
Underbid others who hire residents and pay better wages
Avoid unions and labor laws
Wages don't have to be commensurate with experience or market values
Inadequate or non-existent health care benefits
As you can clearly see, the practice of hiring illegals is a good deal for employers and that's why they keep doing it. Are they worried about ethical or legal issues? If you can get your fat burger, they don't care if the person who prepares is for you is legal or illegal. They don't care who kills the cow. They only thing they care about is the bottom line. They've turned things into one gigantic sweatshop. That's why it's so difficult to pass laws or enforce the current ones in order to solve the problem. On the contrary, politicians and others wanted to offer amnesty. Remember the amnesty in 1986 that was supposed to solve the illegal immigration problem? Well, all that did is inspire more people to come in illegally in the hopes for yet another amnesty program and if it weren't for the voices of the American people, they would have given it to them!
Complex Issue
Illegal entry into the United States to work has been allowed to become a complex issue but I don't think that it is an unsolvable problem. In my personal view, we would be off to a good start if the Government imposed hefty fines on employers who use illegal labor. The loophole in the current law conveniently allows employers to look the other way and say that they're not trained to verify the authenticity of documents. That means that employers who have been exploiting illegals for years would have to change their ways, become strict in hiring only people of legal status and finally start paying decent wages.
If you, as a citizen, were to enter the United States with a passport and a picture that didn't look like you, you'd be questioned. If you were to enter Italy, Brazil or any other country under the same circumstances, you might even be arrested.
If you tried to work illegally in Mexico, you would be arrested because Mexico has very strict immigration laws. Yet, here, millions of people blatantly misuse social security numbers from people as young as 2 years of age and get away with it! They work, buy cars, real estate, clothes, food, enjoy parks and recreation, public schools, health care, peace and enjoyment! Now, what's wrong with this picture? Another issue has to do with justifying the present with facts from the past. It doesn't work that way. We can't justify today's illegal immigration based on the fact the Europeans invade and took this land a few hundred years ago. It has to do wit title transfers. For example, I can't claim a house that my grandfather sold to someone else 50 years ago just because he once owned it. When titles are transferred, previous ownership cease to exist. That's the same with history. Whoever 'owned' this country hundreds of years ago, lost, traded or sold their title, entitlements and ownership.
Economic Costs
1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year.
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens.
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primarycan the descendants of Columbus. As far as Mexico is concerned, we won the Mexican War and purchased the territories for $15 Million Dollars. It's over. The land has been ours for a long time now. The argument that this land is theirs is flawed at best. Previous homeowners cannot claim ownership of a house they sold years in the past.
When Tempers Heat Up
Are you a racist if you want immigration laws enforced? Are you a racist if you don't like the idea of people entering the country without permission? Are you a racist if you call other people racists? You see, when it comes to human beings, everyone wants their place in the sun, whether it's done legally or not. That's why things tend to get heated up when you debate illegal immigration.
Some people feel that "working hard" is reason enough to compensate for or fair trade for a piece of paper that says "you're legal now" . Others simply think this is a free country and anyone can come and go as they please, despite all laws already in place to keep things in order. What if we all justified things this way?
Compassion and justice intermix, which brings me to the thrust of this article: considering illegal immigration pros and cons, does the end justify the means? Should compassion outweigh legal justice? What will happen to society if millions of 'undocumented' unlawful immigrants continue to colonize the United States?
Are illegal immigrants from Mexico, Central and S. America fleeing civil wars, repression, religious persecution, genocide and dictatorships? On the other hand, are they just heading north primarily for economic reasons? Where should compassion be more appropriately placed?
At the present time, it seems that money and rationalizations outweigh any moral or legal considerations. In other words, as long as the hiring of illegal aliens continues to be profitable for employers and provide a lesser litigious environment for them and as long as the back door continues to be left wide open so that millions of illegal aliens can take advantage of a broken system that's been out of control for years, illegal immigration will continue to baffle the country and its consequences will continue to affect society until it gets to a point when localized colonization will be the norm and becomes beyond any reasonable control.
It's all about money for those who come in and it's all about money for those who exploit them. If we were so concerned about human rights and offering better opportunities for the needy and oppressed, we would make sure that legal immigration would get more attention than it has and that there would be a well-balanced number of people coming in from all over the world without any particular ethnic preference.
Working hard is not a quality reserved for only one particular ethnic group. Doing work that citizens and legal immigrants won't do is not an exclusive trait belonging to just one group of people from one particular country. When salaries match the work, there are plenty of people to fill those jobs. But apparently, exploitation is more profitable.
People from other lands, if given the opportunity, can work just as hard and probably even assimilate faster. The keyword is here: opportunity. Millions are not having that opportunity because millions of others are jumping in front of the line and receiving special treatment. Additionally, they are finding unreasonable support from those who can't tell the difference between legal and illegal immigration no matter how clearly it's explained to them.
And, of course, many lawyers and special interest groups see that there is money to be made from this unnecessary mess where common sense is rarely common practice anymore. I suspect that the race card is going to be played to the max, containing insinuations that those who want to enforce the laws of the land or control illegal entry will continue too be labeled as "racists" or "white supremacists" and, those who feel entitled to be here illegally, will continue to appeal to their interpretation of historical facts as a springboard for self-justifications.
In other words, blame is going to be placed on those of European ancestry for settling here centuries ago, something that has absolutely nothing to do with current illegal immigration issues. It's like blaming the Wright Brothers for faulty engineering as the principal cause for modern airplane crashes. I also suspect that one-sided and Illogical arguments will be plenty in the coming months and probably years as the problem continues to grow. Some regions of the United States
will be predominantly Mexican-American.
One question remains: Why hasn't the media interviewed legal immigrants and gathered their thoughts on illegal immigration?
Update: May 5, 2008
Those who have come into the United States (The law still calls them "aliens") illegally have put themselves in precarious positions. For example, their children usually grow up speaking English and feeling like they are just like any other citizen and someday, they too, may face the reality of deportation.
It's a sad situation for them but it is a direct consequence of decisions made by their parents. It's not fair to blame society or the government for the consequences of unwise decisions. Only those who make those decisions are responsible. In order for America to function and benefit its citizens and legal residents, there has to be balance, order, justice, laws, controls and compromises but America can fall apart if there is too much abuse of its resources, systems, education and generosity. Contrary to what a lot of people may think, there really isn't a lot available to go around.
People in America are suffering, going without, depressed, unhappy and angry. Typical jobs don't really pay enough money to account for the rising cost of living. If we allow the system to be abused, we will all suffer, including those who are taking advantage of the system. America does not have unlimited resources. That's why it's important to have some sort of efficient control over illegal immigration. An open border benefits those who are in need of a better life in the U.S.A. The same open border also causes all sorts of problems that the public ends up paying for. It's a sad situation for all countries involved. Blaming illegal immigrants for trying to live a better life is not the answer. Blame doesn't solve problems. It creates bigger ones.
We can't expect illegal immigrants to reason when they are hungry, poor or need to feed their families. They will take what they can get and honestly, they're only getting what we're giving them. That's right.
The U.S. is giving them jobs, welfare, free education, legal aid, insurance, medical care, homes, cars, the ability to open their own businesses, credit cards, vouchers, parks, recreation, land, entertainment, food, etc. They are not putting a gun to anyone's head to get these things. We are giving it to them so the problem lies with those who take without being entitled and the country that gives without any serious restrictions.
Bottom line is: illegal immigrants aren't really stealing anything. Everything is being given away to them. Even social security numbers! If they can make one up and it still works, it's the same as getting a number for free. They work hard and justify their presence and benefits they receive as a result of their work and taxes that they pay, even though, most use false social security numbers or tax id numbers to obtain jobs. So when we point our fingers at illegal immigrants, we have several fingers pointed back at us because we are just as much to blame. We give and they take. It's as simple as that. Telling them that they shouldn't take because it's illegal won't work. They will take because their need to take is greater than the need to obey the laws of the land. Period.
Once we create the right restrictions and begin to manage things better, illegal immigration will no longer be a growing, unstoppable challenge. If you don't want anyone entering into your home and taking your food because they're hungry, you have to keep your doors locked and only allow guests, relatives and close friends to partake of your goodness. Don't blame the stranger for coming in uninvited.
Is illegal immigration wrong? Sure it is. That's why it is called illegal. Does it have solutions? Sure it does. For example, the U.S. should have better influx controls and entry restrictions. We won't stop illegal immigration as long as it's still relatively easy to enter the country illegally and illegal immigrants can get jobs, free education, health care and the freedoms that are typically reserved to legal residents and U.S. citizens.
Don't blame the fish for biting if you put your bait in the water! If you leave your wallet sitting on a table in a crowded place, it will get stolen. If you leave your house unlocked, it will eventually get broken into, if we leave our borders are wide open, don't blame people for coming in!
If we provide free benefits, don't blame people for taking advantage of the system. 9 out of 10 times, people will take advantage of freebies. It's human nature. Do this: go to your nearest gas station and put up a sign that says: Free Gas! Watch how many people will crowd the gas station. Guaranteed. Well, that's basically what the United States has done. It put up a sign saying, come on in and we will take care of you, whether you're legal or not. It's like free gasoline when it's costs $3.75 at the pump. Would you take the free gas or would you pay the gas station owner because it's the right thing to do? If the sign says Free Gas, hey, it's free gas. An open border with a crappy fence is pretty much like a sign that says: Free entry. The need to survive and live a better life is usually greater than the need to obey laws. Take looting as another example. The need to get things, illegally, is greater than the need to be moral or ethical. It's human nature. If the benefits are greater than the risk, they will take the risk. Eliminate the benefits and there will be no need to take risks. Would you jump into a pool if there was no water in it? Would you jump in if there was?
While people can rationalize everything in terms of "God's children", "no borders" and even claims of "racism", there is still the misconception that the United States is the land of the "free for the taking" or that "freedom" means no visas, no passports and no obedience to the laws of land, which is simply not true. If groups of people from any race were to invade any other country for any reason, chances are things wouldn't turn out so well.
It's not racism to enforce the law of the land. If the law is unreasonable, then we must make an effort to change the law.
If Mexico were to be invaded by millions of workers from a South American country, there would be trouble and even war. That's why countries have their own sovereignty, their own borders, they own laws and immigration control systems. Otherwise everything just turns into chaos. America and true freedom are now equated with "take what you can because you can!" America hasn't reached a state of chaos, yet. But if things continue without some sort of "order", things will get messed up and out of control.
There is no doubt that everyone needs to put food on the table and feed their families. But there is a right way and a wrong to go about doing that.. Unfortunately, things are out of control and it's not fair to place the blame exclusively on illegal immigrants. Why? Because the U.S. has made jobs accessible to them, provides a ridiculously understaffed I.C.E. to enforce immigration laws and deportation, invites illegal labor by not punishing employers and it does not require private employers to use the E-Verify system. In most states, predominant churches, special interest groups and legislators seem to condone and even defend illegal immigration as a benefit to the local economy.
Church organizations are also highly interestws in conversions and humanitarian efforts thus compounding and rationalizing the defense of illegal labor and entry into the country. Naturally, illegal immigrants will take advantage of any assistance made available to them so they can stay, work and improve their lives, even if they have to do it illegally.
Finally, some people don't understand the consequences of illegal immigration and see it as no big deal. After all, this is a big and vast country. There is room for everybody. Well, this country is starting to be more like a crowded elevator with no room to breathe if you look at it from an economic point of view. The current financial crisis will prompt employers to hire even more illegal workers to save money while citizens face unemployment by over 7% now. At some point, illegal immigrants will have jobs and citizens won't. This will likely cause bitterness, conflict and resentment as citizens will get tired of being labeled "lazy" by those who have been labeled "undocumented workers."
P.S. - A remark in the comments section states that Mexico is the 3rd largest trading partner with the U.S. after Canada and China. It's possible that enforcement of immigration laws on citizens of Mexico who are in the country illegally could cause conflict between the U.S. government and the government of Mexico.
P.S.S. - The current economic crisis is likely to have an adverse affect on how people view illegal immigration especially if Americans continue to lose their jobs and aren't able to find work. Resentment may arise against those who are here illegally and working while citizens find themselves jobless, especially in lower end and unskilled industries.
What he/she means is that this land was inhibited by Native Americans before our arrival. We were immigrants at one time before we kicked out the previous tenants. So technically this land belonged to the Indians before we illegally immigrated here and took over. Respond to this comment
U know what? As long as they're not bothering you then why should you care. Don't be ignorant and learn to share. There's bigger problems in the world than immigration.
» left by Brody Archer from Vancouver, WA (43 days 19 hours ago.)
I know exactly what your talking about. I think they should because they have such a bad effect on our country from it being financial and having no jobs. I think we and the government should do something but then I think that there'd be more of them then us. Haha.
» left by maryjanee from Houstone, TX (42 days 23 hours ago.)
Mayne as long as they aint bothering nobody its all gravy!They are all not bad, some really do come to have a better life for them and thier children. Plus they are helping the American worksource a sh** load!! Jus doing what you Americans aint. I say all needs to move around with all that B.S.
People have no idea what the immigrants go through and they think that the Mexicans are stupid and uneducated but were not, we want what everyone does a better life and earn an education. Come to think about it but we have immigrants from China and Canada,another border along the U.S. so why do we pick on the Mexicans, why is our race getting raided time to time and why don't they enforce these laws on the Canadian-US border?This article says we crowd schools but none of us have dropped out we go to school to learn, I like to learn and I want to graduate..we're not as stupid as you Americans say we are..the cost for illegals,doesn't compare to the cost of the war in Iraq have you idiots ever thought about that? the cost for Iraq could surpass 1.6 trillion by this year, which costs more people who want to improve their lives or the cost of a useless war Bush created and led to the destruction of our economy?
» left by Anonymous (54 days 13 hours ago.)
FYI there are a lot of reasons why the Mexicans are getting pointed out and to begin with if you look at the percentage of illegals 56% come from Mexico. You say you come for a better life and education but 95% of the Mexicans here do not learn the english language or try to learn how things are done here they want to bring there gangs, closed mindedness and refuse to do things by the rules so why should we have any type of sympathy for all these people. Just like the USA had to fight for their freedom from England then each country should do the same I feel Mexico is the so full of corruption because the mexicans want it that way or they would do something about it and what is sad that my country will continue to suffer and the Americans will continue to pay for the free rides illegals are now profitting from.
FYI this article is not just for or against immigration. So for everyone that is freaking out and bickering about it...The author of this article clearly states that illegal immigrants aren't to blame, it is the United States government that is practically inviting immigrants to enter the states illegally.
» left by WebReader from N/A (64 days 12 hours ago.)
Well, there is some good things and bad things about ill. immigrants. They do fill in low wage jobs and all,but the lower clase might need those jobs, leading them to not getting the jobs. Also, ill. immigrants take the lowest wage given instead of the regfular wage given to legal people which also makes the company better, but leave the lower clase angry.
yes this article was helpful but also i was looking some information for the immigration in general. What do you think:- Should the US government put more restriction in immigration? Which are the pros and cons of immigration? I will be looking for an answer. Thank you
Yes, but when you came in and took the Native American land, they did not do a thing. You also came in America legally. It would not be fair for the legal immigrants who try to adapt to the American culture and who love America. There are many.
» left by Truno from Sacramento, CA (29 days 15 hours ago.)
I’m currently unemployed and it’s hard for me to get a job, if it weren’t for illegal immigrants I would be able to live a normal life and not be homeless.
As the article says the laws the law and we have to take care of ourselves before we can take care of others. Sure there are a lot of problems in America but why make things worse than they already are? Also compared to other problems illegal immigration is easily solved, so why not make a compromise?
If I had the power to do so I would kick start the economy by striking a deal with the corporations, after all that’s were the true power lays. Through a system of punishment and reward, companies would be “coerced” into bringing jobs back into America, the same jobs that were shipped to China, India, and other third world countries. This would involve a great deal of negotiation (in politics what doesn’t) I doubt all the jobs could be brought back into America, but certainly enough so that unemployment was no longer a problem.
From this point on America could afford to help others but only if immigration laws were enforced and renegotiated. This would result in a previously unorganized, subversive, and harmful system becoming orderly, helpful, and mutually beneficial. How? First by granting immigrant status to those who are in only the most desperate situations, the ones who need help the most.
“9. Millions of U.S. dollars remitted to Mexico”
Second take advantage of this fact buy setting up a system in which people from the same areas could pool their money together for projects like, clean water, proper plumbing, education, best part these would also create jobs. Most importantly we don’t want to take food out of peoples mouths so effort would be made to insure that no one starves. Unfortunately this would all have to come with more enforcement of immigration laws because there’s just no denying that illegal immigration is harmful. Once again we can’t help others unless we can take care of ourselves.
» left by TiffanyZ. from Dallas, TX (12 days 23 hours ago.)
If you worked harder and accepted the same wages you would not be homeless. Homeless people = lazy people. An employer does NOT care about the color of your skin. They only care about the bottom line: More work for less money. America was built on the backs of cheap labor. First it was the Native Americans, the Irish, the Chinese, depending on where you are living geographically. America always needs a whipping boy to place the blame on when times get tough. When it is really the "Americans" inability to get off their hineys and exert the extra time, sweat, blood and energy to do the work. If you stood back and looked at it with PERSPECTIVE you would see its really like -1+1=0. While it IS illegal, it is an economic neccisity to have illegals here. Also this article INACCURATELY states that illegals recieve a HUGE portion of Medicaid and Foodstamp benefits. HOWEVER, if you would simply walk into your nearest HHS Dept and read an application, No SS# = no social services. The ONLY social service that Illegal Immigrants can obtain is WIC. The "Mexicans" who recieve Medicaid and Foodstamps are actually children of illegal immigrants who were born here, therefore making them citizens, or what people who oppose immigration refer to as "anchor babies". AGAIN that is a law not created by illegals but by our own government. SO PLEASE, get your facts straight.
"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door."
Or does that not apply to people who speak Spanish?
listen stop crying about how we "Take your jobs" dont be mad just because we can do it better. we hispanics play a major role in the u.s what, will the us be out us? nothing thats it. i dont see you workin gin the fields taking all those hardcore jobs. stop thinking you are better we have as much righ to be here as many of us. in fact your family immigrated here a long time ago there is no difference buddie and for people say its our country this was owned by natvie americans but like always you guys thought ur better that everyone and toook it learn ur facts.the say immigrants are criminals bla blah but really stop being ingronat and ur own goverment is kurrpurt they are the worst crimminals in the world.
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