What do Mexican-American U.S. citizens think of the current wave of illegal immigration?

Question

Believe it or not, guys, I tried to be serious and thoughtful this time.

Gee, I think I need to replace the washer in the bathroom sink upstairs: I can hear it dripping...

Damn! Crickets! Do you hear 'em?

Answer 1

My husband is a third generation born American Mexican, that would never put Mexico before America. He is angry that for the last 20 years that he has been working, he has been forced to work for low wages because of his Mexican heritage. He despises these criminals, and the image these people set about who the Mexican people really are. Since his parents are forth generation Americans, I have advised them to stop supporting the corruption by illegals, and illegal votes by refusing to pay any more federal, or federally imposed state taxes. This tax exempt right is availble to all Americans who are forth generation or more.
By doing this Americans can force the government to recover the trillions of dollars lost in federal taxes from the illegals in our country. If Americans force the cost of living for these crooks up higher, and make them pay the federal taxes that sponsor the programs to support them maybe they will think that it is not a good place to come to. While these illegals are working to support my government, I am going to push back in place the programs that American tax dollars paid for, for the American Citizens, and real immigrants. Illegals have already shown that if they can't get the services for free, they don't want them.

Answer 2

Being a Mexican American myself I think it is a joke.

Sad but true, most Americans don't have a clue or get it. In the real world, groups of people will always migrate here legally and illegally.

I certainly don't condone illegals crossing here, but on the other hand I completely understand why they do, most just come here because it is a question of survival. They really don't want to come here but they have no other choice.

Being a second generation Mexican American my parents came here for the same reason all immigrants do, for a better life.

They are honest people who worked very hard to have what they have, we NEVER got a handout. I just don't understand why some Americans make sweeping statements like, we are stupid and can't speak English.

It just really shows their ignorance. I just here them say we take advantage of the welfare system, have a million kids, can't speak English.

The America I grew up embraces diversity. Its hypocritical, on one side we hate illegals and want them to go back, yet on the other side they do all of our dirty work and I mean dirty, I guess that's where the term dirty Mexican came from.

If this was said about black people, there would be an outrage. I guess were the new group to bash now. That won't last for long.
This is the largest and fastest growing group in America, wake up America..

Answer 3

Well, if you really sit down and read about all of this, the scope and scale is pretty impressive, and has some fairly negative connotations for americans. 'Si, se puede' implies 'yes, we can take our land back' etc. There are some that still consider the southwestern United States to be mexican territory. Most americans would disagree on this point, and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo is available online for your reading enjoyment...basically, back in 1848, when a million bucks was a Lot Of Money, the United States not only beat Mexico in a war, but then co-signed a treaty with Mexico and PAID them 15 million bucks for the lands. Apparently, the money was promptly wasted in a titty-bar, because Mexico's begging at our door again, this time DEMANDING entry and compensation and basically that we cede the southern states to them. Well, not directly, but indirectly by shipping as many of their people north as can get there and dig in somewhere. Mexico's not kidding on this one, the movement north is a big, huge social movement with them, and Bush and company have been asleep at the switch on this one, maybe intentionally, but it's gotta turn around....There's 280 million OTHER people in america, besides the illegals, and if we all got out and voted, it'd put Mexico in a to-go box, easy...but, people gotta get out and vote, so there's an unmistakable message sent to Washington that they need to ACT on the US/Mexico border issue, put the fire behind the ICE/INS, and do their job, there, instead of doing half the job in a token way...

Answer 4

I know several 1st generation Mexican-Americans (they were born here and their parents immigrated here legally) and they want illegal immigration stopped and want no amnesty. I also know a guy that was born in Mexico and his wife was born in Mexico who immigrated here legally and had to wait 7 years to do so. They do not like illegal immigration and do not want amnesty.They are in the process of becoming citizens.

Answer 5

Most of the legal Mexicans that abided by the law and came here legaly are against the illegals. They say its wrong and not fair to the ones that went by the law to get here.

Answer 6

All of the ones I have talked to said to deport them. They came here legally, so can the others. Legal hispanics are taking a lot of flak because of the protest.

Answer 7

I'm a Mexican American us citizen and i think that the current immigration issues are horrible. i think we should let Mexicans come in to our country. i think there should be amnesty. i think they do deserve a better life. all the wanto to do is support there families.so F*** all racist white people

Answer 8

Sure is quiet around here, i heard my moccasins creaking when I came in.
I have to go with the gokart on this one he has the scoop on this deal.
.... 15 minutes later, not a peep outta the southwestern coalition.....
Alright bucky, you gave it your best, must have gotten em too confused to type!
Thats it! screw you guys! Imgoinghome!

Answer 9

The people I know--say go home and do it right-they did. It isn't about race with many.

Answer 10

The ones I know do not want them here.