do you find the term, "illegals" degrading?

Question

i know you are mad that they steal that precious janitorial position that you've been working for your whole life to get, but is it ever "illegal" to be a human?

i understand saying, "illegal immigrants", but shortening it to just plain, "illegals" just because you're lazy is un-called for, no?

Answer 1

I find the term offensive. The only non-immigrants in this country are the native american(indians).
btw, the "illegals" who work in the US pay taxes, but unlike everyone else, they dont collect their tax returns at the end of each year; the government keeps that $.

Answer 2

Since the term "illegals" has never been used to refer to one's right to "being human" as you say, I can obviously tell you're trying to bait people with your twisted thinking. The term "illegals" used now is referring to one specific action or group of actions of those individuals behavior, none of which include their right to be human. Nice try, or maybe it's not such a nice try. Not too intelligent of one I can say, but not nice either, or mature. Try debating when you have developed some skills at it. And if you're just a kid trying your hands at grown up thinking on the internet, sorry for being so harsh on your first day out. God Bless you.

Answer 3

I find the term "illegal alien" to be very derogatory and pejorative. These are people trying to make a better life for themselves and their families, in most cases. I believe our government needs to develop a better system for allowing people to come into the country and work. If they're going to contribute to society in a positive way, I feel the government can work something out to help them become citizens.

I had a professor once that said it best:
"Illegal alien, that makes me think of criminal Martians, and I don't want to hang out with that!"

Answer 4

LMAO. yet yeah... mainly. enable me ask you something, ought to you experience free with being named after the different gender? ought to you experience free with letters being addressed "expensive madam". that is a remember of disrespect and each and every thing substances up although if that is 100 little issues, all of it substances as a lot as one huge slap contained in the face for women human beings. i do not see why you imagine you could make relaxing of the feminist topics purely because they're minor. even as there are thousands of adlescent issues, so minor that folk easily regard it as regularly occurring and ought to't see what's incorrect with it.. properly... it is the issue with it. no one reported that addressing letters "expensive sir" each and every of the time replaced right into a existence shattering ingredient yet imagine about it. from time to time that is worse to be degraded in that way extremely than actually getting a slap contained in the face. a minimum of once you get hit human beings can see a bruise.

Answer 5

Illegal Immigrants are here illegally, therefore they are "illegals". I think it is degrading how they come over here and take advantage of us by using our health services we pay for for free, using our food stamps, they don't pay taxes, and they drive around drunk and get off the hook. I know that not all illegals are drunks or bad people, but a majority of them here are. You can't argue that, because that is why they are here, to take advantage of us. Look up the stats. 27% of people in jail are illegals. We are paying for that too.

Answer 6

Don't see anything wrong with the term. I do see something wrong with someone knowingly breaking the law of the USA.
And yes, people make good, decent livings being janitors until people came in that were willing to work for 'nothing' because they are 'illegal'.

Answer 7

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The mad one is obviously you. "Illegal immigrant" accurately describes what they are. Shortening things to one word is common in American society. For more on this, see "Brad" for Brad Pitt, "Beniffer" for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner.

In your anger you attack a valid term and a common practice of our society in order to try (and fail) to make points for your own political position.

I know that it is because you beat your mother that you ask these angry and intellectually empty questions, but is it ever right to be so angry and such a violent abusive person that you can't ever be honest?

... another non-answer to a non-question.

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Answer 8

Yes, it is illegal to be human if you are doing illegal things like robbing a bank, raping, murdering, or entering a country illegally. My opinion is that if you are here illegally, you should be shot on sight.

Answer 9

They are illegal because they are here making money and not paying taxes like the rest of us. It isn't degrading. What is degrading is that they get food stamps, and all other kinds of programs and my family who was born here, and works here, gets NOTHING! That's degrading.

Answer 10

I do not find the term degrading. They are illegal because they are not in this country legally.