Since when is falling on hard times a good reason to break the law?

Question

I've heard ALL the excuses used by Illegals to Justify there Law Breaking. I'm just curious as to when falling on hard times gave everyone a FREE PASS to break the law. I guess if an American citizen gets laid off and the bills are piling up there allowed to Break the law to SUPPORT there families as well. NO see Americans go to jail for Breaking the LAW doesn't matter what the reason. Apparently the only ones who think they should get Free passes are the Illegals.

Answer 1

Very true ... and while we're on the subject, it has been documented over and over again that most Mexicans who come here illegally have actually had a job in Mexico ... what motivates them to come here is greed, pure and simple ... the fact is that they make more money here, due to the fact that the dollar is worth ten times the peso ...

Btw, if anyone is interested in the actual labor law in Mexico, as enshrined in their constitution, I have a few nuggets from that ... now you're all going to scream it's too long to read, but trust me, it makes interesting reading ....

Elementary education shall be compulsory.
All education given by the State shall be free.

Mexicans shall have priority over foreigners under equality of circumstances for all classes of concessions and for all employment, positions, or commissions of the Government in which the status of citizenship is not indispensable.

The general minimum wage must be sufficient to satisfy the normal material, social, and cultural needs of the head of a family and to provide for the compulsory education of his children. The occupational minimum wage shall be fixed by also taking into consideration the conditions of different industrial and commercial activities

Farm workers shall be entitled to a minimum wage adequate to their needs.

Equal wages shall be paid for equal work, regardless of sex or nationality.
The minimum wage shall be exempt from attachment, compensation, or deduction.

Whenever, due to extraordinary circumstances, the regular working hours of a day must be increased, one hundred percent shall be added to the amount for normal hours of work as remuneration for the overtime. Overtime work may never exceed three hours a day nor three times consecutively. Persons under sixteen years of age and women of any age may not be admitted to this kind of labor.

In any agricultural, industrial, or mining enterprise or in any other kind of work, employers shall be obliged to furnish workmen comfortable and hygienic living quarters for which they may collect rent that shall not exceed one half percent monthly of the assessed valuation of the property. They also must establish schools, hospitals, and any other services necessary to the community. If the enterprise is situated within a town and employs more than one hundred workers, it shall be responsible for the first of the above obligations

Employers shall be responsible for labor accidents and for occupational diseases of workers, contracted because of or in the performance of their work or occupation; therefore, employers shall pay the corresponding indemnification whether death or only temporary or permanent incapacity to work has resulted, in accordance with what the law prescribes. This responsibility shall exist even if the employer contracts for the work through an intermediary.

Differences or disputes between capital and labor shall be subject to the decisions of a Board of Conciliation and Arbitration, consisting of an equal number of workmen and employers, with one from the Government.
(53) If an employer refuses to submit his differences to arbitration or to accept the decision rendered by the Board, the labor contract shall be considered terminated and he shall be obliged to indemnify the worker to the amount of three months' wages and shall incur any liability resulting from the dispute. This provision shall not be applicable in the case of actions covered in the following section. If the refusal is made by workers, the labor contract shall be considered terminated.

Every labor contract made between a Mexican and a foreign employer must be notarized by a competent municipal authority and countersigned by the consul of the nation to which the worker intends to go, because, in addition to the ordinary stipulations, it shall be clearly specified that the expenses of repatriation shall be borne by the contracting employer.

Enactment of a social security law shall be considered of public interest and it shall include insurance against disability, on life, against involuntary work stoppage, against sickness and accidents, and other forms for similar purposes;
Likewise, cooperative societies established for the construction of low-cost and hygienic houses to be purchased on installments by workers, shall be considered of social utility;

Social security shall be organized on the following minimum bases:
It shall cover work accidents and occupational diseases, nonoccupational illness and maternity; and retirement, disability, old age, and death.
In case of accident or illness, the right to work shall be retained for the time specified by law.
Women shall be entitled to one month's leave prior to the approximate date indicated for childbirth and to two months' leave after such date. During the nursing period, they shall have two extra rest periods a day, of a half hour each, for nursing their children. In addition, they are entitled to medical and obstetrical attention' medicines, nursing aid, and infant care services.
Members of a worker's family shall be entitled to medical attention and medicines, in those cases and in the proportions specified by law.
Centers are to be established for vacations and convalescence, as well as economy stores for the benefit of workers and their families.
Workers will be allotted low-cost housing for rent or sale, in accordance with previously approved programs.

Answer 2

Have you ever ran a light because you were running late? Or downloaded a song off of Napster?
There are so many laws that we break every day. Nobody Is perfect that was not God's plan. I am sorry if you feel that Ilegal immigrants are such a burden on YOUR life.

I wish that some people like you would meet an illegal person so that they could understand. I was just like you ANGRY. but why be angry? Why do we always want what's best for us and nobody else. We American's are so greedy. It sick. Hey that man who works so hard to bring your family food is not allowed to have what you and I have because of what? Being born on the wrong side of the fence?
Please take the time to maybe pay attention to those who are less fortunate. May it a "white homeless man. A legal citizian with AIDS who shoots up or a hard working Mexican. There are many American who do wrong please do not draw a halo over your head. In the bible it says ... Let the one among you who is without sins be the first to throw a stone at her" ( John 8:7) , Go ahead and bash them you will see when you get to heavens gates. (HE is always watching)

Answer 3

Actually, its not just them. There are literally millions of people living off the welfare system. I have personally known entire families that use the system from birth to death, more than one genration, and NONE of them were illegals, and half were white, in fact. This is illegal because they know how to work the system and do it, and we dont catch them, and yet nobody has really been bitching about them. And, actually, American citizens dont necessarily break the law when the bills pile up- no, they file bankruptcy and dump their debt on the rest of us LEGALLY. That seems to me to be a lot worse, especially when I pay my bills and the creditors pass those costs on to costumers like me.

Answer 4

Hard times is NEVER a reason to break the law. I believe there are ALWAYS other options. Some people just need to sit down and really take the time to think about them instead of trying to take the easy way out.

Answer 5

It is not a good reason to break the law. And it shows a lack of morals. "Many" living in poverty do not break the law-ever-their standards are higher. Too bad we don't hear more from them.

And to a post-who uses lions-please humans are not animals-they know right from wrong.

And to the post a couple post below--desperate times--give it a break-many live that too-without losing their values-try learning some instead of making excuses.

And further down---Hello-not every one breaks the law--change your associations if that is all you know. And Mrs quote the bible another thing-read the whole book-you missed a lot. And he won't like YOU using him for your view-at all.

Answer 6

Falling on hard times is not a good reason to break any laws...if you are capable of working to earn money, then get 4 jobs and do it!

Answer 7

Actually i had a hard time understanding your question... answer: no, falling on hard times is never a good reson to break the law, however "desperate times calls for desperate measures" . Maybe you've been blessed that you never encounter desperate times, but when you do - it'll be an eye-opener for you...

Answer 8

Well you are a little more brutal than I would have been, BUT you got your point across.

Free passes are only given in board games....

We have laws for a reason.......we cannot pick and choose the ones we want to follow.

Answer 9

Well I guess you don't remember what happened during the "Great Depression". You know what. God did not make this earth with borders on it. Borders were put up by greedy American Citizens.

Answer 10

I agree with you. Illegals use the most ridiculous and lame arguments and excuses. Look at the poster above me.....

Answer 11

"Apparently the only ones who think they should get Free passes are the Illegals."

And the Neocons ...