Why do people get pissy when you speak of immigrants?

Question

Is it possible to have a legitimate issue with immigrants/immigration/US government without being labled a racist? Believe it or not I am looking at immigration from a completely non-racial-biased view. I am looking at the impact economically for both the government and already established citizens. What are your thoughts?

Answer 1

(1st Qtr) INS/FBI Statistical Report on Undocumented Immigration.

Work Paid Under the Table - No Taxes
> 62% of all "undocumented immigrants" (illegal aliens) in the United States are working for cash and not paying taxes;
> Those working illegal aliens who are paying taxes are doing so by use of stolen social security numbers, a felony.

Crime
> 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens;
> 83% of warrants for murder in Phoenix are for illegal aliens;
> 86% of warrants for murder in Albuquerque are for illegal aliens;
> 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Albuquerque are illegal aliens;
> 24.9% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally;
> 40.1% of all inmates in Arizona detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally;
> 48.2% of all inmates in New Mexico detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally;
> 29% (630,000) convicted illegal alien felons fill our state and federal prisons at a cost of $1.6 billion annually;
> More than 53% of all investigated burglaries reported in California, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and Texas are perpetrated by illegal aliens;
> More than half of all gang members in Los Angeles are illegal aliens from south of the border;

Car Thefts/ Traffic Violations
> More than 71% of all apprehended cars stolen in 2005 in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California were stolen by illegal aliens or transport coyotes";
> 47% of cited/stopped drivers in California have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 47%, 92% are illegal aliens;
> 63% of cited/stopped drivers in Arizona have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 63%, 97% are illegal aliens;
> 66% of cited/stopped drivers in New Mexico have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 66%, 98% are illegal aliens;

The Cost of Health Benefits
> More than 380,000 "anchor babies" were born in the United States in 2005 were to parents who are illegal aliens; making those 380,000 babies automatically U.S. citizens. 97.2% of all costs concurred from those births were paid by the American taxpayer;
> More than 66% of all births in California are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal whose births were paid for by taxpayers;

The Cost of Welfare
> More than 43% of all Food Stamps issued are to illegal aliens;
> More than 41% of all unemployment checks issued in the United States are to illegal aliens;
> 58% of all Welfare payments in the United States are issued to illegal aliens;
> Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties in the United States are illegal aliens;
> More than 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.
> Less than 2% of illegal aliens in the United States are picking crops , but 41% are on welfare;


The Cost of Education
> More than 34% of Arizona students in grades 1-12 are illegal aliens;
> More than 24% of Arizona students in grades 1-12 are non-English-speaking;
> More than 39% of California students in grades 1-12 are illegal aliens;
More than 42% of California students in grades 1-12 are non-English-speaking. In Los Angeles County, 5.1 million people speak English. 3.9 million speak Spanish;


Costs to American Tax Payers
> The cost of immigration to the American taxpayer in 1997 was a NET (after subtracting taxes immigrants pay) $70 BILLION a year, [Professor Donald Huddle, Rice University];
> The lifetime fiscal impact (taxes paid minus services used) for the average adult Mexican ILLEGAL alien is $55,000.00 cost to the American taxpayer in a 5-year

Answer 2

The same answer keeps popping out of pro illegals that everyone was an immigrant in this country,either they are ignorant or they are trying to cover up the fact that while everyone was at one time an immigrant,everyone had to wait in line to be processed and accepted for US citizenship,you can not come into a country and just demand that right,you have to earn it,every country has the same laws,including mexico,which are actually tougher than the US.so stop using that excuse,it doesn't work.

Answer 3

I do not think that immigration is an emotional issue at all. Legal immigrants are supported and needed. Illegal aliens are not. I love the diversity in America and without past and present legal immigrants, we would not be the strong nation we are today. Be proud of your heritage and be proud that you are an American.

Answer 4

real immigrants or illegal immigrants?

It is an economic issue. Those on the receiving end of the funds will say whatever they think will work to keep getting them. We on the paying end of the funds who see education and services degraded as a result of excess immigration of poor people whose taxes don't cover their services would be idiots to let that keep us from resolving the issue.

Answer 5

As a general rule, those anti illegal immigration have facts to back up their case ... so far those who would encourage it can show nothing but emotional statements "they're only here to better themselves" type of thing ... the fact is, as independent reports show, that illegal immigration is costly to the tax payers, and brings untold problems from terrorist threats to illnesses ... it is a serious problem, not to be taken lightly, and certainly not to be decided by sentimental reasons ...

Answer 6

Immigrants usually come from a homogeneous society, so their not accustomed to people with different view points. People born in Canada you'll find are of the most tolerant variety. If for example someone where to tell a born Canadian that they don't like Canada he/she would most likely respond by asking why. On the other hand if you were in Italy and told them the same about their country they would probably spit on you, or if you said it in Iraq get killed!

Answer 7

People only get mad when others start insulting without really going for the facts.

Answer 8

Some people speak of illegal immigrants as being violent criminals, and link them to everything that goes wrong in this country..

which is not right.

Answer 9

Because of the derogatory and condescending attitude while they're trying to deliver a so called message.

Answer 10

What you are asking is for people to be unemotional over an extremely emotional issue. It's hard not to be emotional when humans are involved.

Answer 11

"we" may all be immigrants, but "WE" are LEGAL.
some people need to lower the intelligence level of the conversation, just to be in it.