Am I wrong for thinking this?

Question

I think if Mexico would build up it's on country..they would'nt be trying to get over here in America...

For example ..I live in North Carolina and some of the big cities are Winston-Salem and Greensboro ...Lets say all the jobs was in Greensboro that doesnt mean for everybody to abandon Winston and run to Greensboro ...so why dont they build up their own country? ...American Government is always saying our economy is not good ..then why let immigrants over and give them thousands of dollars to live over here??? If America is rebuilding every other country ...which I disagree with..dont get me wrong I believe in giving but (still dont understand that one to be honest if our economy is bad...look at our gas!!!Americans can hardly get to work but yet we give other countries and immigrants money)....Why not just go ahead and give the money to Mexico so they will stop coming over here and the problem with illegals would cease...not meaning to sound harsh or racist here.

Am I wrong?

Answer 1

No. Absolutely not wrong!

Answer 2

Yes, you are wrong.

It is true, you are correct that we have a problem on our hands.

But, you are wrong, not for thinking it, but because your reasoning is too simplistic and doesn't adequately address the real issues.

You say "Lets say all the jobs was in Greensboro that doesnt mean for everybody to abandon Winston and run to Greensboro"

Well, I'm not sure how far Winston is from Greensboro, but if the jobs were in Greensboro, and Winston was too far, then yes, people WOULD leave to go to Greensboro. Our country is partly founded on that. People didn't westward expand for fun or for the hell of it. It was DANGEROUS to do it. You could die in the wild, or be killed by indians. They did it for the opportunity available. The US expanded west because there was money, there were better jobs. Hell, we stole California from Mexico!

How can you blame them for wanting to come here? Yes, it's a problem, but it's also a bit of a compliment. You're talking about Mexico, a country where drug cartels rule (a wee bit dangerous), where for protection, regular people invest in armored cars, and where workers make pennies a DAY.

They come here for opportunity. Which is what our country was founded on. Why do we always complain about the Mexicans? Dont we have many other people coming to our country every year? Indians, Africans, Asians? Mexicans are willing to do crap jobs that many Americans are too stuck up to do.

Besides, what about our nothern border? Why not secure that? I mean, after all, the 9/11 hijackers came through that border. Are we going to build a wall there, too? Where does it end?

By the way, gas price doesn't necessarily indicate that the economy is bad. Unemployment is actually not all that high. We have plenty of gas. It's just the we don't have the refining capabilties to get *** much out here as we need.

How on earth would just giving money to Mexico stop them from coming here? It's not like that money would go directly into the poor class' pockets. It'll get tied up in red tape and bureacracy. And who will suffer? The same people that always do. The poor. Can you blame them for wanting to come here? No.

I'm not disagreeing that there's a problem, but I think you're simplifying a problem that is multi-facited and complex.

Answer 3

This is more complicated than the media portray it. Let me see if I can say a few things that most people aren't quite aware of.

The USA needs cheap labor in order to stay competitive. Free trade has come back to bite the USA in the rear. Other countries can produce goods (and services) at less cost. The USA has removed many trade barriers (in the name of 'free trade') that used to protect its citizens from disparate international labor conditions.

Mexico has too many people for the goods and services it produces. Conveniently, there is a country not to far away that have a labor deficit for a certain kind of labor (namely the manual, low-paying kind). Mexico thereby benefits heavily from this: 1) they get some of their surplus people siphoned off to another country, lightening its social welfare burden, and 2) those that leave send dollars back to Mexico, which replenishes the local economy.

The USA doesn't really wish to stop immigrants coming in from Mexico. Nor does Mexico wish to stop their emigration.

If the USA was smart, it would drop the whole 'free trade' charade and start instituting trade barriers that made its own goods more competitive abroad. Then it would put in place economic disinsentives against Mexico and its liberal emigration policy. (Carrot and stick diplomacy would be brilliant here)

If Mexico were smart, it would massively curb its internal corruption and put the saved dollars into the local economy, thereby recouping its native labor force and turn into an economic powerhouse. It could put economic disinsentives in place to curb emigration.

Alas, neither country is run by people who are all that smart. And the charade will continue, no doubt.

Answer 4

Yes, you are wrong. Did you know that America stole land from Mexico during the 19th century? California and New Mexico, as well as other western states, were part of Mexico. Plus, it is a little more complicated than that. Most countries that progress or are economically very well developed like the States, have invaded or stolen or exploited from other countries in the past. Currently, they're stealing oil from Iraq and taking over Afghanistan. The UK for example, has invaded or tried to invade almost all over the world, from Africa, to Latin America (where they received buckets full of hot oil from the locals during the invasions in Argentina in the 1800s), to all over Asia. These countries have built up their wealth by sacking other countries. It has been done all over Latin America. In Bolivia, for example, during the 1800s, all the gold in the Potosi mountain was exploited by foreginers through violence. That is why there are such poor countries and such rich ones. The rich ones take over the poor ones.

Answer 5

you are by far wrong, i said it before and i will say this again

they so call come here making 2-4 dollars and hour for 12-16 hour days, how is that better then what they where doing? (it isn't for one, and you know they are a bunch of BSers for trying to convince us it is)

they make money getting paid under the table and take it back to Mexico, why are they so poor there? i mean 1 US dollar is what like 10 times the amount there?

they still even vote for there damn president in Mexico here in the USA. why if they want to be like Americans so bad and Mexico is so bad?

take there happy as$es back home and stay there that is all

Answer 6

Listen Missy, If Mexicos economy was just like the USA, the USA would STILL NEED some people to pick its strawberries, lettuce and carrots etc etc.. things wouldn't change! I'm not sure what part of that is not getting into that little blonde head of yours, but try really hard, OK. If Mexico was EXACTLY like the USA or even better for that matter, the average US citizen just like YOU is not ready to have its blonde hair, bebe dress, and ipods sucked up with carrot dirt. I'm hoping to see it, frankly speaking, but I'm not going to break my back and either is any other honky I know.

Answer 7

The issue is that the U.S. is not rebuilding other countries. What the U.S. does is make sure that their interests are safe and that Latin American countries are burried in depth so they can not breathe and compete with them in the market. Is all about power. Try to see the big picture.

Answer 8

Don't give them any money. Save it for the wall! Make the government of Mexico stand up and take care of its own people! They have the money. We helped make Vicente Fox a very wealthy man. Time for him and his amigo's to ante up!!

Answer 9

I knew a guy that sat in a car for 9 days from Guatemala illegally to get to New York. How did he find his job right away and not me?

Answer 10

u can give free money to criminal country better let all 30 million illegal stay in your home and you cooking for them ,clean their craps too and when they get Tuberculosis(TB) use ur healtcare insurance to pay them when they making alot babies you pay for their maternity cost so hospital not collaps, all of them never pay a dime .

Answer 11

Lol...ok yea maybe. But think, we're giving money to help support other countries, who need the support, cutting it off would be disastorous. Build up Mexico...destroy britain?

Also, how would you account for corruption? and gov. official ANYWHERE, gets handed 20 million fromt he U.S to do whatever....what're they gonna do?

ALSO mexicans aren't doing anything bad to us, they build houses, do you honestly want to do that? they flip burgers...ohno there goes another dream job.

The world is complicated, 6 billion people. you can't just ignore 5 billion and say its easy to help that 1 billion remaining, sure it is, but what about the rest of em?