Why do so many people here dehumanize illegal Mexicans?

Question

It's understandable if you are against illegal immigration, whether I agree with you or not. However, why do you stereotype these people, call them names, wish them bad, and joke about their demise? If you believe their actions are wrong that is understandable, but why do insult their dignity?

I know not everyone does this, but a lot do.

I never said whites were the only ones doing it, I said people!
Dehumanization is always wrong in my opinion, it's bad for the victim and the aggressor.

Answer 1

I don't and never would.
It seems that there are some nasty boundaries in America. A lot of hate-speech, and bigotry.
No different than calling black people the "n" word.
Those adults need to grow up and look past each others races. There are so many more important things that need America's attention.

Answer 2

The sad thing is there are so many people that seem to be opposed to immigration rights. As if this country wasn't built out of immigrants coming to this country to escape persecution from there other countries. Some things to realize are that most of the illegal immigrants that get here do not come through Mexico border. They come by plane on student visas or temporary visas. Think about the 9/11 terrorists they came here by plane and had been in America a long time. Everyone in the U.S. came here from some place else. First of all they do not steal white people's jobs most illegal immigrants take jobs where they can work for $2.50 for 70 hours a week. You are probably going to get replaced by a bi-lingual person not an illegal immigrant. Maybe the reason you are not getting a job is because you are not the best canidate. If people want to come here and make a better life for themselves. They can. I don't think anyone has the right to say that they shouldn't after all this is America. We are supposed to be a society where anybody can come and be all that they can be.

Answer 3

I haven't read anything like you've described today, nor have I written anything like that.

Mexico's major problem is their failure to reform effectively to the point where they can support their people, nothing more and nothing less. Dehumanization, racism, and so forth are kind of irrelevant. Watch also for the posers that are trying to carry that little 'chip' on their shoulder, hoping someone will accidentally knock it off. People looking for arguments do all sorts of stupid things like that, and they'd LOVE to have an example to use 'cause it'd give em more ammunition.

I think the wheels have about fallen off their 'movement', though,
there was another pro-illegal march, but it sounds like nobody's interested/buying the rhetoric anymore, which is as it should be, because a lot of it was based on specious arguments to begin with.

It's understandable that people would try anything imaginable to try and escape desperate circumstances, but another angle there is to CHANGE the circumstances. And, change begins at home.They've got a new president in Mexico, hopefully he won't just be about finding new ways to just get his country living off the United States, but rather start encouraging people to volunteer in their communities to help get projects started that'll provide the things that are really needed IN Mexico. If everyone in Mexico donated 1 peso per year, that'd be 1 new hospital per year. If they donated 2 pesos, that'd be a hospital AND a school. Do that for the next 20 years=most problems well on their way to being solved. In dollars, that's what, 20 cents per person? But, if you look at things like March of Dimes, how that went along, these things are not impossible, even in Mexico. But, people gotta be honest about the whole thing, and that right there by itself seems to be the problem. But, with many hands, which they have, and a trillion dollar GDP, which they also have, I for one think/believe it's time to say 'no mas' on illegal immigration, especially from Mexico. They have to pick the ball up and run with it themselves.
Mexico's not poor, anymore, not compared to some countries out there. Now, they just have to figure out what they REALLY want, a future of their own, or perpetual dependency on the United States...which is where they're headed now. Decisions, decisions...

Answer 4

I don't think illegal immigrants are not human. And I understand why people want to come here. And I know that a lot of Mexicans who are here illegally are hard working, good people.

But I think it's WRONG for people to sneak into a country and then demand that the country whose social services they are using (without paying) provide free insurance for their children, make everything available in their language, change the laws so that what they're doing won't be considered illegal, etc. If they were here without demanding that we change, I probably wouldn't care so much. .

I honestly can't think of one other country on this planet that would put up with that, either.

Answer 5

Unfortunately some people get so angry they get carried away and forget they are talking about people. Most people do occasionally fall prey to the us verses them mentality and this is no different. I see just as much or more coming from the pro-Mexican side as well. Believe it or not, whites are not inhumane devils who ravaged the planet before settling down in Europe and America. We were actually born and live here and are real people too.
I understand your point. It goes both ways.

Answer 6

HELLO? Is anybody home? They are ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, that steal themselves a position in our society. They are not United States "human", until they get a green card!

I do however, think that they insult their dignity (you're valid with that), America needs to constitute a program so that all illegal aliens that we know of, can easity attain green cards. ESPECIALLY IF THEY'VE BEEN IN THE COUNTRY FOR YEARS AND THEY'VE ESTABLISHED LIVES.

Answer 7

To feel better within oneself, they must dehumanize others. This country has been this way for thousands of years and it will continue to be this way this until they day comes that the almighty one has had enough of it. We all come from the same place, the image of our maker.

Answer 8

It's a common neocon tactic to strip people of humanity. They do it to liberals, they do it with Mexicans, they do it with the Iraqi civilians, etc.

It's just because neocons sold their consciences to Lord Bush...they think they'll be safe now, as if terrorists were targeting their trailer homes.

Answer 9

This is my point and I've said it before. It's possible to get your point across, whether you are for or against this cause, without the use of insults or bashing.

Answer 10

Because the issue isn't whether or not they are human, but the fact that they have illegally entered this country. Illegal is illegal - either we enforce our laws or do away with them, but as long as they are laws on the books, then we enforce them.