Do you really know what you are talking about when you rant about illegal immigration?

Question

Or are you just spouting racist opinoins? Do you really think people are taking your jobs - a job that you applied for and didn't get because an employer hired an immigrant over you? Have you ever been to a border town in Mexico and seen how horrible the living conditions are? Do you really worry about terrorists coming in through the border? I know I am going to get a lot of a@#-hole comments but hopefully people will have some real information to back up what they are going to say.

Hmmm...homeland security. Aren't they the ones that said there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq....

I am not calling people that are against immigration racist. I am talking about the idiots on here that say Mexicans are dumb, lazy, etc... I am not calling everyone a racist.

Answer 1

Thank you for posting a sensible question.

Illegal immigrants do not take jobs from Americans, they do the jobs Americans will not do. They take the sh*ttiest jobs America has to offer, with low pay, no health benefits, disrespectful supervisors and horrible work conditions.

Here's what we should really be pissed about:
Large rich companies that decide to outsource American jobs to countries like India, and China because they can pay the workers less money than they would have to pay us. Did you know that all American tax returns are processed in India? Talk about a security breach! Have you ever tried to call Customer Service only to speak with someone in India or China and have an hour long conversation with no resolution because in the end you couldn't really understand the person because of the accent?


Why are people so angry at hispanics?
Why don't they feel anger toward their rich American bretheren that conciously choose to put us out of a job so they can save a little money and become even richer?

Answer 2

There are several questions there.

Am I concerned over the illegal immigration because of them taking American Jobs? Not really, as it has been stated many time the majority of jobs that they take most/all Americans do not want.

Am I concerned over the Terrorist coming through the border? Very much! I consider the necessity to secure the our borders a requirement of National Security more than anti-illegal immigration.

Am I concerned about the growing amount of money spent due to the actions of Illegal Immigrants? Yes, that money could be much better spent on legal citizens of the USA.

Do I know what I am talking about when I speak on Illegal Immigration? Yes.

Answer 3

Enforcing laws is not a racist act. We are a country of laws which are supposed to apply to all. If a person has crossed an internationally recognized border without proper documentation, that person has broken the law.
Has an illegal alien ever taken a job from me? NO.
And yes, i absolutely am concerned that terrorists are coming across the border. If you recall also, the Sept 11th hijackers were here illegally.
The typical argument for letting the illegals stay is that they are, "just looking for a better life." Committing a crime is not usually the first step to a better life.

Answer 4

Um, didn't they already catch some guys sneaking through the US/Mexico border that were part of some group etc? How about the drugs, do you like that kind of stuff? Mexico's got a LOT of crime because of all of that, is that what you want in america?
Choose carefully...I say build the fence, and if you really care about living conditions in Mexico so much, why don't you go TEACH people to fix them? I'll tell you why, because there's no money in it. You'd have to be a bible-thumping selfless humanitarian to want to do that, and I don't see nearly as many of those running around as I used to.

Bluntly spoken, if the welfare and other monies were cut off, illegal immigration would dry up, and blow away. Our country is one of the few that is as generous as it is that way, and I think in some ways, it's coming back to bite us in the ***.

I support open debate on the issue, and more facts and less sentiment. Knowing you have a problem is the first step in fixing it, knowing just HOW big the problem lets you come up with better answers...they're now saying about a million people a year are entering the country illegally...more than that, but about a million make it, estimated. I don't know how big that number would have to be to make you feel concerned, but I don't think it's right to have drug armies and the rest of it decide to make america their 'turf' etc. I don't think it's right that we should have to hear any more of this 'you stole our land from us' garbage. I don't think it's right that other countries are now basically DEMANDING money etc from the United States, or ELSE, that kind of thing.

How far we've fallen, in just 40 years. It'll be a rude awakening for a lot of people when that welfare office closes...

Answer 5

Please use the right time period - Illegal extraterrestrial beings. Yes, a few men and women will come again to you in this, by and large simply the looney lefties and the unlawful extraterrestrial beings. First, aid immigration. I do. The U.S. is a country of immigrants, and virtually each household is a household of immigrants. Immigrants have regularly been welcomed right here, and regularly shall be. Illegal extraterrestrial beings don't have anything to do with immigration. These men and women are criminals that experience damaged our legislation. Companies that rent them also are breaking our legislation. We ought to cozy our borders, and organizations that rent unlawful extraterrestrial beings must be heavly fined. And I are not able to stay up for November both! Libs gets the butts kicked, once more!

Answer 6

HMMM lets see. It doesn't matter about the qualification that you have at a job. There is this thing called minorities. It is Federal Law to hire X amount of minority's. So if you are Mexican regardless if you are illegal which in this case lets just say that he has stolen someones ID. So Yes. That Mexican will get a job over me.

I really think you should know your facts before you rant and rave about this topic.

Yes, I am well away of the fact of those condition people live in. They are still ABLE TO COME OVER "LEGALLY" WHAT IS SO HARD ABOUT THAT. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE THEN "ILLEGAL AND LEGALLY'.

I think I could talk about must of us. We do not care if or how they come over just do it legally.

Answer 7

Well I think that their rants as well as the pro illegals rants are validated in that illegal immigrants are a drain on our society as far as welfare and medical attention goes, and pro illegals go on about how illegals just want a better life and that is fine too. What it comes down to is illegal is just that, ILLEGAL. But at the same time, we cannot make it so easy for them to get in, find work, and qualify for benefits and then complain that they take advantage of these things. Also one cannot come in illegally and just expect a handout without thinking there will be people really angry about this. And while anti illegals willsay that the only reason people are pro illegal are for humane reasons, we have to admit that up until now (and lets be honest folks) being humane and not deporting them (or shooting them as some would prefer) has overruled using what authority we have to make sure they follow laws and are prosecuted when not. Because lets face it, the laws are there, and theyre so obviously being broken, but this is not something new, this been going on forever, maybe not to this extent, but it has been there. Sure, deport the ones in our jails and in gangs and the ones using our welfare and Medi-cal benefits fraudulantly, but shouldnt we also enforce our own rules and laws that because we dont have been so terribly taken advantage of??!! Just a thought!!

Answer 8

There is a waiting list years long of people who have applied for permission to immigrate. It can take 5+ years just to get approval to join family members who are already legal US residents. It is a slap in the face of every one of those law-abiding people who have followed the rules to tolerate people who have broken the law and sneaked into the country illegally.

"Undocumented workers"? Spare me the spin. They're not people who have mislaid their paperwork, they're ILLEGAL ALIENS and all the euphemisms in the world won't change that.

If there is in fact a shortage of workers to fill jobs in the US, then we should admit more of the people who have followed the rules and have been patiently waiting their turn. Illegal immigrants, whether they're from Mexico or England or the Moon, should be tossed right back where they came from and permanently barred from immigrating to the US.

For me, it's not really about jobs, or terrorism, or any of that. It's about who we want to have living in the US: People who obey the laws even when it is personally inconvenient, or people whose very presence in this country is the result of them committing a crime.

Answer 9

I live in Arizona,I am against illegal aliens because of the higher taxes I have to pay because of them.I know what the border towns are like,its not my problem.I don't want my city and my state to become like those town are.Do you know what its like ,do you have to carry a weapon with you every where you go to protect your self and your property?.Perhaps you are the one that could use an education .I am sick of the problems.Come to my city and let me show you around.You will be joining the Minute Men in a day.....I am a rancher and I know what I'm talking about.It has NOTHING to do with who the illegal is ,only that they are illegal.
Heres what it costs my state for illegal aliens

The $1.3 billion in costs incurred by Arizona taxpayers is comprised of outlays in the following areas:

Education. Based on estimates of the illegal immigrant population in Arizona and documented costs of K-12 schooling, Arizonans spend approximately $820 million annually on education for illegal immigrant children and for their U.S.-born siblings.

Health Care. Uncompensated medical outlays for health care provided to the state’s illegal alien population is now estimated at about $400 million a year.

Incarceration. The cost of incarcerating illegal aliens in Arizona prisons and jails amounts to about $80 million a year (not including the monetary costs of the crimes that led to their incarceration).

The unauthorized immigrant population pays some state and local taxes that go toward offsetting these costs, but they do not come near to matching the expenses. The total of such payments might generously be estimated at $257 million per year.

Mendi...No they do not all pay taxes,you dont pay tax on cash and you know it,and they do get wefare thru illegal ID and stolen or bought papers.You have a vested interested your own husband,you are blinded by love
Nothing wrong with loving some one, but dont let love blind you to facts..

And no one can take my job,and there is no job that a legal American wont do.thats an out and out falicy,a myth.....

Answer 10

Yes, I think the economic consequences of illegal immigration are well argued already. Yes, I do worry that terrorists can cross into this country with ease. If they wanted to bring in components for a dirty bomb, our Southern border would be the way to do it.

Note that ALL the discussion here is about ILLEGAL activity. No-one is suggesting that there is anything wrong with legal immigration. Legal immigrants wait for years, complying with our laws, to have the opportunity to enjoy life in the US. We welcome them but reject the line-jumping illegals.

Answer 11

yes, I do think I know what I am talking about.
its not just jobs, the bigger problem is the drain on the American because we as tax payers have to pay for there medical care and welfare benefits when they have an anchor baby. there are hospitals on the borders that may go out of business because of this, and taxes have also been raised just because of this. its billions of dollars for us all.
And as long as the borders are open all a terrorist has to do is walk across or boat in. I mean I live on lake Erie in Ohio, All a -person has to do is have a boat and sail across and no one would be the wiser. And the idiots don't want the Coast guard to do war games on the lake because it might hurt the fish
ARE YOU KIDDING ME.. ARRGGGGG