what we can do to help our government stop illegal immigration problems?

Question

Illegal immigration has ruined the lives of many people in L.A., I know as I live here. Massive population with a strong majority of illegals and amnesty hispanics, causing dramatic increase in living so that people cannot afford to buy or rent or are just a pay check away from losing their home/rental. Many families and middle aged are on the streets and in their vehicles, many working full time still. Free medical takes months to get appointment and more time for specialties, at appointment for 9 hrs., standing for 3 of it. So can't go to free medical when working. millions of Illegals here have kept wages very low. We need to immediately start marching like the illegals constantly do, but MOST IMPORTANT we should sue the government with a class action lawsuit. This would wake the government up to take real action to help it's own citizens!!! This is America, don't let it all turn into a third world slum.

Answer 1

Great idea.. sue the government for diverting tax dollars to non-citizens through medicaid, food stamps, welfare, public schools. It may be the only way to address the problem. Until we take away all these reasons to invade this country, the problem will get worse. Their effect on wages (just look at the unchanged minimum) has been devastating.

Answer 2

You can thank your mayor for the problems that LA has. He is far too sympathetic to the illegals, and the Hispanic gangs. He should ask for the governor to help to clean that mess up. Our mayor here in Houston has the support of the Texas governor. Mayor White has sent a special police unit to known street corners every day, and they ask the day laborers for a valid Texas ID. If they do not have one, they have to go home and are not allowed to work. It is sad, but they are here illegally. The businesses who hire illegals should be given a big fine if they are caught hiring illegals. It has come to the point where they have more rights than us, and the government is talking about giving them Medicare/Social Security, and Medic-aide. I do not want them to be eligible for any type of government assistance. We are not even able to get the assistance we need. We do not have free health benefits. I am of Mexican descent. My grandfather came here during the Mexican revolution. He became a US citizen and had a business for 40 years before he died. We all speak English in our homes as much as Spanish. Most of our family members have college degrees and are healthcare providers, teachers, or business owners. We have Hispanic friends who also feel as we do about the illegals. We are being lumped together with the illegals. We do not support their cause, as they have not received legal citizenship here in the U.S. NO AMNESTY FOR THE ILLEGALS. If you give this a thumbs down, or the person who wrote the question, you are more than likely here illegally and are in hiding and need to go back to where you came from and come here legally. You will be welcome here in American if you come here legally and apply for citizenship, speak English, and pay your taxes.

Answer 3

I live in L.A. and I agree, it's absolutely ridiculous. I've said this on other posts before but the people who run the government do not have to deal first-hand with the illegal immigration problem so they aren't in any hurry to fix it. They are just trying to get votes to further their political careers and fatten their wallets. They are living in upper hillside estates far removed from the problems of poverty and don't want to listen to what we have to say about it. I think the best thing to do is just take an active role in reporting, writing to congressmen/women about the problems you experience.

I do like the idea of a class action lawsuit. It seems that lawsuits and money issues are the only things that will affect the government so that's not a bad tactic. It would probably be easy to get people in L.A. mobilized to join that cause (the 50% that aren't illegal immigrants anyway).

Answer 4

Some of the answers that I am reading to this question are so hateful, is this really what America and our founding Fathers dreamed of? People often confuse illegal immigration with legal, and lump people together simply because of race. This is purely wrong, purely hateful and horribly ignorant.

There was a time in America when white people were willing to do the manual labor that latino people are willing to do now. Don't kid yourself into believing that legal immigrants are taking the jobs of white people. I work with several companies that have no choice but to hire legal immigrants, as they have never once had even one white person apply for the jobs! While the white people who work in the office hold the big money jobs, not one of them works the hours that the latino people work. These people are willing to commute for hours, then work 10-12 hour days, and then turn their entire paycheck over to their families. All at less than $8 per hour.

This country wasn't built from the sweat off the backs of corporate white men, it was built from the sweat off the backs of black men and women working in the fields agaist their will; from the poor and destitute men and women of the depression; and now from the latino immigrants.

Yes, they should come legally. A guest worker program so far has been the best solution. Make it easier for people to be able to come and GO back home until they are legal. Strengthening the borders only creates more creative and dangerous ways for people to come across. The more dangerous, the more illegal immigrants will bring their whole families! If someone is a guest worker, they come, do the work, and go home.

I do not buy into the notion that if you're white, you can't get a job. Give me a break. Every single white person I know that can't get a job, it's because their either really stupid, really lazy, or have such a high opinion of themselves that they aren't willing to settle for a little less than what they think their worth. Have some pride and get a job, any job!

Answer 5

Start, I think, by petitioning to end the 'amnesty city' business. No city in the United States should be in a position to stop following federal law. Write your city council, local representatives etc., and tell them you're concerned about the issue.

'Free' isn't. Someone pays for it.

To fix illegal immigration, which mainly comes from Mexico and Central America, because it's too far for other countries to swim in from, it's going to take having the US/Mexico Border Fence, which has now been signed into law, and now needs to be built.

Get rid of the 'free', business, also.

Beyond that, encourage people in Mexico and elsewhere to build their own infrastructure. They had their kids, now they need to feed, clothe, house, educate, medicate, and employ them.
That's a national responsibility, and if other countries were keeping pace with their exponential population growth, their citizens wouldn't be coming to the US illegally. It's said that illegal aliens represent about a 90 billion dollar tax burden, nationwide.
If 20% of that was spent on helping Mexico to have clinics etc.,
then they could deal with their own poor. and the number of people seeking care in our country and emigrating illegally to do it would drop like a rock.

Also, Mexico DOES have their own money, they need to channel more of it into the needed things: Roads, schools, hospitals, homes, etc. That's where the fence is a good move, prevent them from just dumping their problems off in america etc.

Solving your own problems is the first step toward independence, and ultimately, a better standard of living. Gotta be motivated, though, to be effective at it...

Read more, write more, make your views heard....

Answer 6

Vote for Republicans. Dems are bleeding hearts and operate out of their feelings, so they will never be sincere about solving the illegal immigrant problems. Yes, this is the First World--let's keep it that way. Mexicans should be proud of their own country and stay there and make it great.

Answer 7

You can start by trying to force your local government into setting housing restrictions to only those who have valid legal residency.
You should also sue employers who are hiring illegal immigrants for violating the law, especially if you they refuse to hire you.
I should also sue any medical practitioner who provides free medical care to illegal immigrants, while at the same time, they are suing legal residents for overdue bills.
There's a start, and find your voice in Government by not supporting anyone who supports legislation that helps any illegal immigrant, while hurting honest legal citizens.

Answer 8

Get laws passed to deport all Illegals. Report any Illegals that you are sure are illegals. Report Illegals and their employers. Call your Politicians, Police, Immigrations, and anyone else you can think of that would be interested in Illegals taking jobs away from Americans, and living off of our Tax Money!

Answer 9

The best thing to do is to cut off the main draw of illegals, jobs. If you know of a business that employs illegals, then chances are they are not paying social security taxes, withholding taxes, etc. Report them to the IRS and get them audited.

By the way, blowing the whistle on a tax evader makes you eligible for a reward of 10% of the assessed taxes up to $50,000.

Answer 10

Finally someone else in Yahoo answers is spouting the Truth.
I live in Mn. and we have a huge illegal population, after the harvest they all go on welfare, all you haters yes they go on welfare! in Mn. we have special social workers for all of the non English speaking welfare recipients. Mn. also gives $10,000 to some undocumented immigrants so they can buy homes. My family had to go without Christmas and good food for 3 years to save to buy a home. I hope no immigrants are reading this and decide to add to our problem, but I just had to tell the truth.