immigration issues! why is it that the US gets so...?

Question

Americans get upset when "illeagal aliens", cross the border yet no one stops long enough to figure out why! The US is always bragging about diversity and culture yet many Americans get angry when they hear other languages beside English in public places. If the US wants to be diverse and different, why do they care? English is on of the hardest languages and yet no one considers the fact that it may be hard to learn. This topic annoys me so much! Also, WIC cards are being misused. The US government provides them to help familys that are down and need some support. These dats people actully live off of them. I see it everyday. What is your opinion about these topics...

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Answer 1

Consider that we are letting people into our country via Mexican border that want to honestly kill us! There is no way to monitor the vast amount of people pouring into our borders every day!These people need to be fed and housed and I have seen people receive WIC cards that I know were illegals! Diversity is a wonderful thing IF you are legal! If not, go home and try to make your country great. Take the example of the American people and do what they did...struggle to make this country what it is! Demand change! We cannot afford to pay with our lives and safety of our citizens since our national security is at stake. If you really want to become an American you need to learn the language which is ENGLISH! Do not expect to have your own language here and have people accommodate you! If my ancestors did it ...you can too! If you are not willing to learn the language of a country you do not deserve to be a citizen of that country! We are a blend of the BEST of the whole world , we only want the best the world has to offer. You have to show you are a person who respects the laws of this country before you will be welcomed in as one of us! This means no running over the borders!

Answer 2

I do not care about diversity or culture anymore than I care to hear about how great someones grandchildren are. I think we are too diverse as it is.
If it were in my power there would be no immigration. Legal or illegal would make not a bit of difference. There would also be no give programs to anyone.
I see it every day also. Example: A family on some type welfare and there is a $30,000 SUV in the drive way. What is wrong with this picture?
I am in a service related business. I worked very hard to get where I am. No one gave me anything. Why should minorities or immigrants get special treatment?
In spite of these negatives most of the time , dealing with minorities things are pretty smooth. Save one group. That would be people from the Middle East. Most of the time they can speak English. However they are totally obnoxious. They want something for nothing. Gripe and groan.
The English thing is not too big of deal. If they don't want to learn it is their problem. However we should not have to have printed material in their language. Also we should not have to use their language in schools
That is my opinion!

Answer 3

I am not against immigration if it is done legally, however yes it does anger me when people speak in a foriegn language. IT IS RUDE! What a person speaks at home is their business, and if you can't speak English then go home! I'm tired of having to hear "no habla english". I " no habla" stupid either. I hate the fact that our children don't qualify for free college or free medical, or any of the things the illegals are handed. It's time to start taking care of our own and send the freeloaders back where they came from.

Answer 4

Glad you asked.

My feeling is that LEGAL immigration is the best thing about the US, and I hope that we will always allow it.

I am against ILLEGAL immigration 100%. My best guess as to why there is so much of it is because it is too easy for illegals to get work here. For instance, 4 people on my block alone regularly use "undocumented workers" for yard work! When I need something done, I do my best to find a reputable company and check to make sure that they have workers comp insurance. Typically, a worker will have to prove that they have the legal right to work in the states to be covered. Also, If I hire an independant (for instance, one guy to wash windows or what-not), I will ask them on the phone if they are legal to work in the US and if they can prove it. The ones that hang up dont get the work and the ones that say yes do. I don't care what country they have come from or if they are sending money home. What I do care about is that they are not breaking the laws in this country, MY country.

I certainly do not mind people speaking a language other than english in public! What I DO mind a great deal is when someone approaches me at work and the first thing out of their mouth is "Speaky Spanish?". As a matter of fact I do, but an effort should be made to speak the language of the country you are in. Another thing that makes me absolutely furious is when I am trying to do business (either ordering a burger or what have you) and the person cannot speak enough English for me to get my point across.

English is certainly a difficult language as you say. So is Russian or Japanese. And guess what? That is one of the things that one should consider when one decides to move to another country! Of course, if someone is here as a visitor or tourist then I would not expect them to lean the language just for a vacation! So there are always exceptions.

As far as the WIC cards go I can't comment on that. But hopefully what I've had to say on immigration has been explanatory.

Answer 5

There is a difference between immigration and ILLEGAL immigration. We have no problem with immigrants coming to the US to get a better life, as long as they go through the propper channels, learn to speak English and become a US citizen.
My mom, from Germany did. We speak German to each other. The problem of why Americans get upset when other languages are spoken is because of Spanish immigrants who come to the US who don't even bother to TRY to learn to speak English!! Maybe English is a tough language to learn, but millions of immigrants who came to the US learned it.
We are not saying you can't speak Spanish anymore, but at least try and learn English

Answer 6

Because they are illegal and breaking the law, they don't do it legally so that means we don't no who is here, who is carrying a communicable disease, and who is a criminal, if they do it legally then they have to take a physical, learn English and learn about this country before they can come into this country. Yes, diversity the LEGAL way. all countries want to keep track of the people that are in their country. It is called census. Hundreds of thousand of Mexico's criminals have also come over, if they had done it legally they would not be allowed in. So yes we like diversity and we like the people that come to speak English, we cannot have a nation of Babel. One language unites a country, to many languages breaks a country apart. When no one can communicate, they go their separate ways, just like in the Bible, the tower of Babel. And that brings me to the education, why do we have to have Spanish teachers for the children, we don't have to have Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese teachers for the children and that is because the parents of these children teach them English before they start school or enough to get by and learn on their own. The Mexicans that are coming are just not teaching their children English and it's costing us a fortune and they just don't care. They are so uneducated and that is why Mexico is a mess.

Answer 7

Well, immigration has to be legal. It is only in the last few years that hoards of illegals have come into the country destroying the balance of nature. With some 20 million illegals, diversity in many cities is a thing of the past. As I have pointed out before multicultralism is at the base of the disappearance of all the civilizations and cultures that no longer exist. American culture MUST remain the unique American culture or it will cease to exist. That is why all Americans MUST be mortified at what is happening. See, it is your children who will pay a terrible price because WE let this happen because WE just say, "why do we care?" You gotta educate yourself. This has nothing to do with the "nice" illegals, except that they are violating federal law that leaves us vulnerable to attack from enemies in Mexico and Latin America (gangs, drug cartels, homicides, etc.) and the Middle East and Russia and others. That is why you MUST care. You and I do not have an alternative.
English is hard to learn? So what? Have you tried to learn Middle Eastern, Chinese, Korean or Hindi? The U.S. is an English speaking nation.
WIC? What about food stamps, Cal Works/AFDC/Welfare, education? If parents realized, knew how much Spanish is spoken in class - sometimes 50%, they would understand why their children are not learning. Parents are supposed to know these things. No American with the means would send their children to public school. We have actually lost most of our public education because we cater to Spanish speaking children. We actually do that. And WIC is supposed to help families down on their luck, or up on their drugs or down for revolving door sex. Of course it is abused. We need to read newspapers, magazines and listen to talk radio. If you don't get educated to this huge issue your children will pay a much greater price that we are. Do we not care about our own children?

Answer 8

Nobody is complaining about diversity. That is not the problem. Its all about the illegal immigrants being ILLEGAL. They should not be here period.
It's a well known fact that a fairly large number of crimes are committed by illegal immigrants.
They take away jobs from legal/local residents
They can be a burden on the local communities budget
If an illegal immigrants son/daughter wants to go to college in Boston they get cheaper rates than someone who is was born in New Hampshire. And guess who has to pay the difference? Boston tax payers do.
I could go on and on.... so in answer to your question again, it's not about diversity, it's about enforcing the law and the economic burden in our country.

Answer 9

Learn to speak ENGLISH! The worst thing about this is these people have no intrest in the american way of life.Face it they are mexicans living and working in the U.S. and most dont like americans

Answer 10

I dont get upset hearing other languages in public places, but it is hard to work with people who dont understand English. There are lots of things hard to learn but that is no excuse. If you choose to live in an English speaking country it is better for all concerned if you can communicate with others on a day to day basis. Also there will always be some one who abuses a welfare system.