would this still be a big crisis? Big If?
just a curios questions!!
2006-11-24 10:29:14 · 20 answers · asked by Coke&TVdinner 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Of course there would still be a big crisis.... because for white racist America... there skin would still be brown... They would keep "whining" anyway
2006-11-24 10:40:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
It would probably make a big difference in how they're recieved...
but, it's not just people from Mexico that can be like that, either, ethnocentrism AND racism are alive and well in america today,
everyone has to be a hyphenated-american, there's actually a box on those stupid little forms you have to fill out for this and that that have room for your ethnicity. It's institutionalized...I've seen some, though, that also include 'prefer not to answer'.
MY issue with Mexico is that there's been mass illegal immigration from Mexico to the United States, and this administration has just kind of stood there and watched it happen, knowing full well what was going on, but not really too terribly inclined to do much about it. To me, that's a problem that needs to be rectified, and there seem to be a lot of people across the country that feel similarly. Appearances can be decieving, but that's what I'm reading...
Legal immigration works, it's acceptable, but illegal immigration is not. It promotes OTHER shady business, witness the whole business with the drug gangs.
It's nice to want to help other countries, but it's even nicer when your politicians/representatives/ whatnot decide not to just do what the hell ever they feel like doing, regardless of standing laws.
The world has also changed, dramatically, in just the last 20-30 years. Six and a half BILLION people now reside in our world, approximately, and 300 million of that just in the United States.
I don't think it's out-of-place to suggest a 'go slowly' approach on in-filling the United States with as many people as these people see fit to do. I'll go be the lone voice of dissent, now...
2006-11-24 21:46:31 · answer #2 · answered by gokart121 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, as long as not people looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger, always a threat. Remember Russian blond hair white skin flooded US a decade ago and cause lots of trouble due link to organize crime? Non of the politicians making noise about that. Not a single white American shout on immigration change. How about Italian immigrant during post WW2, infested entire Northern US with Mafia, non of the white American cry out loud on immigration reform urgency.
Not convince? Ever heard of boat people from VietNam? Those yellow people irritate many American and call for shooting them in the south. That's was back in the 70's. Need further proof? If you're a blond hair blue eyes white from any commonwealth nations, you'll get a Job instantly and Green Card in no time, as long as you're a hard working individual.
Mexican is always a Mexican. Low class Spanish speaking cheap labor, probably a suspect criminal.
2006-11-24 10:48:57 · answer #3 · answered by jean l 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's only a crisis because they're coming ILLEGALLY. I used to work with placement of resident physicians and if I had a dollar for every competently trained Indian or Asian doctor that got sent home because they couldn't legally keep their visa status I'd be rich. So why should it be okay for mexicans to sneak across in droves when other foreigners who do things the right way get turned away.
And personally there have been times when I might have liked to move to a diff country--like the day GW got elected--but would anyone feel bad for me if i snuck into France on a tourist visa and eventually got deported? I think not. I'm 100% in favor of any and ALL legal immigrants staying here. But the illegals should GO. it's just not fair to those of us who do things the legal way.
2006-11-24 10:41:31 · answer #4 · answered by crow_326 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For the most part, this isn't a question about "ethnocentrism". This is a debate about "illegal vs legal."
Every other ethnic group has their ethnocentrism -- here, we've got people who speak Polish... I grew up with Amish who spoke some kind of German... so that isn't a problem, or at least much of a problem.
2006-11-24 10:39:28 · answer #5 · answered by geek49203 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Illegals are 2% of the population yet 35% of the prison population. In order for such a large part of crime in this country to be attributable to such a small percentage, most of those people would have to be criminals.
This holds true in all situations. For example, 90% of california's fugitive felony warrants are for illegals (note that mexico refuses to extradite criminals to the US so they just hop back and forth over the border to victimize more people). 95% of california's murders are done by illegals.
The problem with illegals is not and never has been failure to assimilate. This is an unaddressed social problem of LEGALS that needs to be dealt with eventually.
The problem with illegals is their criminality, especially the amount of violent crime. This is the problem that getting rid of illegals will solve. When they are gone, a huge number of people who are raped, robbed, murder, beaten and otherwise victimized every year....won't be.
2006-11-24 10:41:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pro-American would be to apply for legal immigration, and yes, most of the legal immigrants I know who came here from somewhere worse (like former Soviet Union nations) are VERY patriotic and pro-American, they aren't fooled like the native liberals here who think communism/socialist states are the path to a better world, because they lived in one. But, it would help if they were trying to integrate and become "Americans" instead of trying to make it an extension of their third world country that has failed it's own people.
2006-11-24 10:34:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
you wouldn't be talking about mexicans anymore...all jokes aside...i could go for that depending that certain conditions be met and understood....like i have said, i'm not against immigration, i am against illegal immigration. My mom came here legally, and so should everyone else. end of story.
What if i kicked down the door to your house, ergo,entering your home illegally? you'd want me out right????? If i was to enter your house, it would have to be with your permission, and my behavior ought to be under the conditions you set, because after all, it's your house.. There's no difference on the national level..if people want to come into our country, our home, they should get permission and abide by the rules of our home.
end of story...there really shouldn't be any debate about this at all....people are so blind to see the common sense of this issue
2006-11-24 10:56:19 · answer #8 · answered by l_tone 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know it really wouldn't be a problem. I really don't think that its too much to ask of someone that wants to be an american citizen to speak English and obey the laws of the lands. If that means standing in long lines and paying thousands of dollars to become a citizen, then so be it. If you love this country so much, this would even be an issue
2006-11-24 10:37:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think mexicans as a whole are pretty good people- the thing is- they need to get into the country legally, pay taxes,learn english, and quit being "mexicans who are here for the cash and benefits, live dirt poor(ie 12 people in a 2 room apt) and send most of their money to mexico, where they wish they were too" im all for people coming here for a better way of life- but thats not it.
2006-11-24 10:40:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The only real issue here is whether those people came in LEGALLY or ILLEGALLY.
But yes they wouldnt be attracting so much more useless hate if they just forgot about Mexico and and blended in with the rest of the Americans.
2006-11-24 10:35:06 · answer #11 · answered by betterdeadthansorry 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋