How many people who are against illegal immigration actually know someone who is illegal?

Question

I live in California and am surrounded by illegal immigrants. In fact, my father was an illegal immigrant for a few years before he finally got the chance to become a citizen. I have my own views on the immigration laws, but I wonder, how many of you out there that are so against illegal immigrants, especially mexicans, actually know any illegal immigrants??

yupchagee - being an illegal immigrant is not the same as murder. simple as that.
if you want to compare murder and other illegal things, what about illegal music downloading? or jay walking??

Answer 1

I know many "illegal" immigrants and married a "legal" hispanic immigrant and her view of illegal immigration is substantially harsher than mine. Most of the "illegals" I know are hard working , nice people and I treat them as I do everyone else.
I don't see any "brown" people standing on street corners holding signs claiming to be homeless vets (what a scam). No the "brown" men and women at the street corners are always selling something useful like fruits or flowers or something we can use as the white and black scammers are standing just a few feet away, holding their signs with thier heads hung low because they know they are living a lie as they beg for money to feed thier drug and alchohol habits and most of them who claim to be Viet Nam Vets probably don't even know where Viet Nam is !!!
Nonetheless, I would prefer if immigrants came to OUR country "legally", and most "legal" immigrants would tell you the same.

Answer 2

Having lived in Southern California for the past 6 years, I knew a few. Most of the time, though, you don't know one way or the other if someone is legal or not. Unless you get to know them a little and they reveal it to you, or you get into a situation where it comes to light, most people will never know if the immigrant standing next to them on the train or buying beer down at the cornershop is here legally or illegally.

That's why I think the solution to the problem isn't sending everyone back, but rather controlling our borders better and preventing new illegals from coming over. It's a lot more work to determine who's legal and who's illegal than it is to be more vigilant in enforcing the laws we already have.

Answer 3

Actually, I know quite a few. Most of em' were pretty nice people when they first came up to America. Course, they were technically criminals and the long and the short of it is they were only nice because they wanted the work I gave them, to hide out and not bring attention to themselves and their illegal activity.
It didn't take very long before, generous spirit that I am, they started all kinds of jive and little issues of stealing etc. before I realized that they REALLY were just poor, theiving Mexicans and it wouldn't be a good idea to turn my back on them for a second.
I don't know if anyone else has had this experience but the first day on the job, they work hard and are great. The second day on the job they do OK but aren't happy with the tip you give them and want lunch too. The third day they come in late, have to leave early, want lunch and a ride home and a big tip, and the fourth day it's the same thing except you are missing some of your tools and they want to be paid at the end of their work day. On the fith day they don't show up at all and you never see them again ...that is, you may hear from them again when they call you to ask for a loan and some more work because, as they state, "aren't we amigos?" This is biz as usual with a Mexican illegal. I can't help being concerned about letting these folks come here and walk the streets unchallenged. To make them legal citizens in front of others who are law abiding just cuz the sneak in is insane. We don't need these kind of people here.
Today it/they may work, tommorow they are demonstrating in the streets wanting more, being criminal in many ways and downgrading America as a sum total on top of crowding us out of our own homes and land.

Answer 4

Anyone who lives in an area where there are a lot of median paying, unskilled labor jobs such agriculture which are the kind that attract illegal aliens probably know at least one illegal alien whether or not they know the person is illegal. I work in a potato processing plant and I know of at least one person who used to be illegal and now is legal who thought it was funny that he could sneak up here and work for a year or so and save money until he got caught. Then he got a free ride back home to mexico where he visited his relatives and lived off the money he had saved up and then repeated the process a few months later. I am very certain that there are other illegals even though most of them are smart enough to keep a low profile.

Answer 5

A criminal is a criminal, no matter how you phrase it.
I know many illegals, my father came to the US legally.
Illegals take jobs from legal immigrants. Jobs that legal immigrants use to feed their children, Its the same as stealing food from people and causing them to starve.
Illegals and their offspring always make the excuse that they are just like everybody else but they are not. they have ignored the law and that makes them lawbreakers.
They should stand in line like everyone else.
Also, there are no jobs that americans wont do.
Americans will do any job for the right price.
Illegals cause the price of labor to be lowered and flood the labor market causing weakening of Unions.

Answer 6

Being Illegal by DEFINITION means you are criminal. You compare it to downloading songs illegally? All that means is that you feel it is a small crime, but still a crime. 20 million of them is not small. Drug dealers too are often "nice" people just looking for a better life.

20 million, and with each one more that hops over the fence, our country looks a little more like the miserable hole (Mexico) they are climbing out of to come here.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

I know too many. My neighborhood is infested with them.Funny how when they think the INS is on to them,they move out in the middle of the night leaving all their trash and pets behind for everyone else to deal with.

Answer 9

yea i know a couple and they're lazy. the people who r illegal from mexico, or anywhere, should have to go back to where they came from or put in jail. coming here illegally is breaking the law, just like murder is breaking the law. they're equally bad.

Answer 10

I know ALOT of them!!! So what is your point?? Should I some how agree with breaking the law because I know these people? I know a few drug dealers too, does that mean I should approve of their business? What are you actually asking here?