What's you first thought?
2006-12-16 18:27:08 · 11 answers · asked by Brad C 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
The Irish immigration around the time of the potato famine.
2006-12-16 18:28:43 · answer #1 · answered by CodyBJ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My grandparents! Three of the four came from Belgium originally. I think they were very, very brave to leave their homeland to try to make a better life for themselves. As much as I'd like to do it, I don't have the guts!
Also, my best friend when I lived in West Virginia was an English "immigrant". (She and her husband and a lot of other English folks came to work in the VW plant--to better their lives.
Then the plant was closed and sent to, of all places, Mexico--for even cheaper labor!)
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What in the world did I say in this answer that could possibly have rated a "thumbs down"??
2006-12-17 02:32:44 · answer #2 · answered by Joey's Back 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It used to be of someone coming legally, at risk to themselves and family to carve out a new life in our country, who loves our country. Lately it has been to look carefully at what is being said because it is probably a code word to cover more benefits being given to ILLEGAL immigrants,
2006-12-17 11:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
illegal
(thats so sad that that is the first thought but it is)
maybe it has to do with all the talk about immagrants as of late, they are made out to be enemies of the state, when all they want is good work, even having to break the law and hurt our economy to do it
2006-12-17 02:28:53 · answer #4 · answered by Fatman 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Illegal aliens~ they~ have hijacked the word immigrant!~ in my mind!
2006-12-17 02:47:26 · answer #5 · answered by WriteAndWrong 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
criminal. and law breaker..one who comes to OUR country and takes our benefits which they have never nor do they currently pay into from our kids, disabled and elderly who REALLY need it
2006-12-17 13:06:38 · answer #6 · answered by chilover 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Xenophobia and the dregs of society who are racists.
2006-12-17 02:35:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
mostly I think of my dads parents
and my moms grandparents
2006-12-17 02:28:48 · answer #8 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
your ancestors that killed and stole this land from mine!!!
2006-12-17 03:19:24 · answer #9 · answered by jgmafb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a foreigner who received authorization to emigrate
the current "illegal immigrant" is an oxy moron
immigrants have authorization
illegals ...duh.. -->entered illegally/criminally
2006-12-17 04:35:19 · answer #10 · answered by cyansure 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋