i do not hate them. let me tell you a story. i know some illegal immigrants.
one of them married a friend of mine. they had 3 kids. he worked on a horse farm, and his housing was included in his job, rent free. he made about $400 a week. that is great where i'm at. anyway, this little family, instead of living well off his money, applied for and got, over $600 a kid a month. they got over $400 in food stamps a month. they didn't pay for health care, they got a medical card. after i knew them a few months (they were actually close friends with close friends of mine), they moved into section 8 housing. then, the woman went and applied her kids for disability, and got it, to the tune of a little over $200 a kid. (they aren't disabled. they speak funny cause their momma talks like a hick, {me too} and their daddy talks with an accent. not to mention, they speak to the kids in a mix of english and spanish. poor kids, i can't understand a word they say.) when i asked her, how is it possible she got all this when her hubby made so much, her answer was this: THEY DID NOT COUNT HIS INCOME CAUSE HE'S ILLEGAL!
since they were supported by the lovely state of KY, what do you suppose he did with all that money he made at his job? these people lived like they were dirt poor. all that money, and they lived like they had none. the only possible answer is he sent it back to mexico, or he snorted it up his nose. cause he had nothing to show for any of it.
this guy's cousin married my friends' niece. they have two kids, and they get some aid, but not as much as the first couple. i went to their house once for a birthday party, and left my wallet in my coat on a bed. my friend told me to go get my wallet and keep it on my person, cause if i didn't, the illegals in the house (there were about 30 of them there) would get my social security card out and take it.
so i do not hate them. but this is a huge problem. and to pretend otherwise just invites disaster. you may believe they don't come here for our government programs, and that may be true. but once they get here, they don't say "no" to it either.
and let me be clear: i am in no way saying they're lazy. they're not. they do work hard. however, they STILL GET AID.
2007-01-14 10:05:42
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answered by political junkie 4
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While you may have a legitimate question of merit here.
Degrading all the people before they answer is not a very good thing to do if you wish to be taken seriously.
You cant speak for all illegal aliens as to their intent here in the USA,just as I cant speak for all the people that are opposed to any type of illegal alien from any nation.I can only speak for myself.I don't need anything given to me free,such as health care.But there are many that do need this and they can only get it from the government.Yes I'm sure they are very angry when they apply and are turned down but they see illegal aliens get benefits..
As we have been asked many times by the pro side of this question.Try to place yourself in the shoes of a hard working legal American that sees his wages cut because an illegal will work cheaper.Is it this mans fault that he cant support his family anymore? Who do you think that anger will be directed towards.?
The illegal alien and the employer..Hes only human and hes angry and frustrated.Hes not stupid or pathetic,,,hes worried and angry that his family will suffer.
As for the jobs Americans wont do ,thats nonsense:
According to a new survey. Illegals make up 24 percent of workers in agriculture, 17 percent in cleaning, 14 percent in construction, and 12 percent in food production. So 86 percent of construction workers, for instance, are either legal immigrants or Americans, despite the fact that this is one of the alleged categories of untouchable jobs.Hmmm ?
2007-01-14 10:22:01
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answered by Yakuza 7
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No, I do not think they come here with that purpose foremost in their minds. But They do it once they get here all the same.
And imagine how outraged people in any other country would be if people showed up by the thousands and insisted that you clothe, house, medicate, educate and feed them while learning a new language for their convenience. Pretty sure it would tick them off. They sure don't stand or it in Mexico. Check out THEIR immigration policies sometime.
For a nonemotional presention of the problem, check out this video;
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5871651411393887069
2007-01-14 12:16:26
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answered by Crabby Patty 5
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Whatever their reason, they are ruining our schools and services for our own people. It costs $10,000 per year to educate one child in our schools and if they don't pay that much in local property tax they are draining those funds from our own children's education funds. Our schools are failing. They came, knowing it wasn't theirs and knowing it was illegal. How is it possibly not ALSO their fault?
We have very good reasons for limiting immigration, particularly of poor people who can't pay their own way. If they ignore those limits and put their kids in our schools and use our services while here illegally, they are stealing. That there are others who may benefit does not excuse the thief.
2007-01-14 11:03:48
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answered by DAR 7
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Who ever said anything about hating immigrants? How about this....Imagine you just cashed your work check and the cash is in your wallet. You are tied down to a chair watching a stranger steal all the money out of your wallet as you watch helplessly....That's exactly what illegal immigrants are doing to Americans.
2007-01-14 11:29:32
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answered by Lala 3
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The burden illegals put on the people of the U.S. is tremendous!
illegals are sneaking in, against the law!
Why do you down play that part?
President Fox said illegals send more money back to Mexico then any other source.
You are hurting us.
2007-01-14 09:58:10
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answered by Anonymous
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Because they are stinking criminals in the USA illegally. It's a stinking Federal crime. They are just committing the felonies that Americans will not do and stealing the cars Americans won't steal.
How much cheap lawn care cancels out one illegal brutal thug on the loose?
2007-01-14 10:38:28
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answered by ___ 3
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There are many reasons to hate them but I will try to narrow it down a bit.
First of all, they come and take, take, take from American taxpayers.
They disrespect our flag, which symbolizes our vets, dead and alive.
They refuse to assimilate, instead expecting Americans to change our way of life for them, which is arrogant and outright stupid.
They blatantly ignore any law that they don't agree with.
To sum it up, most of them are trash.
2007-01-14 16:24:19
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answered by Princess_29_71 3
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For one thing they do identity theft which screws me over and thousands of other Americans. How many Mexicans have you seen with the name Jeff.
2007-01-14 21:39:51
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answered by Kingocal 4
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I'm a little confused as to how it's the american goverments fault?
Of course it's not the illegals fault? Why the #$%^& isn't it, no one here made them come here.
2007-01-14 09:53:13
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answered by madjer21755 5
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