What is a Poor American?

Question

Since Bush took office we've had an increase in illegal immigration. About 8.5 million illegals, at least 90% of whom are destitute or were when they came, have come. During the same period the number of poor people in the US increased by about 1/3 that amount.

So if you do the math, there are actually fewer poor Americans than there were, just more poor Mexicans in America. Poor Americans are actually moving up - just being replaced more than 1 for 1 with poor foreigners who hope to likewise move up.

Whether you think it's good or bad that they come, can't we all agree that while more poor people coming here might be an indictment of Bush's border policy, the fact that they outnumber 3-1 the increase in poor people is not an indictment but a testament to the success of his economic policy?

Answer 1

A poor American simply makes a low salary.

Yes, you have a good point, one that most people don't grasp. I think it's the reason no real efforts are made to enforce illegal immigration.

Answer 2

A poor American is retired, living on Social Security, too old to be hired even at Wal Mart. A pitiful life for people who have contributed so much to other people's American dream.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Show me where you got those figures from, a link.

More Americans are losing jobs to outsourcing and downsizing as well as illegal immigrants displacing Americans for less pay. Americans therefore move on to other jobs, making less money or comparable pay, not necessarily putting them all in the poverty range but reducing their wages immensely from what they are accustomed to. The quality of life is reduced. They don't pay as much into the Federal Government to sustain the Federal programs (less pay, less taxes to pay), the assistance programs will get less money, suddenly our Federally funded systems start to fail, run out of money. It's a downhill run from there for our economy and our way of life.

More poor people invading our country illegally, more poor people on welfare, means more money needed to supplement those programs. The money needed to pay for the poor is reduced by Americans having to accept work for less pay. It's a lose/lose situation.

Answer 5

I suppose it depends on what you call poor.If I have only 10cents to my name and you have only 5cents to yours .Then you are poorer than I am .But we are both still poor....right.
More econospeak that means nothing to a poor legal American.Even tho the government "says " hes not poor any longer.........100% double talk BS by the "powers" that be.

Answer 6

There has been many things that have happened since bush became president. I would say a few much bigger things other than illegals that have contributed to the economy.

Answer 7

it is all perception
if you are making 7 an hour,,rich could be 12
if you are making 50 an hour,,rich could be100
now all the doctors,lawyers and Indian chiefs are making way above that,,so poor is any thing between nothing and a lot
your question contains way too much logic to be posted here

Answer 8

What fantasy world are YOU living in????

ILLEGALS just ADD even MORE poor people to the welfare lines!!!!!!
Illegals are UNskilled and UNeducated!! This means at some point (when the greedy s.o.b. employers are through exploiting them) they WILL apply for WELFARE, because they will be unemployed, and with NO marketable job skills!!!

Answer 9

I don't know what Americans you speak of are doing better. Lat poll I saw said American natives are doing worse ...and they know it. Who are you trying to kid?

I suppose it's nice to know that there are some immigrant people that are doing better but the question is ...at whose cost?

Answer 10

Ask the people of Katrina hurricane