Wouldn't work visas be a better idea then citizenship for the 12-15 million illegal Mexicans?

Question

I've seen interview after interview of illegals saying that they are here doing the jobs that U.S. citizen wont do. So if we make them citizen wont we need 12-15 million more to replace them?

Answer 1

We supposedly need the illegals because they will work cheaply. Once they are legal...they will have to be paid in accordance with the law....then what? we need 15 million more?
If we "need" them...we "need them to remain illegal"

Answer 2

Simple resolution to this is deport them all. If they are in the country illegally, then send them back. If they seriously want to be in the U.S. to better themselves, then they should do it the right way in the first place. What better deterant is there than instant deportation. Imagine being able to give the 12-15 million jobs to legitimate migrants and unemployed citizens of the U.S. Hopefully the Government will implement a better wage system for these millions of jobs......And pigs might fly.

Answer 3

You got it. Makes you wonder why everybody else can not figure it out..... Work visa's will not work either, that would be a logistics nightmare, what will work is to come down on employers so hard they will not hire illegal immigrants, when the demand slows so will illegal immigration.

When this set of illegals become citizens and the new minimum wage kicks in will the employers and big business who love that cheap labor be looking for cheaper labor again? You bet they will, and then what will we do with all of the former illegal aliens who are now citizens but out of work?....

We already have a set of immigration laws that no one obeys (except for legal immigrants of course) what could possible make anyone think that the laws will suddenly be upheld if amnesty is given, new illegals will start the next wave.... Good Question

Answer 4

It we had to replace all 12-15 it would be easy, because I believe that not all those illegals are in the work force. People all over the world would pay to come here, and work just as hard as the current illegals. We really need to see what are our needs really are, not what 12- 15 and their enablers say it is

Answer 5

I think Amnesty should be placed on a ballet for all US citizens to vote on, this should cure their problem real fast.
Nothing is more common than political "solutions" to immediate problems which create much bigger problems down the road. The current immigration bill in the Senate is a classic example.
The big talking point of those who want to legalize the illegal immigrants currently in the United States is to say that it is "unrealistic" to round up and deport 12 million people.
Back in 1986 it was "unrealistic" to round up and deport the 3 million illegal immigrants in the United States then. So they were given amnesty -- honestly labeled, back then -- which is precisely why there are now 12 million illegal immigrants.
As a result of the current amnesty bill -- not honestly labeled, this time -- will it be "unrealistic" to round up and deport 40 million or 50 million illegal immigrants in the future?
If the current immigration bill is as "realistic" as its advocates claim, why is it being rushed through the Senate faster than a local zoning ordinance could be passed?
We are, after all, talking about a major and irreversible change in the American population, the American culture, and the American political balance. Why is there no time to talk about it?
Are its advocates afraid that the voting public might discover what a fraud it is? The biggest fraud is denying that this is an amnesty bill.
Its advocates' argument is that illegal immigrants will have to meet certain requirements to become citizens. But amnesty is not about how you become a citizen.
The word is from the same root as "amnesia." It means you forget or overlook some crime, as if it never happened. All this elaborate talk about the steps illegal immigrants must go through to become citizens is a distraction from the crime they committed when they crossed the border illegally.
Instead, all attention is focused on what to do to accommodate those who committed this crime. It is a question that would be recognized as an insult to our intelligence on any other issue.
For example, there are undoubtedly thousands, perhaps millions, of unsolved crimes and uncaught criminals in this country and we cannot realistically expect to find and prosecute all these fugitives from justice.
But does anyone suggest that our focus should be on trying to normalize the lives of domestic fugitives from justice -- "bring them out of the shadows" in Ted Kennedy's phrase -- and develop some path by which they can be given an acceptable legal status?
Does anyone suggest that, if domestic criminals come forward, pay some fine, and apply to have their crimes overlooked, they can be put on a path to be restored to good standing in our society?

All across this country, illegal aliens are being caught by the police for all sorts of violations of American laws, from traffic laws to laws against murder. Yet in many, if not most, places the police are under orders not to report these illegal aliens to the federal government.
Imprisoning known and apprehended lawbreakers for the crime of illegally entering this country, in addition to whatever other punishment they receive for other laws that they have broken -- and then sending them back where they came from after their sentences have been served -- would be something that would not be lost on others who are here illegally or who are thinking of coming here illegally.
Just as people can do many things better for themselves than the government can do those things for them, illegal aliens could begin deporting themselves if they found that their crime of coming here illegally was being punished as a serious crime, and that they themselves were no longer being treated as guests of the taxpayers when it comes to their medical care, the education of their children, and other welfare state benefits.
Incidentally, remember that 700-mile fence that Congress authorized last year? Only two miles have been built. That should tell us something about how seriously they are going to enforce other border security provisions in the current bill.

Answer 6

If they only do the jobs Americans won't do, why has the only factory in our town went to 95% hispanic work force in the last 3 years? I wanted my job there but they cut pay raises and benefits to where I couldn't get by there anymore. Now an immigrant has my job and I drive 40 miles one way to work so I can stay afloat.

Answer 7

I don't like the Idea of work visas either. If we don't enforce the law why would anyone we give "work visas" to leave? The solution I think is to deport them. We would save more in the long run than it would cost. Sure we wouldn't get the all but it shouldn't keep us from trying.

Answer 8

Work visas must instead be given to Mexicans who only want to work in the US instead of giving them amnesty for citizenships. The Mexicans must be given choices on this matter particularly those who do not want to lose their allegiance to their country but only want to have work for money.

Answer 9

I agree...and I'm a liberal!

Amnesty is a joke. There are so many legal immigrants who come here and obey the laws, and they can't get citizenship for YEARS. Then some uneducated bum crosses the border and presto! they are instantly rewarded with citizenship to thank them for their lawlessness and lack of skills. What a nightmare!

Answer 10

No, what needs to happen is cutting employee taxes so it costs less to employ Americans. The falsehood on this issue is Americans will do these jobs, just not for the little immigrants do.

Answer 11

Entering this country legally would be better. Why do illegal immigrants think they should be rewarded for doing something illegal? We may as well give rape visas for rapists, thief visas for thieves, or bank robber visas for bank robbers.