2007-06-15 16:18:19 · 29 answers · asked by tinklvr2691 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I don't think most Americans are anti-immigrant. I think a lot of people are afraid...of change, of the loss of their own position in society, etc. I think relatively few people understand just how much we need new immigrants to help sustain our population numbers and working adult percentages. Other developing nations are loosing population and/or are seeing their population grow more elderly. Also, America is not the only national having a lot of debate over immigration.
Most of western Europe is in turmoil over immigration: how much is enough or too much, what responsibilities do immigrants/current citizens have, what are reasonable expectations of assimilation/intergration...
2007-06-15 16:33:02 · answer #1 · answered by fdm215 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Pretty shallow observation there.
Americans have always accepted immigrants, LEGAL IMMIGRANTS. Our country was built by immigrants, and up until the Mexicans started their INVASION, immigrants have always integrated into our society. What makes the Mexican LAWBREAKERS think that Americans will accept them if this AMNESTY Bill gets passed? If they are willing to become legal slaves for corporate America, then how can ordinary Americans have any respect for them?
Do us all a favor, pick up a dictionary and look up two words, LEGAL-ILLEGAL.
2007-06-15 16:28:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Immigration is fine. Got no problem with someone immigrating to this country legally. People that immigrate here legally, with the intent of becoming a citizen, are not the problem. I take exception to people that sneak into this country and then expect us to cater to them, people that get outraged at the prospect of us actually enforcing our immigration laws.
2007-06-15 18:17:08 · answer #3 · answered by Mike W 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not hard for the 'american community' to accept immigration. We've been accepting it for over 200 years. We're pretty proud of our country built on immigration.
Where do you get your information about it being unaccepted? Are you talking about criminals who sneak across our borders?
2007-06-15 16:29:14 · answer #4 · answered by tttplttttt 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
its the illegal immigrants that make it hard for us to trust that youre really here legally
My biggest gripe is to go to the store and hear more foreign language than my own! Most employers nowadays want you to know spanish before youre even considered for a Jjob! I grew up inhj America and had no intentions on leaving, so I didn't learn any other languages, now I'm the one that has a harder time getting employed. If I was going somewhere else I'd learn enough of their language to get around.
2007-06-15 16:34:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where you get such an idea - I find the American communities to be very welcoming to immigrants, of the legal kind.
2007-06-15 17:35:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
American loves legal immigrants, of which I am one. Come in legally, all races, all colors, all creeds can have a legal shot at the American dream.
How stupid do you think people are....I completely support LEGAL immigrants (just like myself) and hate illegal immigrants.
Don't forget that word....LEGAL immigrants.
2007-06-15 16:48:11 · answer #7 · answered by Pat Pat 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Americans gladly accept legal immigration. It is criminal immigration that Americans do not accept.
2007-06-15 16:33:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I actually think the emphasis should be placed on the people who hire illegal immigrants. These are people who don't want to pay someone minimum wage for physically backbreaking dirty work done under the worst of working conditions, so that they can reap a bigger profit. We should be worried about rounding these people up and prosecuting them. Then employers would be forced to hire unskilled laborors at minimum wage and would be required to provide breaks, clean working conditions, etc.
The only problem with that, of course, would be that they would just pass the increase in cost along to the consumer. Somehow, we need to make big business pay.
2007-06-15 17:00:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Moderate, legal immigration is acceptable. What we are against is explosive, uncontrolled, and ILLEGAL immigration.
Why is it so hard for the pro-illegal community to accept that?
2007-06-15 16:39:56 · answer #10 · answered by vladblutsauger 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋