would the Usa realy be better without illegal immigrants?

Question

let me ask you this questions before you answer!!
who would be doing the construction working?
who would harvest the food, pick the food?
WHo would work in the food companies packing,.. foods? when many americans are lazy and will not do it now, now imagine if they would do it when there isnt a ny immigrants in the USA? make sure you think before answering this question

Answer 1

Lets answer this question with one to you, just who do you think did these chores you mention before the illegal immigrants invaded this country. It all came together before, and as far as I can see, all the invasion did was to lower the working standards and wages of those that performed this work before.
I spent over 50 years doing construction work, and my last wage before retiring was over $25.00 per hour, and now thanks to these illegals the present local wage is down to under $20.00. And they are working without the benefit of overtime pay, so where are we ahead.?

Answer 2

People have already posted a similar answer, but I have to reiterate it because I get tired of the "lazy American" excuse to illegal immigration.

Growing up in a farming community, I worked in the fields picking veggies, baling hay (a penny a bale), cleaning the crap out of the barn, etc. I did this until I was 18 and was paid a whopping $2 an hour (in the latter years). It wasn't a lot of money, but I got by. One of my aunts worked in a canning company for many years along with other American citizens. Again, not a lot of money, but she got by. She couldn't have done that today because illegal immigration depresses the wages.

So the answer is that illegal immigrants are willing to continue working for slave wages. Why would they be willing to do that? Because it is better than what they could get in their home countries. If they were not here, Americans would do those jobs; just for more money. Money that they would spend on their house, cars, etc. Some of that money would stay in the American economy. Some would be spent on imports. The money made by illegal immigrants is sent back to the home country to support families. This certainly doesn't help America. Perhaps, with higher wages, some Americans could afford to save some money. That is something sorely needed in a country that has a negative savings rate.

This whole question is a smoke screen for those forces (business and Hispanic lobbyists) that want to control the outcome of the debate. America didn't get to its current economic strength by being lazy.

Answer 3

Americans will do all that work when the pay is high enough.

Sure a peasant from a third world country who doesn't mind living in abject poverty is more motivated.

And a slave with a whip at his back would be even more motivated. So what?

This is not a legitimate argument, its an excuse. An excuse to maintain a pool of second class citizenry to support the lifestyles of the better off.

Americans went through a lot to correct the abuses of the gilded age. And Mexico never did get its act together.

Using illegal immigrant labor to force down American wages only helps to reverse that social progress.

Americans are not responsible for the terrible economic condition of the Mexican worker, and god willing will not be obliged to suffer the same condition ourselves, again.

Answer 4

Yes we would, why do you think it's OK for people to break the law. If they are willing to break one law they wont have much problem breaking other laws. That is how corrupt governments like the one in Mexico get started. We don't need that here.

We are decimating the middle class in this country so pin heads like you can have a cheap gardener. I scrub my own toilet and mow my own lawn. And if what you say were even remotely true we could always raise immigration quotas so they will come here legally and assimilate into our culture.

Grow up we already had the day without a Mexican and guess what the world didn't come to an end. It was pretty nice, half the traffic of a normal day, we need more days without Mexicans.

Answer 5

Who would harvest the food? Many years before your time the corn was picked by hand, the potato's were dug up by hand, the oranges were picked by hand as were the apples. So along came a smart fellow and designed a machine to pick the corn and dig up the potato's faster than the men and women. Then came another fellow who designed a machine that would "Shake" the orange trees and apples trees and another machine would pick them up, These are now made into apple and orange juice. Back before the Civil war the "darkies" would pick the cotton, now a machine picks the cotton faster, so much for a history lesson.

Answer 6

Yes, America would be a better place. All of your examples are duties that Americans do every day. Just because my family does not "cheat" when it comes to harvest time does not give Mexico a reason to invade America. Your question makes me militant!

Answer 7

Not just those jobs....

6/17/2007
"Angel soars past Tiger

Angel Cabrera (Argentinian immigrant) shocked the world and Tiger Woods Sunday, earning his first Tour win at the U.S. Open."

Answer 8

I read that Amarillo is hurting for people to work there because the illegals have been rousted out. I would love to have those jobs but I can't get to Amarillo and don't know where to live when I do. I am neither lazy nor above such work, just located in the wrong state.

Answer 9

Yes we would and to answer the rest, the citizens,that's who! I knew a lot of guys who were replaced by illegals in the construction business and they'd like their jobs back.
A lot of citizens were also lined up after the plant raids to get their jobs back. The list goes on and on.

Answer 10

Dude, you're not understanding what ELSE goes on. These same Illegals who pick the fruit, mow the lawns and clean the houses ALSO COLLECT WELFARE, Food STAMPS and FREE Friggin Health Care!

So its a WIN <--> WIN for them.
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