Why is it illegal for people to come to the U.S. without citizenship...?

Question

Think about how stupid that sounds. People who support laws against illegal immigration, listen up. Why is it bad for a person to drive from one part of the world to another and live there.
Imagine that Jesus is president. Bear with me here. Would Jesus care if some person wanted to move from one place to another because they thought it would be better to live there? Absolutely not.
Why should people even care that other people want to live where they do? Isn't that complimenting where you live. People should be happy more people want to live where they do unless they are jelous, and don't want to share the nice place that they live in. What is your opinion on what I'm saying. Please, only honest answers here.

Oooohhh. Fiesty!

To be honest, some of you have good points. On the topic of honesty, some of you are stupid.

So people know. Immigration to the U.S. from Mexico isn't just as easy as asking, taking tests, and coming in. Most people have to wait at least two years if they do everything right. And so people will stop being annoying. The Jesus thing was just an example. I don't want any bible crap.

Ouch. I didn't know people were so racist. I thought I lived in the U.S.You know. Land of the free. Home of the proud. Guess the U.S. is just the land of the stingy people. Sheesh! Don't take it so seriously. If you answer all of your questions like that, I don't know how you would have any friends.

What some peole have to understand is that Mexico is not poor because they are stupid or did not use their wealth to form infrastructure. Just so people know, Mexico was robbed of all of its gold and resources by the Spanish hundreds of years ago. Not blaming anyone Spanish today. Just saying that Mexico didn't choose to be poor.

Answer 1

The Bible has the Ten Commandments, we have the Constitution and all of the laws of our land. Jesus would expect people to obey God's law and the laws of our land.

Answer 2

The 1st world became the 1st world by installing infrastructure. Both the rich & poor can use it to create more wealth. The 3rd world countries have chosen not to use what ever wealth they have to install infrastructure.

Their poor citizens of 3rd world countries are invading the 1st world to use the installed infrastructure paid for by the citizentry of the 1st world. These immigrants are implying that the 1st world owes them the use of the installed infrastructure. If the 1st world citizentry begrug them the free use we are now racist.

When the 1st world attempted to install infrastructure in the 3rd world, the infrastructure would be nationalized. Yes for a short time the local citizentry were inriched. Long term it left them with less - no jobs.

Answer 3

Fist off entering a country illegitimately is ILLEGAL! If they want to live in a country they should obey the law.. "Think about how stupid that sounds." Why should a criminal be allowed to go unpunished and live in this land? They should not.


Edit: ""Ouch. I didn't know people were so racist."" My grandmother (Fathers side) is from Mexico and I was born in the Philippines, I think you will find that most of us that entered the US legally will be your strongest adversaries not allys.

Answer 4

There is a difference between legal immigration and illegal immigration- legal is good.. illegal is bad.. and as far as why we should care.. because it's the security of our country.. we should know everyone that comes into this country- for our own safety and security

edit: oh come on... Mexico has one of the largest economies in the world.. Mexicans are poor because of their corrupt Government- so yes it is Mexico's fault that their people are poor

Answer 5

It is not illegal for people to come to the US without citizenship.

Without visas?? - well ---that's another story.

So what you may be asking is why is it illegal for people to come to the US without SCREENING for:

Infectious diseases, criminal background, advocating the overthrow of the US, AND if they are staying for more than 60 days:

The education, skills (including English speaking skills), experience, and/or finances to survive in this country without becoming a burden on the citizenry..

So--- I don't know --- maybe YOU can tell ME why it is illegal.
to come to the US or to almost any other country without a visa.

BTW, Jesus wouldn't care and apparently neither does the Catholic church. You can conclude if you wish that the church is essentially part of the problem vs. the solution. The church used to have the funds to support their illegal minions but they are currently paying for sticking it to the little guy.

Answer 6

It could be a threat to national security, what if that person driving from one part to the other, decides he wants to blow up the other part of the world. not to mention, and this might sound bad but its true, it overcrowds places. The jobs illegals take are low end, and they often live in poor places aka ghettos, and it lowers the standard. Also these poorer areas are growing becuase of the influx of illegals. American citizens often dont want to live near this and are in a way being forced out of their homes to live in better neighborhoods.

Answer 7

Every country has immigration laws to control their borders. For some obscure reason, many people and nations think the USA should have no laws to control its borders. Mexico has VERY strict immigration laws, and nobody questions that. Its neither racist nor out of the ordinary to have secure borders and immigration laws.

Answer 8

Historically speaking, if a nation cannot control its borders it's finished. The Romans, Byzantines, Greeks, Macedonians, Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Aztecs, Mayans, Phoenicians, Hittites, Carthaginians, Incas, Chinese, Persians, Sumerians, Celts, etc etc etc all understood this very well.

Although the USA is multi-cultural there ***MUST*** be an American identity maintained if the nation is to go on existing.

Answer 9

It is NOT illegal for people to come to the US without citizenship. It is illegal to come to live in the US without the proper residency documentation. (You are confusing residency and citizenship.)

The residency paperwork is to ensure that the individual who wants to live in the US is not a wanted criminal trying to hide from authorities in their own country. It also ensures that the individual doesn't want to come here to get on welfare. Individuals wanting to come to the US must be honest, hard-working, and capable of self-sufficiency. If an individual meets these criteria, why do they feel the need to sneak in?

People who sneak in illegally are dishonest by the very fact that they are ignoring the law to do what they want to do. Then there's also the possibility of terrorists entering the country illegally to avoid detection. As more scrutiny is placed on legal immigrants from certain countries, illegally sneaking in looks more and more attractive.

Answer 10

Nice theory but you over simplify the situation. Imagine if everyone decided to move to the same area. All resources would be in short supply and prices would climb exponentially. There wouldn't be enough jobs to support everyone so unemployment and poverty would be rampant. The economy in that area would soon collapse. Expand that and it could happen to the entire US if immigration isn't held in check.