Why are undocumented Mexicans being unfairly targeted in the "fight against illegal aliens"?

Question

I am pretty sure this is flat out racism, I can't find any legitimate reasons why Mexicans are unfairly targeted. Study after study shows that even though they come here illegally, they contribute positively to our economy and are a necessary part of our work force.....Even Arizona State Universities own study concluded that immigrant workers, both legal and illegal, overall we're a necessary part of our economy.....

Answer 1

Illegal Immigrants DO pay taxes! I've been a witness of this. I have family members that immigrated here illegally from Mexico and they DO pay taxes. I'm a witness. And yes we are a necessary part of the economy. It will suffer maybe not severely but it will. Just imagine if all the illegal aliens left back to their country and weren't allowed to come back. There will be more money lost than gained. And yes if they left there will be lots of jobs, but I doubt that Americans today will want to work in the blazing heat cutting trees. What will happen to those companies? They will suffer because not many Americans these days want to do that job. Illegal aliens work harder than people think.

And isn't this America the "Free"? America shouldn't deny someone the right to improve their life. America is the land of oppurtunities, why should we NOT include people from other countries, they're human beings too. And it's inhumane to brand someone ILLEGAL just because they weren't born here.

Answer 2

I'm pretty sure that people who are calling anit-illegals racists is flat out racism. I can't find any legitimate reasons why Americans are unfairly targeted. Study after study shows that Americans living in America legally contribute to our economy and are a necessary part of our work force. Even Arizona State Universities own study clumped together legal and illegal workers as if they are one in the same and concluded overall, that America is mostly made up of immigrants but the illegal immigrants don't pay taxes, commit many crimes, drain the social welfare system, "dumb-down" the education system, etc. etc. so they probably shouldn't have clumped the two groups together in the first place since they are not one in the same. Furthermore, the study failed to mention that it was a full one page in length and completed by Juan at the expense of American taxpayers.

Answer 3

I think that they are more apt to follow through on Hispanics because they are the largest group of illegals in this country. There are also people here illegally from many countries but the Hispanics work in some of the largest and lowest paying industries here. You say that Americans won't work in those measley wage jobs but look at any of the fast food chains. The employees are probably 90% Hispanic people that are actually trying to make a living from those jobs. Those are jobs that American teenagers used to work for extra money. During after school hours and during summer months kids have a tough time finding a job now. My question to you would be; Why don't illegal aliuens return to their home lands and apply to come to this country and live and work legally. Why should they break our laws and then thumb their noses at us by showing up at rallies, etc. I am not against anyone coming to this country legally, learning our culture, speaking our language and trying to be good citizens. But I cannot support illegals. It is not right.

Answer 4

How are they a necessary part of our work force??

They pull down the wages so others can not work and make a living... They take all the jobs so others are unemployed...there are so many of them that unless you are bi-lingual you can not get a job now...

The crime rate is keeping the Police Dept busy.....

The stripped abandoned vehicle beautify our streets.

The welfare and food stamp people are getting lots of over time.....

the illegals get the benefits while those of us who have worked for years are denied any type of assistance....

we can't get food stamps or medical even though they have taken our jobs....

the gangs teach our children fear and self defense....

they don't pay taxes, they share the same social security number, 15 of them will purchase a house and destroy it and the neighborhood...

they send millions of dollars back to mexico and then truck the drugs back in...

we can't buy or rent anything now because mex has destroyed / trashed so many properties that the price is just way too high to get in....and there is now tons of extra paperwork to even attempt it...

The stores are filled with the cheap crappy mex trash products....

and what sort of work force would you call a mex guy with 5 women that have 4 or 5 kids by him??

Tell me again how this is a good thing??

Answer 5

WRONG! Any person here illegally is part of the problem. I work in law enforcement here in Arizona. A LARGE portion of the crime here is due to illegal immigrants. And guess where they are from? You got it- Mexico. Take a drive down Interstate 10. They are horrible drivers. Walk into a local fast-food restaurant, you can't even understand the person taking your order. Almost all the gang activity here is due to Latino illegal immigrants. Why should they be allowed to not pay taxes? Do you need any more reasons?

Answer 6

They are "targeted" because they are trully the majority of people coming into this country illegally. No question there. It is also true that they have become an intrigal part of our economy, however, they have also become a drain on it as well ie: social services, doctor care and hospitalization with no way to pay the bill, no auto insurance so those here legally have to pay the bill, etc, etc...
With that all said, I honestly think it is a shame and a sin, that our own government doesn't respond faster to making those who want to enter our country legally, become citizens. Last I heard it took decades. That is totally wrong. Let the contributors in and give them citizenship. Let the slackers stay on the other side of the border. Maybe there is racism in some people, but I strongly believe this is more of an economic issue and an issue of properly securing the borders for the real threat amoung us (terrorists).
Let's educate, employ, and make citizens of those who really want it.

Answer 7

No, they are not being unfairly targeted. Most people who are in the United States illegally came to the United States from Mexico. If most people who were in the United States illegally were from Germany, then most of the people arrested for illegal immigration would be German.

Answer 8

It's not just racism, althought there is a lot of racism involved with many people.

There's no doubt that illegal immigrants contribute to the economy. When they come here they also create a need for other services in the economy to support them. But there are many economic and other social problems as well.

Illegal immigrants pay a significant amount of taxes (this is documented, contrary to the opinions of others here) , however unfortunately most of these are federal, while the states have to pay for most of the services they use. This means that individual states have to spend money on illegal immigrants in education, health care, etc, without seeing the money back.

There's also the problem of lowering the wages an employer will pay because he/she knows he can use illegal immigration for less money. While not all employers will do this, enough will do it (as happened in the garment industry) to make the wages decrease enough that it makes more sense to use illegals, effectively pushing out legal workers. This happens on an industry-by-industry basis, but in those industries it then becomes impossible to support the former legal workers in the industry, so they have to move to a new industry or starve.

There are many benefits to the illegal immigrants that come, but there are also many problems as well. Many university studies show the benefits, but many also show the disadvantages too.

Plus the rate of illegal immigration is growing at an exponential scale. It's much faster than even 10 years ago, and with so many new people coming here, there is a real threat of lowering wages even more, mostly because the rate of increase is much faster than the growth of the economy. If the economy was growing at a faster rate or the rate of immigration was lower, then there really wouldn't be a problem.

SO the common Joe's attitude towards illegal immigration has a lot of racism involved. However, there are many legitimate economic reasons to want to strengthen the immigration system.

Answer 9

You are kidding, right?

They are ILLEGALS!
When you break the laws of the country in order to come to a country>>>>>>>>>>>>>YOU ARE AN ILLEGAL ALIEN!
Mexicans are not being targeted exclusively. The US Mexican border is very porous. The US-Canada is also porous but not as bad as our southern border. Central Americans(Guatemalans, Hondurans etc...) are also picked up by ICE.
Not many Canadians sneak across the border to come to America to find jobs.
Have you ever thought that when ICE goes in for a raid of a place of business and the workers are people who don't speak any English and either don't have documents or have forged documents.

Answer 10

It is plain and simple. If they came here legally and were screened like all other immigrants then they would not be targeted like they are. They may contribute to the economy but the crime rate has also increase tremendously. I don't see how they are helping our economy. They are forcing wages lower than what we are use to. I am not willing to take lower pay, live with 15 other people in a 2 bedroom apartment and eat beans and rice. Please read below. If they come here legally then it is easier to catch them when they do do crimes. However, most run back over the border and are never prosecuted.

http://www.city-journal.org/html/14_1_the_illegal_alien.html