Why do so many people defend illegals?

Question

Do they have the right to live in this country in sanctuary cities, And do you feel they should have the same rights as citizens of the USA? How do we know if they have criminal backgrounds?

Answer 1

Each case is an individual case and should be handled as such.
Defending those who break our laws and want to be rewarded for doing so is foolishness. Many have reasons that are real tear-jerkers, but they still have broken the law.
Some are riding in under the cover of those in need and who are willing to work, so those few can deal drugs, smuggle contraband, burglarize, rape, kill.... and STILL want to protest our policies.
THOSE small minority of opportunists should be in PRISON, and fortunately MANY ARE, but it is costing us.

SEAL ALL BORDERS and allow nothing and noone to pass without being checked.
I can't see what the problem is.
If they are legal, they can easily prove it.
If they aren't smuggling, again, no problem.
I MUST worry about those demanding we permit criminal activity to be perpetrated against our citizens. WHAT is their motive?
Then modify the 14th amendment to eliminate the "anchor-baby" situation and address our disfunctional immigration system.
Mexico doesn't allow illegals onto their country and permit those illegals to do what THEY demand WE permit!

Answer 2

Well ..let me go ahead and got my thumbs down magnet answer in for the day.... Most defenders ARE NOT REPUBLICANS... I think a large motivating factor is the belief that most... when given streamline citizenship... will vote Democrat... As far as the "sanctuary cities".....look at the leadership's party affiliation...nuf said?

Answer 3

I defend them 'cos they're people. They have no right to be here at all, so our maintenance of "sanctuary cities" is an act of civil disobedience. How do we know if YOU have criminal backgrounds?

Get over it. The Mexicans are here. They smoke weed. And they want our daughters. Nothing new here, nothing to see, move along now.

Answer 4

How do you know that your neighbour who was born in the good ol' US of A has a criminal background?

I love how people get all high & mighty about illegals in their country; all the while forgetting that unless you are 100% indigenous to your country of residence then youre ancestors were once immigrants.

I know for a fact that my great grandfather on my Dad's side was illegally in Australia. He was a sailor from Sweden when they came to Australia. He met my great grandmother & jumped ship. My Mum's side goes all the way back to the original white settlers of Australia who came here without visas or invitations from the indigenous people. They just came & took.

I would think that very, very few people on the planet could claim that they don't have any immigrant blood flowing through their veins.

Answer 5

The "Illegals" are humans, also. Put yourself into their shoes!
Their country / s have been taken over by POLITICIANS / BUREAU CRATES who have sold their country's mighty industrial prosperity out to the "LOBBYISTS" !!!! Exactly the same way OUR COUNTRY IS BEING SOLD OUT, TO THE LOBBYIST, TODAY, BY OUR POLITICIANS!!!! Think not ? How many lobbyists are in Washington compared to the quantity of politicians ???
These "illegal" "aliens" are simply trying to make their families lives better, and as far as being legal, OUR STATE DEPARTMENT (guided by politicians) HAVE MADE THE "LEGAL" PROCESS EXTREMELY COSTLY, 7 TO 9 YEARS WAITING TIME PERIOD, and A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF VISAS and IMMIGRANT PERMANENT RESIDENT CARDS !!!
I know of whence I speak, I am American(14Th generation, 5Th generation Texan), and have a Mexican Wife and have gone through the process, myself!!!!
Uncle Wil

Answer 6

unfortunately for us there are already an alarming number of criminals in our cities who have lived here all their lives....
These people trying to enter the country are looking for a better life, will work at any job..(mostly jobs we don't want to do) they just want to eat and survive..
If they are not citizens then they should not have the same rights like voting..etc.. those are given once they become citizens..
I would imagine for anyone trying to get away from starvation and poverty, the USA or Canada looks like a haven for success.
Don't be too hard on them, they are people like you and I , who want to work , or get an education, get ahead, not starve and just make their lives better...

Answer 7

I sympathize with the people who are trying to find better lives for themselves. I think we need major immigration reform to address the problem. I am not sure why so many Americans are against it.

There is absolutely no way that this country is going to spend taxpayers’ money to deport over 12 million people from all over the world, so I think we need to be realistic and deal practically with the situation that we currently have.

Answer 8

I watched a story on tv last night about the Governor of Mass.

During a speech, he mentioned illegal immigrants,
Then stopped and apoligised for saying the words
"illegal Immigrant "

And said he meant undocumented workers.

So when the Left thinks the words "illegal immigrant" is bad, you know they could care less about reral illegal immigrants.

Answer 9

Americans feel sorry for poor people. That is what makes us human and humane.
But this sympathy is misplaced when you talk about breaking the law, or driving drunk without license, or stealing someones identity so you can take their jobs too!
It really is sick for this kind of misplace sympathy.
How about some sympathy for the black people who are hurt very much by illegals who work for beans.
Chinagirl say I am sorry for Americans and the illegals can go home.

Answer 10

Frankly, illegal immgrants piss me off, but our nation was built on the backs of immigrants. We celebrate Thanksgiving every year, a tradition brought to us by the first "illegals" and the already here "legals" so to speak. I think people who defend them look more at their motivation for being in the US, and not necessarily if their border crossing was legal.