or is it more like "I'm going to find a job!" and give me and my family a better life. I really don't think they come here to purposely annoy us and I think they would do it the legal way if there was a legal way for them to do it. Do we need to defend ourselves from tomato pickers, cleaning ladies, nannies, meat packers, construction workers and waiters? Don't we have bigger fish to fry?
2007-08-31 04:42:21 · 41 answers · asked by delina_m 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I know for a fact that people who are coming here illegally dont come to break the law. They come to make a better life for their families. I think its retarded to think that is why they do it. I hate when people say oh well if i was in their shoes i would wait and come legally. The odds of a person who has no chance of getting employment in another country will even be approved for a visa are so low. And who would sit there and watch their children starve their parents starve waiting for a paper saying you can come over when you can just cross and feed that family?? Anyone who comes here and says they would do different either are lying or dont care about their families because most people I know would do whatever it takes to take care of their family and if it means crossing an imaginary line to look for work I will cross it. As for the people who say illegals take government services that is not the problem. The problem is people have children and when they go to the doctor or the clinic they start telling them well you can sign up for this and sign up for that why? because they get a percentage for the people they sign up. I know a girl who refused to sign up for some government sponsored program and they had CPS at their home because they wanted to make srue she could afford to care for her child. They didnt leave her alone until she signed up for the program and she wasnt even here illegally.
2007-08-31 06:51:02 · answer #1 · answered by <Carol> 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
True, a lot of the illegals don't just come here to break the law, However that is exactly what they are doing. I can't blame anyone for wanting a better life for them and their family, HOWEVER...They must do it the legal way. And there is a legal way, They just chose not to wait for the "legal way" to happen. The hard facts are that while many do pick "tomatoes" and are "nannies" and so on...There are a great deal that break the law. The first law and the law that every illegal breaks from the start is coming into the country illegal. There is a reason that the "legal" way takes so long is because we need controls on how many people enter the USA. If we allowed as many people in as they wanted then our population would be like China. We need to enforce our immigration laws. Other countries enforce theirs and that is why they have more order and less assistance programs.
2007-08-31 04:53:47 · answer #2 · answered by Robin L 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they come here meaning to break the law, but they know it is illegal, therefor they know they are breaking the law. Illegal immigrants work under the table, therefor they do not pay taxes like the majority of us Americans. They are cheaper to hire, (some employers will even take advantage of them, skimping on their paychecks, or not even giving them one) so an employer will often hire one over an American. They do get free health care in a way, because hospitals cannot turn them away and they will go there for the most simplist things such as colds and waste American taxpayer's money. Illegal immigration is no small fish. There are over 12 million of them in The US so that adds up to alot of money for the US to pay all in all.
PS. I don't believe that illegal immigrants who have a baby on US soil, should be able to have that child become a US citizen. They are breaking the law in coming here, so I think that child should be illegal too.
2007-08-31 04:56:25 · answer #3 · answered by Sarabeth 2 · 8⤊ 0⤋
They cross the border, knowing fully well they are breaking the law. They know they are breaking the law when they take jobs under the table, or use false documentation or commit any other crime. So yes, they come knowing they are will break laws, intent on doing so.
There is a legal way to come here, but those who do not qualify have no right to enter illegally. Period.
2007-08-31 07:00:31 · answer #4 · answered by NoAmnesty4U 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They aren't thinking at all, that's the problem. What if I broke into your house with the mentality that I just want to get out of the rain, would you go for it or have me arrested for breaking and entering? Keep in mind that I only want to stay dry. FYI, there is a legal way for them to come to this country, it's called apply for a Visa and have some sort of employable skill a US Citizen does not have. Yes, we do need to defend ourselves from illegal immigrants, they cause a shadow economy that defeats and competes with our own legitimate economy and that shadow economy contributes to criminal activities such as producing forged documents, stolen identities, and fake social security cards. This is a pretty big fish to fry on the domestic front.
2007-08-31 04:55:26 · answer #5 · answered by dr_law2003 3 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Of course they come here thinking "I want to break the law"!!
Yes, we have to defend ourselves from them, because they are knowingly breaking laws and hurting the US!!
Do illegals even TRY to become citizens???? No!! There IS a LEGAL way to come to this country, which they don't even WANT TO TRY!! Other immigrants who "wanted to find a job" and "have a better life for their families" came here LEGALLY!!!
Do they even TRY to learn English??? Some do, but majority don't!
Do they adapt to the American way of life?? Not a chance! They want to change the US to accommodate them!!
2007-08-31 06:20:54 · answer #6 · answered by mikea_va 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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Yes... we ned to defend ourselves from any and all illegal immigrants to include tomato pickers, cleaning ladies, nannies, meat packers, construction workers and waiters.
No we don't have bigger fish to fry at present. Unless you count Iran... But they will fry themselves or Israel will do it for them.
2007-08-31 06:07:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No they come here having nothing but their hands and back and their will to give their families a better life. The US has one thing that most other countries do not, opportunity. Most of them work until they drop and then go to what little bit of a home they have everyday. They don't have time to stir up trouble. The only trouble they are in, this country's own citizens start!
True they broke the law by coming here illegally, but let me ask you something. Do you drive the speed limit ever time you get behind the wheel? Leave the hard working people alone because their the ones that scrap up your car off the freeway.
2007-08-31 05:54:26 · answer #8 · answered by Mrs.Mejia! 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
How about ...... i am going to find a job, be honest, find a better life for my family and teach them good values by doing it the legal way. Fill out the papers and send them into the government. I would want my children to see that I will work hard to do it legally not to just jump the border and then have my family terrified that we are going to be sent back. Then forcing my children and family to have to lie. Come on.
2007-08-31 05:34:18 · answer #9 · answered by aintlifegrand 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think illegal aliens come here thinking "I have to sneak in because I am breaking the law and I don't care, because I am better than everyone else and I don't have to obey any laws".
I think 12 million illegal aliens on the loose in the USA, breaking not one, but lots and lots of laws is a damn big fish, and you know what they say...... "guests" are like fish, after three days they start to stink.
12 million fish is a pretty big stink.
2007-08-31 04:55:04 · answer #10 · answered by US_Justice_101 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋