if all people coming to this country spoke English, and none of them claimed that any part of our country was theirs?
I think these are among people's biggest concerns.
But what do you think? What concerns you most about illegal immigration?
2007-09-26 06:05:37 · 24 answers · asked by American citizen and taxpayer 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I meant to say "illegal immigration."
2007-09-26 06:09:02 · update #1
Those aren't my biggest concerns. The language issue, while annoying, is really unimportant to me. The radical aspect of the illegals is rather important, but not in my major 10 issues.
The biggest problems I see is the flaunting of our laws (with OR without the wink and a nod from the government), the stress on our infrastructure and economy, the financial burden on the schools and other social programs, the overcrowding of prisons, the rise in gang violence, the theft of identity, the evasion of taxes, the failure of urban hospitals, the increase in serious diseases (some which had been eradicated in the US), the degradation in jobs and wages for the working poor...I really could go on and on.
MrPotatoHead, please do a web search on Aztlan. That is the philosophy that the Southern United States actually belongs to Mexico and should be reclaimed in any way necessary. The movement is very popular. Most links to Aztlan websites and online publications have been blocked from Y/A, so I'm not even going to bother trying to link it.
AmandaH...I love it when we agree on something and I can give you a thumbs up! :D
2007-09-26 06:14:00 · answer #1 · answered by Lori K 7 · 7⤊ 2⤋
I think the opposition would be a bit milder, but it would still exist. The English issue is more important.
I think claims that all Mexican illegal immigrants support the Aztlan idea are as exaggerated as claims that all anti-immigrant types are KKK members. The people who take Aztlan seriously are a loud, but radical fringe group. To quote Orwell:
One has to belong to the intelligentsia to believe things like that: no ordinary man could be such a fool.
Aztlan is one of those things, and the vast majority of Mexican illegal immigrants are ordinary men. Some may be intelligent, but very few are educated enough to believe in something so foolish.
2007-09-26 07:30:29 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think a lot of people are unhappy about the language barrier and the jobs they're supposedly taking
any economist can tell you illegal immigrants have been a big target for our corporations who love taking them in for work
I don't know about taking land, though. Are you sure you're not overexaggerating the problem? I was in New Mexico, right on the Mexican border, and it didn't seem like anyone was claiming part of our country at all.
2007-09-26 06:14:41 · answer #3 · answered by MrPotatoHead 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's all those things and more. Illegal immigrants are taking jobs that legal citizens need. Illegals refuse to speak the national language. They are claiming that this country is theirs when it was fought for and won by the U.S. They are stealing federal aid from people who are legal deserve it after proving they've done everything possible without breaking the laws of our country. Laws are laws and should not be broken when they protect ALL LEGAL citizens of this country. PEOPLE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THE CRIMINALS BEING PROTECTED AND THE LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS BEING PROSECUTED!!!!!!!!
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE. OUR FAMILIES COME FIRST . WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THEIRS AFTER OURS HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR.
2007-09-26 12:31:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
no - that's not the main issue. They are take jobs, stealing IDS, destroying the health care system, crowding the schools and not paying any taxes.
San Diego just sent a "bill" to the federal government for $101 million - reimbursement for costs for illegals. BTW, that's the city of San Diego, not the county! County would be much higher!
2007-09-26 17:36:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
-I work hard and pay my taxes... They work hard (when they shouldn't have a job here because they don't have a visa) and get payed more because they don't pay taxes.
-Workers here pay a shitload for health insurance... they just waltz into an ER for any need they have.
-It took me forever to find a job because they demanded a Spanish speaker. (this wouldn't have bothered me if it was just bilingual, but the second language had to be Spanish)
-Our schools are overcrowded as hell and we have to spend even more money (from the taxes that I pay) to build more schools. Oh, and those test scores from NCLB are dragged down because they make ESL students take their tests in English.
Like I have said in many other posts. I really do wish that these people have everything they need to raise their family safely etc. They have to come here legally or change the way things are in their own country to achieve this.
2007-09-26 06:27:11 · answer #6 · answered by cheezbawl2003 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
sure, because of the fact u . s . a . is starting to be too effectual with the cheap-slave-like- hard paintings that comes from each and each of something of the yankee continent, and Asia. maximum of those immigrants don't have the prestige to combat for his or her rights and the super majorities are actually not on top of issues of their government, that's rather on the palms of particular think of tanks with conflict agendas (have not had a decade with out conflict because of the fact the u . s . a . grew to become effectual) and the media as accomplice. the u . s . a . has the main adversarial distant places coverage because of the fact the nazi Germany (secret police events, suspension of human rights, legalization of torture, sabotage and tries, a number of them efficient, to overthrow democratically elected governments in different international locations, including Chile, Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, training of death squads for anti communist paramilitary communities -Nicaragua, Mexico, panama) and no-one seems to be responsible for that. additionally all people who touched base and are risk-free residing interior the u . s . a . have each and all of the ideal to tutor to the historical past-forgetting nationalism that defines the rustic and insist not extra vacancies to the club.
2016-12-28 04:04:20 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think people would feel differently if those sneaking into our country came the legal way. no one is objecting to new immigrants coming.. but this is a land of laws.. if they start out disobeying the law, they will continue.
As Americans we are not allowed to break the law.. we go to jail.. and yet our stupid president and even dumber congress want a pass a law to just make them all legal.. Why?
if that is the case.. then I want a law passed that says I don't have to pay my income tax.. why not.. it is just a stupid American law.. and obviously the president and congress do not care about laws.
2007-09-26 06:12:38 · answer #8 · answered by Debra H 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Most do not oppose immigration, it's illegal immigration that we are up in arms about. Most in our country want to have English as our language, so we would like those that come to adapt to us, not the other way around
2007-09-26 06:10:23 · answer #9 · answered by jean 7 · 11⤊ 0⤋
The biggest concern is the burden to our social programs, education, hospitals and other citizen services. I am sure that if they were to learn English and stop the non sense of trying to reclaim what was lost would help them to blend more into the general public but it comes down to the overwhelming burden that is being placed on the taxpayers by non citizens that is the issue.
Amanda H..... Great post - you are so right, a few states have protected their social programs but the biggest majority of other states social programs (including mine) are well saturated with individuals who are not eligible and the tax burden is becoming over whelming - have you looked into the SCHIP program yet?. Again, great answer.....
2007-09-26 06:19:59 · answer #10 · answered by Rabid Frog 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋