http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/27/immigrant.money/index.html
2007-09-28 01:11:08 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
This poor man slaved away for 11 years for $5 an hour just so the federal government could snap it all up.
2007-09-28 01:13:14 · update #1
You're all just proving how selfish you can be. All you care about is that you can get your burger for a dollar cos there's a slave to flip them and wash the plates for practically free.
2007-09-28 01:23:16 · update #2
I've lived in Guatemala for a long time and had friends so desperate that they were ready to risk their lives to make the journey through the desert to slave away at building your billion dollar skyscrapers.
2007-09-28 01:25:50 · update #3
Like all US citizens honestly declare their taxes! Pull the other one please.
2007-09-28 01:27:40 · update #4
Yes it is. He should have not been able to get in here in the first place. His employer should be heavily fined. He should also be required to pay taxes on all the money he earned.
2007-09-28 01:16:55 · answer #1 · answered by Chris 5 · 7⤊ 2⤋
US doesn't build its economy on illegals! Illegals HURT the US Economy!! If illegals want to live and work in the US, then they need to go through the NORMAL and LEGAL process like EVERY OTHER Immigrant did when they came here!!
Illegals are NOT the only hard workers in the US!!! That song is getting old!!!!!! Americans have been doing those jobs before we were invaded by illegals!!!!!
2007-09-28 10:19:12 · answer #2 · answered by mikea_va 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
These were ill-gotten gains. He shouldn't have been here. Personally, I think all illegals should be stripped of every penny and every possession when discovered. I don't think they should be allowed to profit at all by criminal acts. (And his only crime wasn't being illegal, tax evasion, identity theft and whatever else he did...he also broke federal customs laws...how many laws DO illegals think they are allowed to break?)
No sympathy. I'm actually extremely pleased that he was caught and I hope they make an example of him. It may dissuade others. My only outrage is that he is currently still in this country. He should have been dropped off over the border more than a year ago. THAT is ridiculous.
2007-09-28 09:59:56 · answer #3 · answered by Lori K 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The minimum wage in Texas was $5.15 a hour for the past 10 years. If he was making $5 an hour and not paying taxes, he was making more than some of our own people make so don't give me that underpaid bull crap!!!!! He is illegal and shouldn't of been here in the first place.
2007-09-28 09:10:00 · answer #4 · answered by kittysoma27 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Why is it that the illegals or their supporters always resort to this kind of "cry abuse/cry victim/cry racist" game when they are forced to look at the reality of how a civil and prosperous society works.
The illegals see the wealth and abundance of the U.S. and they decided that we have it because we were lucky. So they come here illegally thinking this is the place where anything goes. Then they start doing everything they were used to at home, many of them shamefully illegal, now they are faced with the consequences of breaking laws in a society built on a working justice system, boy are we the rich and powerful the bad bad people to blame for their ignorance.
It's our fault that they never want to learn English(unlike the also very poor earlier immigrants) and know something basic about the society, it's our fault that for majority of them, their aspiration of life usually doesn't go far beyond getting loud speakers on their trash cars and dressing up their girls with tight and skimpy outfit and high heels.
AND DON'T FORGET, THE RICHEST MAN LIVES IN MEXICO!! AND YOU DON'T SEE HIM GIVING FREE MEDICALS AND FREE EDUCATION AND FREE NURSING HOME CARE TO THE POOREST OF HIS FELLOW MEXICANS, DO YOU??
2007-09-28 10:30:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well, I feel bad for this guy, because he was obviously working hard and living like a monk to save $5500 a year washing dishes. On the other hand, he really should have seen this coming, and must have been rather naive. He probably doesn't owe any back taxes on this, since his income was probably too low, but if he does, he should get his $59000 minus taxes, interest and penalties and be sent on his way.
2007-09-28 08:27:26 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas M 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
When you make bad choices like entering this country illegally and not bothering to at least learn some of the laws while here-
(abiding by them would be nice but too much to expect I know)
Bad things happen-
No shocker-
I really don't care how he feels about this country either- good riddance to bad rubbish
2007-09-28 08:59:48 · answer #7 · answered by tnfarmgirl 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
What's unfair is your distorted twist on the story. You purposely misrepresented the facts. Nobody "snapped up" his money - it was seized according to legal standards, and will be returned to him if he got the money legally. He admits he never paid taxes on any of the money, as well.
There is nothing in the story that has anything even remotely like "the US builds its economy on the backs of poor...." what a load of rubbish. "Treats them like dirt""? Utter nonsense - the man earned more money here in a few years than he could dream of earning in a lifetime in his home country.
I am uneasy about the current near-hysteria over money-laundering, though. That it is now a crime to carry your own cash without declaring it does bother me. But that has nothing to do with your bull-baiting question.
2007-09-28 08:23:28 · answer #8 · answered by Matthew O 5 · 7⤊ 1⤋
I'm sorry for the man, but he knows he was here illegally to begin with and he is lucky he isn't thrown in jail for breaking our laws. But wait! That would cause a riot and every liberal in the country would fight for his rights! The unfortunate truth is that too many natural born citizens aren't willing to take minimum wage jobs anymore. They think they are too good to do that kind of work. So, companies are then willing to offshore the work if they can, or hire illegal immigrants for a minimum wage without paying taxes. The job gets done, the company pays less taxes, the people get their goods and services, the illegal immigrant gets better money than he/she would have in his/her own country ... everyone is happy.
Until someone gets caught. Or until that illegal immigrant births or fathers a child who is born on US soil. Or until the Illegal Immigrant tries to get healthcare or welfare or a driver's license (are you listening NY?)
In order to prevent this from happening in the first place, we need to STOP illegal immigration. We need to control legal immigration. We need to start rebuilding our country so that we can support ourself without needing so many imported products and illegal workers.
2007-09-28 10:03:39 · answer #9 · answered by Lori 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no but your wrong the immigration people do not take away their money in fact the make sure that the money they are owed is paid. that is why the are try to stop illegals coming here.they are under paid ,and taking jobs that need to be filled by legal workers.As long as they keep coming it will all ways be like you said and they will stay poor & under paid.
2007-09-28 09:34:05 · answer #10 · answered by gggggg 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
COME HERE LEGALLY OR STAY HOME.
the problems in guatamala are not our problem and we should not have to employ their citizens.
he chose to come here illegally.
my problem is (if you did the math) he made 226.92 per week. evidentally he paid no rent, bought no food, paid no utilities in all that time. i'm not buying that b s story for one minute!!!
personally i'd like to be able to save 59000 in 5 years making 5 dollars an hour... bet you would too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-09-28 20:33:46 · answer #11 · answered by KRIS 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋