2007-10-12 03:11:54 · 20 answers · asked by Fedup Veteran 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
It has nothing to do with being "Compassionate" to illegal aliens, but it has EVERYTHING to do with money.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiHOP2P_NTA&NR=1
What is your opinion?
2007-10-12 03:14:25 · update #1
I think the video has a lot of truth in it. I can't explain it as well as they can. But I don't think it is for votes or for compassion...to get money is part of it, but not all.
2007-10-12 03:17:33 · update #2
Honestly ? I believe it had a lot to do with SPP and NAU. If we get a "merging" of nations wages all across the board would plummet not to mention other things. That's my thoughts anyway.
BTW...Interesting video. Hadn't really thought of that. Scary thought tho.
2007-10-12 03:18:20 · answer #1 · answered by Dog Tricks 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Well, I concur that there is an ulterior motive and it's political.
The votes they would get would make them shoe-ins for their re-election, which is in serious trouble right now. The current Congress has a lower approval rating than any in the past and all their jobs are in jeopardy and they know it.
Also... don't kid yourself with that "deporting them would hurt the economy" because that's hooey! I think, if anything, they should be offered the option of serving our country in exchange for citizenship. I'd be all for someone defending liberty to gain it.
Oh... and there is another option.
Mexico owes us SOOOO much money... and they never make their payments...
if I did that on my house payments, what would happen?
FORECLOSURE.
So we foreclose on the loans, annex Mexico and then all those car companies who built plants there because of cheap labour have to pay decent wages all of a sudden...
saves the money on the fence and takes away any reason to want to move here.
2007-10-12 10:54:53 · answer #2 · answered by Bryan~ Unapologetic Conservative 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Frustration, despair, fear.
If any influential government-types are tuned-in here be advised - concentrate on stemming the flow by closing the borders lest the 12 to 20 million illegals already here be joined by another twenty million, further straining our already over-burdened social services.
Those who it's said are here to 'do jobs (citizens) won't do' must surely be the most concerned about a future when competition for even THEIR jobs looms.
'Government' is 'people' we expect to work for us. It's getting to be more of a full-pay retirement community in Washington with lifetime full-plus benefits and fantastic perquisites where our legislators find it difficult to remember their constituents.
Let's remind them in November. Elect your neighbor...if he/she is here legally.
2007-10-12 11:13:56 · answer #3 · answered by Beejee 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Amnesty removes the most important single reason citizens have to protest the migration of Mexico into the United States, which is the criminal act. Our country could do quite well without any of these criminals but the people who run the country and their rich friends need something like slave labor to make their fortunes grow.
2007-10-12 10:33:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
OUr government has VERY close ties to big business. Big business makes better profits if they have very cheap labor.
And, by "pricing out" low income American citizens, it makes us even more powerless against their destruction of our Constitutional rights.
IF they can destroy the middle class and make it so that we are all just fighting to survive we won't notice when they take away our right to bear arms, or, spy on us (as we know they are already doing). Then, we are helpless and uninformed. THey get to be a "ruling" class while the rest of us are cast into worker roles.
(Perhaps a bit far-fetched or stretching, but, I think the long-term effects are more profound that they are letting on for a reason- they want us to be sheeple.)
A star for a great, thought provoking question.
2007-10-12 10:19:03 · answer #5 · answered by Amanda h 5 · 8⤊ 2⤋
Votes, taxes... money. I've heard every illegal, if he gets the amnesty, will pay some thousands dollars to the government..... and sure he will vote for those who give him this amnesty... It is about control and money
2007-10-12 10:22:17 · answer #6 · answered by alexandredz 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Because our government
1) has no clue of the damages and huge problems that illegals cause
2) is in business with huge companies that hire illegals
3) doesn't care about average middle and low class American tax paying citizens
and 4) only thinks about themselves!!!
2007-10-12 10:20:22 · answer #7 · answered by mikea_va 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I believe it is because they know what,will happen to our economy if undocumented are deported. The economy will fall there will be a run on the banks to with draw their money and employers are not going to raise the wages to attract American Labor. Prices will raise ,dramatically.
2007-10-12 10:27:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Money is usually the game played by all politicians.
2007-10-12 10:27:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
They were never pushing for amnisty in the first place.
2007-10-12 10:53:35 · answer #10 · answered by Diamond C. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋