Illegal immigration?

Question

Why is everyone I know against illegal immigration? Why can we not share America? Diversity is the key. Why are so many people against it?

Has anyone heard of the news about that guy from Mexico who got bitten by this dog named Congo? Well, people have been posting about how the dog should get an award for biting an illegal immigrant. Don't tell me you believe in THAT.

Answer 1

The problem is that the ILLEGAL INVADERS want it all and they dont want to do anything to contribute back to society.
These people suck our social service dry adn dont do anything to rebuild. They have no respect for our laws, our cuture, our language, our flag or our country.

Diversity is the key, but it goes both ways.

Answer 2

If you like diversity consider that legal immigrants come from all over the world, but that illegal immigrants overwhelmingly come from Mexico (over half) and Latin America in general (much of the remainder). When towns and school districts in SoCal become 90+% spanish-speaking, that's not diversity. That's an enclave, or to be politcially incorrect, a colony established on American soil by citizens of a foreign power.

And, no, you cannot 'share' America with everyone who wants a piece of it. America isn't too bad with 300 million people each taking thier little slice of it's resources, infrastructure and opportunities - but there are 6 /billion/ - with a B, that 6,000 million - people in the world. No, you can't share America with them.


Follow up: No, I don't agree with that. A dog that bites a person should be destroyed like any other dangerous animal. A dog that bites an illegal alien should be destroyed - and the alien deported promptly after recieving his rabies shots.

Answer 3

We are already the most diverse nation in the world, so chances are people aren't against diversity. Americans just want what is best for America and future generations of Americans. We aren't a neverending stretch of land that can support any number population. We are limited in resources. This is why there is a limit on the number of people who can come here. Every new person adds to air and water pollution. Each new person requires more roads, hospitals, schools, and houses. That's more cars on the road and more bags of waste in our landfills. We are growing at such a rapid rate that we cannot even keep up with the amount of schools and hospitals that need to be built. That means there will be more children packed into classrooms where they won't get the individual attention they need for a successful education. That means more people packed into a waiting room at the hospital, waiting longer to get the emergency care they need. Also, illegal immigrants are often low income families. They cannot afford to pay for their health care needs(along with some other things), and that burden is pushed off onto the American taxpayer and health care costs will rise even higher. The more freebies we have to provide to the growing poverty stricken population, the higher the taxes go. We want future generations of America to have the same oppurtunities we have. We don't want them to live in overpopulated 3rd world conditions where people have to fight over resources. Those are just a few reasons illegal immigration is harmful to our country and why people may be against it.

Answer 4

I'm VERY willing to share my country with LEGAL immigrants. If you come here and the very first thing you do is break a federal law (crossing the border illegally, or overstaying your visa) then you are not welcome.

People are against Illegal immigration because illegals are taking American jobs, demanding that we give them things that they are not entitled to, costing this country much more than can be recouped. They are helping to overcrowd our schools, and we have to add bi-lingual services to those schools because they refuse to learn our native language, demanding that we bend to theirs instead. Most illegals don't pay into the Social Security or Tax systems that pay for the services that they use. Many areas that are overcome by illegals are becoming like third world countries, many of our hospitals have been forced to shut down, in large part because of the number of illegals using the ER's as their own personal dr. office, and many aren't paying the bill afterwards. The amount of ID theft and fraud created by Illegals is HUGE, the amount of cost to other drivers who end up in car crashes with unlicensed and uninsured illegals is astronomical. Need I go further? There is MUCH more to that.

Concerning the dog, I saw that report just a few minutes ago in fact. I don't agree that the dog should be "set free and rewarded" for biting an illegal alien. If he is an aggressive dog, then he should be put down, just like any other aggressive dog. The illegal should NOT have been able to go through the US court system and allowed to collect damages as he was, he should have instead BEEN DEPORTED PER THE LAW.

Answer 5

Illegal immigrants are trespassers. If a dog bites a trespasser on the property the dog is guarding, the dog has done his job.

BTW, we do share America. We share it with a diverse cross section of LEGAL immigrants who have been screened for education, skills, experience, finances, relationships, and many other factors. These factors are good indicators that these LEGAL immigrants will not become wards of the state. ILLEGAL immigrants do not possess these factors and know therefore they would NEVER get through the screening process no matter how long.they waited. Nevertheless, they have no respect for our society and system of laws so they trespass. On average they each cost our taxpayers at least $10,000 annually.

BTW--good job Caliguy (below).

Answer 6

Share what? what is left to share? As a citizen, working, paying my taxes i can barely afford health insurance for myself and my wife and cannot afford maternity to have a kid because it is too expensive. Yet an illegal can come here go to the hospital pregnant and have the delivery done for free no questions asked? How is that fair? and how is that sharing when illegals get more coverage than i get? Then the kids go to school no questions asked either, those who came here early that don't speak English go to our classes for free, slows the class because of their lack of knowledge of English and still HAVE to be passed to the higher level because of this stupid law called no child left behind? So not only do we allow them to stay, give them money, allow them to have kids, pay for their educations but what we get at the end is uneducated folks with no respect for our laws or our country. NO THANK YOU.
Mind you I am an immigrant to this country as well, but a legal one who did everything by the book. So you want to talk fairness? you got the wrong subject. Illegals. Out!

Answer 7

Harmony is the key. A harmonious society works and pulls together for common goals, and have done that well for hundreds of years in this country.

Diversity, and particularly when we did not say yes, is a lot of things.. but it is NOT the key. And if you look at the link, you will disover it is very, very, very expensive to the american people. Add the violence and you get an F.

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=16390

Answer 8

I don't have a problem sharing America with anyone who wants to come here, but if they want to come and stay, they need to realize that we have rules here, and if they want to stay, they have to do it according to the laws we have for the people. If we are all going to live here, we all need to follow the same laws. There shouldn't be this idea that some people can come here and not have to follow the laws that the rest of us are required to.

Answer 9

All for "sharing" as long as those who come here obey the rules. Why are so many people against those who break the law? Do you really have to ask and do you really not know the answer already ?

Answer 10

Because if the illegals want to share America, then they need to go through the LEGAL and NORMAL process like MILLIONS of other immigrants did!!!!!