How could anyone think 12 million people, with an average 4th grade education, speaking no English.?
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I agree with you that the average education of illegal immigrants is about grade 4. I, personally, have met several from Central America and I do know that in most of those countries, children do usually only go to school to grades 4 to 6. As well, their grades 4 to 6 education is no where near the equivalent here. After that, most leave to work and if they want to go to school further, it is often too expensive for most of the people. However, I am not saying that ALL people from Mexico and Central America have average grades 4 to 6 education - but most illegal immigrants do. I would say that most LEGAL immigrants have high school to university educations and that is why they bother to come legally.
However, you are right that such people as those who are here illegally are grossly under and uneducated and therefore are not net assets to the country because they generally tend to soak up more social benefits than they pay into our society because of their low incomes and willingness to work for such low pay.
The dirty little secret about illegal immigration is politicians want more illegals to get legal and pay into social security because SS will fail soon if we do not get more payers.
4th grade education?? you must be meeting the smart ones.
You have a valid point.
Muscle & balls of steel vs Geeks & playstations!
Actually its an average 8th grade education .. if that makes a difference.
Well and im sure some of them speak english.
Some of them could be assets, IF they were legal. Personally I wont even consider it otherwise.
because they'll do the jobs no one else wants.
ah some people are stupid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akxfiksrx...
They are not an asset. They and their Families are a very expensive Liability to us!
it seems as though they wouldnt be a threat so people ignore them but soon youll think of them as a threat there growing not only in numbers but in political power also and then you have to worry about these racist groups like la raza and that atzlan cult with an agenda to take back there imaginary threat they learn how to use emotional manipulation there experts then they suck the power from it .
They are not an asset to us. I don't get it!! The only thing I can think of is they love the cheap labor.
They don't complain all the time; that they're over worked and under paid. Also they show up for work that we supposedly won't do.
that is a false assumption and you know it.
it's sad some of you anti-illegals actually think this is a thought out question/comment. Please, learn something before you open your mouth and sound ignorant.
They are all on crack!
I don't know, you tell me. A skilled debater can argue both sides of an argument.
Oh I don't know maybe they could do manual labor such as picking fruits and vegetables. They could possibly do yard work and such for business and residential owners who don't have the time or desire to do it themselves. Maybe they could clean swimming pools and work in factories and slaughter houses. There children could go to school and get a high school education. Possibly even college. They could become engineers and programmers. Why the possibility that some of them could come over here and do such is even there. Who knows what they could do.
Would you mow my lawn/clean my toilet for slave wages?
First wrong assumption -- none of "them" speak English. As if speaking any one language is inherently better than another.
But other than that -- how could 12 million people with only a minimal education and poor English skills be an asset.?
How many children between 4 and 9 years old are there in the US? More than 12 million. So, why not get rid of them too -- they've obviously not an asset. Using your criteria.
not to mention all of the government assistance they can get... it makes me sick.
It is amazing...but they did...and some still do...
AWESOME question.
I love the "They'll do the jobs Americans won't do" responses.
You're half right.
I won't do ANYTHING for $2.00 an hour. But an illegal will!
Just wait until the illegals want YOUR job, and are willing to work for half of what YOU get paid.
And Coragryph, yes, speaking English in America IS BETTER. What are you talking about? Here's an idea. Let's split our country so that one half speaks english, and the other speaks spanish. What could possibly go wrong?
Why are you generalizing? How do you know all 12 million speak no english, or have a 4th grade education?? Did you interview all of them??
That's why we need to throw them out. They are only a burden to our society. Only the big businesses who hire them will miss them.
I DARE you to forward that question to say- uh FOX news - so they can ask the pres that --- and you'll get the same **** eating grin on his pathetic blank face and an answer like well, it's something we have to deal with like Al Qaida.
They would do the work that you will not do, what is your question? ask an intelligent question. that makes a person look up sources to get an answer. The same ole questions day after day,
I presume you are speaking of the 12 million latinos. You are not asking the right question. The question is not how could they possible be an asset, but rather what do we have to lose if we ignore them.
The people that provide them jobs seem to think they are an asset.
If there were no jobs for them, they would not come.
Jail the employers and they will stay in their own countries instead of coming here for a better life.
As Americans like to measure things with the almighty dollar, you might want to know that illegal immigrants are doing work that Americans normally wouldn't do because they a) don't like it (e.g., because the job entails too much physical effort or the job is considered demeaning somehow) or b) it doesn't pay enough. In short, illegal immigrants are already contributing to the country's economy, and it would be very interesting to see what kind of a hit the U.S. economy would suffer it all illegals magically disappeared somehow.
As for them not speaking English or having any knowledge of "this country's culture or history", that can be said of almost every single immigrant who ever landed on American soil, including a scruffy bunch of Englishmen who came over on a ship called "The Mayflower." Remember, if you're not an American Indian, you're an immigrant or the descendent of immigrants.
Almost everyone who came to this country had no education - or very little, and spoke no English.and they made out just fine. And, they built this country.
Get over it.
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