Why do you hate immigrants?? Have you ACTUALLY met any or is your hatred based on media lies?
Most immigrants are harding working people just like you and me..and are only trying to make the best of their life..If you were born into poverty wouldn't you want to better yourself
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What can I say?...white americans have always been hateful and fearful of other cultures that they never give a chance to understand first.
I dont "hate" immigrants. I hate criminals.
Cheers and have a nice day!
No one hates illegal immigrants, just the effects it has on our country culturally and economically. Don't demagogue the issue. Nice try.
i have worked with them, illegals. and they was very hostile to us Americans. they looked for any reason to complain about us and constantly accused us of being racist. and the howl time they was using the N word towards the blacks and calling whites gringos and white trash. i have no use for them.
To be honest...most of the Mexicans that I have met I have liked (sorry about the call to INS though).
Just because a rapist is a "nice person" doesn't make him any less a criminal.
What is it about that, that you people don't get?
How hard is it?
I don´t hate immigrants. I dislike illegal immigrants. The fact that I´m related to a few illegals doesn´t mean I support their presence in this country. Some of them had a good life in Mexico and didn´t need to move to the US to better themselves. They moved because they thought they could make even more money than they had in Mexico. Pretty greedy if you ask me. They should have stayed in Mexico and "bettered" their lives there.
Because they never assimilate like the previous immigrants did. Press 2 for espanol? The national anthem in spanish. What's next press 1 through 100 for "your country". That's another thing, my favorite immigrant line. "In my country" Join in or get out.
I wouldn't steal to better myself.
Is it a lie that it costs $10,000 to educate a single child for a single year in California and more if they are ESL students? Is it a lie that there are millions of illegal immigrants and children of illegal immigrants in our schools in California? Is it a lie that our schools are overcrowded, running on year round schedules with 40% of our teachers on emergency certificates and a drop out rate in LAUSD hovering around 50%?
We don't need media lies to be against illegal immigration, and in fact you will have a hard time finding press putting all of these facts together. We only need to be parents to be against illegal immigration.
Their better life is at the expense of our OWN children's future, and we are the ones footing the bill.
The problem with your argument is that they're trying to better themselves at our (the taxpayers) expense.
Not sure where you're from but where I live there are lots of illegals. Yes, I've met many. My step-dad was an illegal at one time (20+years ago.) I'm also very aware of their intentions of reclaiming the American Southwest that was supposedly "stolen" from them. Yeah, and I'm also aware of their feeling towards Americans (especially WHITE Americans.) They despise us. I think they proved that, agree? I was watching and listening very closely when they were marching, waving Mexico's flag, burning ours, and screaming at all white Americans to "go back to Europe" as well as many other disrespectful things. It woke me up for sure. I had no idea they hated us that much and it came as a total shock to me. So remember...THEY started this mess. Not us. They cannot actually believe that after all that, we will welcome them into our country with open arms? Get real.
I do not hate immigrants, although I do have a big problem with them working under the table...and they know what they are doing is wrong. So how is it okay to come over here, fill our(American) jobs and not pay taxes???..because I do pay my taxes and I worked hard for my degree and did without for many years.
I am not denying that they are hard workers and they want to better themselves..but taking advantage of the situation I think is what bothers people...not all but alot do.
greenvetter brings us a very valid point, I don't hear "Ebonics" or Chinese on any phone menus. Not to be contrite, they have been able to maintain their culture while others haven't. Heck, I took four years of Spanish 20 years ago and had no Hispanic classmates! But it is easy to say "better yourself", but it is hard when you have race and language as barriers against you.
We don't hate immigrants. We don't approve of illegal immigrants breaking the laws of the land and being disloyal, not only to their own country, but to ours as well. I know lots of illegal immigrants who are outwardly nice people but who would rob you blind the second you turned your back on them. What do you expect from people who would break any law to get here and more laws to stay here. Unfortunately for those illegals, we report every one that we can prove is here illegally and eventually, that will be all of them. We are considering making citizens' arrests to ensure that these people are dealt with to the fullest extent of the law as citizen lawbreakers are.
As far as the legal immigrants, THEY truly are hardworking people who won't take a hand out and who learn the language and the laws and they try hard to be good citizens or good citizen material. They are always welcome. You can always tell who they are because they are doing good things and not taking and not marching for rights they already have. They know their rights and they don't like illegals anymore than the rest of us.
Legal immigrants will always be very welcome. Illegal immigrants, or the name by law, illegal aliens, will never be welcome. Any hate that I have, is to people who, knowingly and openly break our laws, any laws.
I don't hate immigrants. I hate their effect on my neighborhood, my services (retail, food, educational, social, etc.), on politics, on perceptions of race and culture, and job competition. I hate how people don't separate the criminal "immigrants" from the law abiding. I know you will read American into that and I hate that too. Because I am refering to the pro immigrant and pro illegal types who are always arguing in favor of all immigrants rather than only championing the causes of a few good ones. They include criminals and defend criminals and losers at the expense of good Americans. They have the us verses them mentality and pit ALL immigrants against ALL Americans. They've made it a racial issue. It's never a racial issue for me unless someone of another race or culture makes it a racial issue. And you imply Americans don't understand poverty and the desire to have a better life. Very myopic view.
You know mostly immigrants because you guys are insular and don't integrate and get to know Americans and get to see how good Americans are. You can't judge Americans based on the handful of angry outspoken ones who you or someone else has already managed to piss off. Those immigrants you know are one of you, so of course they are going to be nice to you and show you their good side. Do you think that's the side ALL of them are showing to me?
I have news for you. Most of them are ignoring me. Most of them look down on me. Most of them have assumptions about me. And most of them have a culture that makes me a second class citizen. Not the other way around. And nearly all of them are way better off than me. Very few of them are trying to be Americans or like Americans or friends with Americans. And a handful are causing problems.
I don't hate them. I just have nothing in common with them and they aren't making my life any easier.
For one thing these immigrants are causing a national security issues no one knows where they are from or what they have did.Truth many of these immigrants are driven by greed. These immigrants are stealing ids of Americans to quote work hard not caring or understanding how many lives are ruined just from the issue of ids. With these immigrants using fake documents is a natural part of life. Just saying hard working does not give you the right to decide how the imagination laws will work or how long one has been here should not how enact how the imagination laws will work. The laws are there for a reason. If we're going to based our laws on someones work ethic we might as well allow 500 million to come.
I don't. That is an assumption on your part.
I hate that laws are broken by people that have no regard for it of the country that made those laws.
I live in Texas. I have met more than a few immigrants - and way too many of those that are law breaking invaders within this country that have no right to be here.
My suggestion - move to a border town and see if your last comments are the same after being there a year when it has to do with those that are here illegally. A real life personal experience I know would more than give you a totally different outlook on that comment. I know that the local evening news is full of news that totally goes against what you wrote.
The question is.....is there anyone in this country who DOESNT know an immigrant?
We do not need info from news to give us reason to try and understand why they are here, not because they love this country but only for the money. Waive your own flag in our country and we do nothing. If we do that in your country, we get jail time.....your lucky to be here. plain and simple.
Why don't people want to stay there and make things better instead of running away to another country? The media doesn't play it up, statistics do and the statistics show that there are more illegal criminals than there are natural born American citizens, now how do you think we feel about that?
Americans DO NOT hate immigrants. America is the melting pot and has grown based on LEGAL immigration!!
What media lies are you referring to??? The fact that there are MILLIONS of ILLEGALS in the US??? The fact that Illegals bring crime and drugs into the US??? Not media lies, they are TRUTH!!!
Other immigrants who want to make the best of their lives have come to the US and BECAME US CITIZENS!!!
Illegal immigrants are trespassing. Legal immigrants are more than welcome here...on my father's side my great-grandparents immigrated LEGALLY from Belarus and Poland.
They can try to improve their own country instead of dragging us down and FREELOADING!
I've met TONS of legal immigrants from all over the world. I've been lucky to meet a wide variety of wonderful people.
Now....if you mean illegal aliens....yes...I have met some. So far......the meeting has not been anything like meeting legal immigrants. Number 1......how are you going to get to know or understand anyone who refuses to speak English? Secondly.......those I have met are more concerned about hate and seperation and "getting even" than they are about being a citizen or getting to know the people here.
I have a better question......How many of the illegals have made an effort to know any citizens beyond wanting just money from them?
For the Nth time, it's NOT IMMIGRANTS!!! It's ILLEGAL ALIENS!!!!!!
I don't like illegal aliens because my my parents did it the right way, and we don't take advantage of whatever freebies the US government has to offer, and most of all, my family learned english before they came over. We are in no way a burden to the US economy as illegals are.
I bet my toes and fingers that as soon as we get a majority of ILLEGAL ALIENS out of the country, the US economy Will improve. I guaran-freakin'-tee it.
I have met many immigrants. The only illegal one that I was able to communicate with was intelligent and hardworking. I do not hate anyone based on their immigration status. I am a descendant of immigrants.
I do believe all immigration into this country should be controlled, particularly in the face of a global conflict with muslim extremism.
Every sovereign nation on earth wishes to do the same.
Just sorry you can't see why.
i have immigrant family and freinds. one thing though. they are all legal. not illegal. all became us citizens the moment five years was up when they can become citizens. everyone i see on the net has issues with illegals. mexicans think they can break the laws in every nation they go.
Hate is a strong word, it's the opposite of love. I wouldn't assign that emotion to the immigration issue, because it doesn't deserve it.
Secondly, immigrants and illegal aliens are two different types of people. The immigrant has permission from the ICE to be present in our country, they have gone through the process, and respect our country's laws. The illegal alien is a law breaker, trespasser, engaging in fraud, and conspiracy, with the sole intent to drain our economy's resources to better themselves at the Americans' expense.
Have I actually met illegal aliens? I sure have, and I don't even have to leave my property on the border to do so, they come visit my family after dark. Have I met immigrants? Yes, my family's business is the source of income for ten immigrant families. Two of the immigrants were hired to handle illegal aliens.
Most antis in this section don't have direct experience with the invasion like I have, but if they pay taxes every year they have the right to be angry. Being friendly neighbors to unwanted invaders is not going to make the strain on our economy, and violence at our southern border go away.
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