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I have no problem with any nationality coming to America.
Certainly the Anglo Saxen Brittians weren't here first.
This country is and should be a big melting pot for all nationalities. :)
At least, that's my own opinion.
You sound like someone that doesn't have illegals in your area. Move to Houston and views will probably change.
Sure you are.
Our schools are overcrowded and failing our own children, with programs for our own children slashed across the board to provide ESL and 'intervention' for children of those who came illegally. It isn't Mexicans, it is numbers and their poverty that keeps them from being able to pay taxes to anything like offset their costs.
Our children are not less important than theirs.
Mexican Illegals are talked ab out the most because the majority of illegals come from Mexico. In case you havent noticed, the logisitcs for Mexican citizens is so much easier than for illegal asians. Get what I am saying?
I have no idea why all immigrants have to be Mexican! I am Salvadorian and was born in the USA but it pisses me off everytime I am called a Mexican. I AM NOT MEXICAN! It makes Americans sound ignorant.
probably because the mayans were here first and some other race wants to take credit and call it their land..??
Well for one thing, they are begining to demand that we speak theire language! And at a school in california, (can't say exact city at this time) there were a bunch of mexicans that hung the American Flag upside down! and then the Mexican flag above it, in the upright position! Unbelieveable! Are you kidding me?! It's out of control!
They are coming here to be "free." Well they need to learn that freedom isn't free! Well then why don't we draft those illegals into the Army or the MC and then let them fight for their freedom, so they know what the price of freedom is! They're taking Freedom for granted, and it's rediculous. We should force them to either serve their country and learn the price of freedom, or send em back across the border!
The biggest problem of immigration is in LA, Calif. Look up some LA Newspapers here on Yahoo! and see what you can fine about it. I got an email about a story about Illegal Immigration in my mail from a friend of mine.
You are ill-informed. Illegals do plenty of jobs that Americans normally do. An example is CONSTRUCTION. Companies that use illegal labor can undercut legitimate US businesses and keep them out of jobs or force them to lower the wages of all their employees to get a winning bid. Illegals are not out just doing menial jobs. You should perhaps take another look. Haters? When you start to look at what could happen with the country in the next few years in our country you may start to understand. Americans of EVERY color, creed, religion, background, will be hurt greatly if we allow amnesty for current illegals or even to allow legal immigration at the current levels. If ANY Americans want to have a good life and future for their children and grandchildren we need to fix the problem now.
That's the same thing I'm thinking. But you're right about all that, and I bet you not one person will admit that if it wasn't for greedy europeans coming here and killing the Native Americans, they wouldn't be here. But you're right, nothing that isn't true.
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There's more to it than just the blanket racism claim that everyone likes to make. As a matter of fact...I don't think I ever met anyone who had a beef with illegals just because they're Mexican.
The problems are many, and huge.
First of all, we pay taxes, and so did our ancestors. All of these services that many of us use--including immigrants--have to be paid for somehow...taxes. Now, I'm not going to deny that many of these people work very hard, but who's to say that the rest of us don't either? Why do I have to pay taxes in order to benefit from federally and state funding programs, but illegals do not?
Second of all, when our ancestors came through to Ellis Island, they were counted. I see no reason why it's unfair to expect people from any country, who are coming here for any reason, should be recognized as in-the-country for whatever reason it is...work, school or just visiting. What's so wrong about becoming a citizen? Prior to these assinine Amnesty bills, was it hard? Expensive? Time consuming?
So, why not--instead of buring all this money on paying for illegals to use the services we already paid for--subsidize the people in charge of the citizenship process? Hire more teachers and lawyers and make the process cheaper and quicker.
It's not that no one wants them here, it's that we want to make sure that A) they're not some maniacal suicide bomber (even long-shots are still possibilities worthy of recognition) and B) we want to make sure that they contribute just like everyone else does.
On top of all of that, you can dive even deeper into all of this. Why is it fair to allow companies to hire illegals and pay them what may even be less then minimum wage? If we did that to some upper class white teenager in New York, he'd be made a martyr, and just about everyone from his boss to the President would be in the crosshairs for profiteering off of and exploiting children.
Finally, about the closest you could come to where it would seem like someone was being close minded (at least to some people) is the fact that, no one is assimilating into American Culture. Why is it, that if I were to move to France, I'd be expected to learn the language, the customs, etc. Women who move into the Middle East are willing to adhere to misogynisitc rules and laws...
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition...
...but I'm not allowed to expect someone to learn just the tiniest amount of English in order to communicate better. They may not mind coming here illegally to reap the benefits of what I consider to be one of the greatest countries in the world (admit it...compared to the rest of the world, we have it made) but if we go so far as to ask them to learn a little bit of history or maybe even recite the Pledge, we're jingoistic madmen.
There's nothing wrong with having pride in your country, especially when half the world is literally dying to get here. I see no need to whitewash our culture just because we think that "PC" is normal...it's not. It inhibits individuality...for better or for worse...and eventually will weaken the bonds that kept this country so strong during times like World War II and 9/11.
EDIT: DO you realize what you just said? That's the dumbest point I've ever heard made. Perhaps you're unaware or something, but you can't just go to your municipal building and buy a name and social security number. That's illegal and is called Identity Theft. It happens to millions of people a year, including myself, and it takes months/years and thousands of dollars to correct the damage caused. So now, on top of admitting to stealing identities, you want people to believe that the honest streak in him is paying taxes?
IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL MUST NOT PASS INTO LAW EVER!
Keep the pressure on..WRITE / CALL
www.congress.org
THINK ABOUT THIS AND ASK YOUR REPS ABOUT IT?
By the numbers if this bill passes:
12 million illegals will get amnesty AND so will extended family members ...sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles etc. in Mexico to come here.
Say there are only 5 in the extended family of each illegal here now [WE KNOW THERE ARE MANY MORE THAN 5] . that totals to 60 million more who can come here, granted amnesty and ultimate citizenship.
NO ONE IS ANSWERING THIS QUESTION:
How will they enforce this law?
Pressure starting to work.read this:
Immigration Bill in Doubt After Vote
Jun 7, 6:41 AM (ET)
By CHARLES BABINGTON
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070607...
and this.
By a vote of 33-63, the Senate fell far short of the 60 votes that would have been needed to limit debate on the immigration measure and put it on a path to passage. Republicans—even those who helped craft the measure and are ultimately expected to support it—banded together to oppose that move, while a majority of Democrats backed it. Fifteen Democrats and Independent Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont, who is usually allied with their party, voted "no." http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=...
DON'T BACK DOWN.KEEP THE PRESSURE GOING!! NO AMNESTY EVER."FEDS" now!!
Fence - build entire length
Enforce - all laws on books
Deport - all illegals when found
Sanction - complicit employers
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And why is it ok that they "use" or "buy" names and SS#'s to work illegally in this country? That is identity theft and is a felony.
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