Why don't more people in this country see how big of a problem illegal immigration is?
Answer:
Some people feel that illegal immigration is not a major concern. They support their opinions by denying the major problems on illegal immigration such as overpopulation and crime. Statistics show that illegal immigrants contribute to the increasing population. It's easier to turn the other way than to deal with the serious problems at hand.
It's a myth that the U.S. economy "needs'' more poor or unskilled immigrants. Business organizations understandably support guest worker programs. They like cheap labor and ignore the social consequences. What's more perplexing is why liberals support a program that worsens poverty and inequality.
It's said that guest workers are better than having poor illegal immigrants. With legal status, they'd have rights and protections. They'd have more peace of mind and face less exploitation by employers. This would be convincing if its premise were incontestable: that we can't control our southern border. But that's unproved. We've never tried a policy of real barriers and strict enforcement against companies that hire illegal immigrants. Until that's shown to be ineffective, we shouldn't adopt guest worker programs that don't solve serious social problems -- but add to them.
Those of you who don't take this as a serious issue or care about the future of this nation should consider moving 'cause you're in the wrong country.
Should I ask the landscaper
the woman who makes my hamburger
the guy who does the roof
the guy who takes the trash, rakes the leaves, plows
Because they aren't racist so they don't see problems where there aren't any
One man's problem is another man's solution.
Un-educated? Try SPELLCHECK, Einstein.
Probably because the definition of an American is "illegal immigrant." Ask any Native American.
Oh, and probably also because bush and Big Business need the cheap labor. Where do you think the obscene and immoral CEO salaries come from?
not sure, not to mention that they kill 7,000 Americans every year, which is twice as much as we have lost in Iraq!
Well, I think the rich don't care because it doesn't affect them.
The rest of us, we do care. But, what can we do about it?? That's the real question.
Because they are doing the menial labor jobs,that the welfare receiving lazy ***" Americans" won't do.
oh yea go tell bush ,we will be getting a gang of arabs too.And I know your not talkin about just mexicans.We got a a bunch of russian immigrants that do no labor at all
Because some people aren't racist perhaps?!
I mean come on think about it, not wanting them here and especially saying they're uneducated, unskilled is certain something along the longs of being racist.
I don't care if they come, why? Because they want a BETTER life that they couldn't have somewheres else. I hate that we are a stuck up self centered country, we AREN'T the best but we think we are. If we import them back, we should import ourselves back to where our ancestors came from!
Thank you for making the distinction between legal and illegal immigration, as most people fail to. I am a legal immigrant and I can see no good reason why anyone who wants to live here should be allowed to skip the immigration process, no matter how long they may have got away with it already.
Some may argue that there should be a statute of limitations on illegal immigrants. This makes no difference since they are breaking the law every day they are here, no just on the day that they arrived.
Many people care, some are doing things about it, but it needs a political resolution and not an individual resolution.
By the way, why do many of you answerers assume that the questioner is referring to Mexicans and not Canadians or other 'races' of illegals? YOU are making unfair, biased race distinctions, not the questioner.
people don't see problems that don't directly seem to affect them or hurt them.... or don't open their eyes about! my two cents!!! whether you are for or against illegal immigration, it does not bother you if it does not affect you directly or you don't care about it.... it impacts your life or the people who talk about it... so you talk about it... until others open their eyes they won't pick sides! I am not saying what side I am on.... but they impact my life.... and I do talk about it... but cautiously....
but I do like that you said illegal and not just immigrant... b/c not all immigrants are illegal... Thank you!!!
If I were in the situation most of those illegal immigrant are in, I would come here too. I feel sorry for them, and even though it causes problems, many people do not feel these problems personally, or know what problems they cause, so they don't realize it's a problem at all. Most people's lives are not changed by immigrants, the only people who seem to be affected or know they are affected are the people who are in competition with the immigrants for jobs.
first of all, its not the immigration part that you are complaining about its the ILLEGAL part. Immigrants have been coming to this country since before your time so get it straight. Second of all, why don't you just come out and say it, "mexicans" from Mexico are your problem. you sound prejudice so i'm not even going to argue with you. And it seems to me that you are the DOLT here because believe it or not some illegals are educated and know how to use a dictionary no matter what side of the "boarder" they are from. MORON.
Because they think we can all be one big happy family, love and hug each other, sing kum-by-ya and everything will be hunky -dori!!
un's typically don't have hyphens, kthx.
on top of that, the BORDER (spelling? heard of it?) isn't the problem.
our hospitals are being overrun (yep, no hyphen there either!) with people who are breeding uneducated children because they themselves are uneducated.
i think the best solution is just to not let people like yourself have babies. it would stop people from complaining because there would be enough room for immigrants.
i'm not for illegal immigration, however, they are humans, they have a right. and i know quite a few are a bit more educated than you are, sweetheart.
oh, and maybe they aren't so worried about it because there is a fcking war going on right now.
because is cheap labor.
They have the nerve to call us lazy look across the border ,they have no grass,they live in dirt,they will not fight to get what is their right in a corrupt country.They are the lazy ones they are cowards ,I see how they sleep and stand around they are a worthless race.Go to the border see how they sweep across the land and destroy our land,see the crime reports,of how they fill up jails ,bust hospitals ,break every law ,bring in drugs and sickness .see what this place will all look like unless we stop it now.
Un-skilled labor. Yeah there's no skill required to build this country's buildings, put roofs over them, and landscape beautiful gardens. Unskilled is sitting in front of a computer all day punching in numbers and pretty much not breaking a sweat.
Most don't see it til its right next door, on both sides of them. The marchs last year opened a lot of eyes, maybe we need to see more of those, it might just open more eyes. Some just want to pretend that eveything is ok, kind of thinking, if I don't see it, it is not there. We may need to see the problem talked about in the news, less about lets say Iraq, this illegal immigration problem and what we do about it, will last for more than just our life times. We must get it right.
Okay, let's get this whole thing straight...
1. For most of us, it's not about immigration, it's about ILLEGAL immigration.
2. Because a person is against illegal immigration does not make them racist.
3. It isn't a case of someone to work the jobs that Americans won't do. Biggest fallacy, lamest argument in the book.
3. The Native Americans didn't own this country when they came to it, and contrary to popular belief, N.A.'s didn't originate in the present U.S.
4. There were no immigration laws when Columbus hit the beach.
5. There are a lot of very intelligent, hardworking people in Mexico. Don't judge the whole country because a few bad ones found their way to the U.S.
6. It's like every other country - good people make the best for themselves where they're at, the bad ones (many times at least) try to take the easy route and go where the pickin's are easy.
You people are making me sick.
It is possible to NOT be a racist and want to limit immigration (especially illegal immigration) into your country. Ask Mexico, they have a Draconian immigration policy which makes it a felony to be in Mexico without papers...
and for the guy who has his lawn, hamburger, and all of the other stuff done by immigrants ... Try getting up off of your LAZY A** and do something for yourself instead of underpaying unfortunate people to do everything for you
In general, too many people are so absorbed watching the antics of celebrities on TV to pay attention to more important matters.
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7wjeqxuo... to get a feel for what is happening to us now.
Because you want my cheap labor " amigo "
By the way..have you noticed how cheap the lettuce and oranges are ?
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