Why are people so threatened by immigration?
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I'm not threatened by it. But if I make money, and don't pay taxes on it, I'll be facing jail time. Why doesn't that rule apply to them?
most people aren't.
however, i and many others see the damage ILLEGAL immigration is doing to us.
ILLEGAL means it's AGAINST THE LAW.
im not threatened im just not paying for it
Wwwaaa they are taking our jobs even though I will never be willing to clean other people's toilets. Wwwwaaaa they are draining the welfare system even though they can't get welfare and they pay taxes without getting anything back. Wwwwaaaa they are forcing their culture on us even though we said the same thing about the Irish and Polish and nothing happened.
It's never good for a country to have laws and other country think they can break those laws and nothing can be done about it.....
Hey bosgrove yes you are paying for it.......
Not just immigration - ILLEGAL immigration. Because everyone who lives here must contribute to the system and our output or else they are drains on our resources and there are only so many resources - would you want six people who don't pay rent to move into your house and start eating your food and running up your electricity bill? Same thing.
Open the borders and let them all in.......they can stay at your house!
We are not, immigrants will always be welcome in the U. S. A., but illegal immigrants are NOT welcome. I wonder why so many talk of immigration, and illegal immigration, as if they are the same.
I really don't think most people are threatened by immigration. I believe that the conflict occurs when you are talking about ILLEGAL immigration. People that come here illegally often have access to many of the benefits that are paid for through the taxes of legal citizens. If there are issues regarding the rights of the people who want to come to the US to work & have a better life, than the laws should be revamped to make it so that these people can benefit, but also contribute to our country. Additionally, as a world leader, the US government & citizens can work to help make the other countries (particularly Mexico) a happier place to work & live....however, if people still want to immigrate here - they should be able to - but with the understanding that they do so legally & becoming full citizens of our country (paying taxes, learning our language, performing jury duty service, volunteering for our armed services and in general contributing to our society.
Immigration is a good thing , illegal immigration is the problem .
Mexico is NOT a poor country. By sending its teeming masses to our country, that status keeps on rising. Mexico has more resources per square mile than the U.S. and plenty of money to take care of its own people. Why should the taxpayers of this country subsidize Mexico's corruption?
Illegal aliens are NOT necessarily coming here to work. 33 percent of our prison population is now comprised of non-citizens. Plus, 36 to 42 percent of illegal aliens are on welfare. So, for a good proportion of these people, the American dream is crime and welfare, not coming here to work. (yes they do get welfare with false ID)
Illegal aliens are NOT doing work Americans won't do. What jobs won't Americans do? In most states, Americans still clean their own houses, do their own landscaping, clean hotel rooms, work in restaurants and fast food places, paint houses, DO CONSTRUCTION WORK, work in airports, etc. - just like we have the past 200 years before "our" government allowed these people to invade our country. There are 18 million Americans who cannot find a job, so illegal aliens who are coming here to work do so at peril to American workers.
Illegal aliens absolutely do not contribute more than they cost. Certainly the millions in prison and on welfare aren't contributing a dime to our economy, and the ones who are working often are paid in cash with no deductions for taxes at all. The ones who use fraudulent social security numbers and qualify to pay taxes and social security have so many deductions for dependents that they pay little if any taxes.
The economy does NOT depend on illegal aliens. Sure, greedy CEOs (making $50 to $150 MILLION a year) and business owners depend on illegal aliens, but the only thing illegal aliens are contributing to is the collapse of our economy and making the rich richer.
Without illegal aliens, the price of agricultural products and other goods and services will NOT soar. The definitive study on this subject is the University of Iowa's "How Much Is That Tomato?" The study concludes that 'since labor is such a small component of the end-price of agricultural products (which includes price to the growers, transportation costs, processing /storage costs, grocers' profit, etc.), using minimum wage workers instead of illegal aliens would increase prices of agricultural products by approximately 3 percent in the summer and 4 percent in the winter ... hardly the making of $10 heads of lettuce, $25 hamburgers, $1,000 per night Days Inn hotel rooms like the pro-illegal alien lobby claims.
Consumers are NOT benefiting from lower labor costs. Again, it's CEOs and business owners who benefit from taxpayer subsidies for their illegal alien workers. The Big Three automakers say they moved so many jobs to Mexico because their labor costs are 80 percent less than in America. Anybody notice the price of new cars spiraling downward under NAFTA?
So, before you believe the prevalent pack of lies perpetuated by the illegal alien lobby, which makes billions off this government-sanctioned criminal activity, ask yourself who's saying this garbage and look at what they have to gain.
I am not threatened by any one.
LEGAL IMMIGRANTS
are welcome and they do add much to this nation
ILLEGAL ALIENS only take from the USA and return nothing.
Why would you be threatened if I came into your home, unannounced and took what ever I wanted?
I welcome immigrants with opened arms. As long as they are LEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
Not threatened by immigration, but our whole country is threatened by ILLEGAL immigration.
I'm not sure that people are threatened, but they are most definitely blinded & biased. I do not live in a boarder state, and I am married to a Latino so my biasedness swings the other way. Especailly given that of the hundreds of Lations we know...non of them are gangsters or even take medicade. SO, a lot of the lies that are spread here on YA are very hard to take in.
because I'm paying enough taxes taking care of losers that wont work
I'm not threaten by them. I just resent their attitude that they are OWED a living and we have to pay for it.
BTW, it's not "immigration" that's the problem. It's the illegal alien criminals. Immigration means you come here and are following the rules.
Two words: job loss.
why are people so threatened by an infestation of cockraoches???
People aren't threatned by immigration. Massive illegal immigration is another issue. Compounded by a significant group of these people who have threatned American citizens and threatned to take over this country. It's kind of a big flag waving in your face you can't ignore. I don't mind sharing...scooting over....helping....but I don't take kindly to being threatned and shoved aside and mowed over.
I'm not threatened by immigration. I am threatened by illegals.
Illegal = criminal.
I myself am not threatened by it. Kinda like it. What I don't like because it is destructive to where I live, is illegal immigration. Particularly when say, 8 out of 10 folks are Mexicanos. That spells serious concern to me. Immigration as all things, should be done in a balanced way. That's why the program is in place. When things start breaking down and not working, I become concerned. Americans have a lot to be concerned about if this is the standard others might use. Our world is breaking down. Why? Time will tell.
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