Some say that they are the scum of our country. Some say that they are the back bone of our country.\n\nYes they do take some of our jobs away from us. But if you think harder before taking actions against them you will realize that they keep us going. Without them their will be no more McDonalds workers. there will be no one to pick up after slobs. They do jobs that any Typical American would never do. Without them there would be no crime but then that would mean no need for more law enforcement, which would hurt millions of law enforcement employees like the prison guards. With no criminals that would mean less jobs. For the illegal, no illegal Immigrants would mean any immigration police and so on. I could keep going on and on with this but I want to know the public's view on this.
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I dont know what planet your from but here in this part of the country McDonalds has adults working there cause there is NO WORK. More than 50% of the population in this part of the country have housing construction or mechanical backgrounds and tradeskills. And yes the ILLEGALS are taking those jobs too! It is a Myth that they are all on the farms or that Americans won't work and dont need any of the jobs they now have. It is also a Myth that without ILLEGAL immigrants doing slave labor our country and its economy will crumble. \n\nWere in our American history have you ever read were Americans and the wheel of commerce in America has ever stopped, come to a grinding halt due to americans saying "aw its broken I dont want it anymore" or " Aw I need to feed my family and work is scarce but I wont work at Taco Bell to feed them" Americans are some of the most industrious and creative people that walk the face of the earth. Were there is a need it is filled, were there is work we work, were there is a gap we create and fill it.\n\nYour question is misleading because the issues debated are not about legal immigrants. The issues are ILLEGALS and the lack of boarder security and the huge flood steaming in daily now from the southern boarders.\n\nWe have farmers of all races that own land in those boarder states. Is it ok that Americans in this country have to take a gun with them to go check their livestock, due to the ILLEGALS swarming in and onto their lands as well? Is it ok that Americans cant find any work and our government shuts the door on them when they ask for some assistance to feed or cloth or house their children? Is it ok that more and more of our tax money is spent housing , feeding and clothing ILLegals in the prisons while our schools for our children can not afford to buy a book for every child?\n\nThis is everyones problem and is not going away anytime soon. Bottom line we have marches going on demanding they have the same rights in ALL areas we do, and demanding that we make these sacrafices and more to ignore their ILLegal status, ignore our boarders, ignore law violations and let them have their way.\n\nPersonaly I do not want to sacrafice the food off my table or clothing my children anymore for people who have no regard to obey our laws to enter this country and show no desire or effort to become legal. And am furious that these people have the gual to demand it, march our streets on our American issues and policies, and wave a flag from their country. What am I sacraficing for? People who demand (not ask) that they have rights to everything here but are not citizens here and still wave their loyalty to their own country while butting into our business? That's ass backwards if you ask me. Now Wrong is right and right is wrong....\n\n\nhttp://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-PMRb1p42aacMueZmc_FaRn89U4XQsyz9cyAO\n\nhttp://www.humaneventsonline.com/index.php\n\nhttp://www.gvnews.com/shared-content/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=4&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30
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What Dr. Know Says is true except he left out one bit of fact:\n\nWe fought for it and won!  Now unless some other country wants to stand up and fight for it (say Mexico for example) like we did, then I suggest they shut the f*ck up and go back to their own country!  We made laws so that we could keep undesirables out of our perfect country.  If they can't abide by our laws and respect our rules thereby showing respect to us as a Nation then they should not be allowed to live here!\n\nAdri:  Wah, wah wha!  Here's a novel idea:  Stay in their own country and fight to make it better for there decendants instead of coming over here demanding rights they did not earn.  Those jobs you mentioned would be done by Americans for a decent wage if the low life criminals who call themselves immigrants weren't stealing those jobs just by coming over here and making themselve available for cheap labor.\n\nRicky:  That's the first intelligent thing I've read on yahoo answers today.\n\nQuack:  You are so right.  You rock!
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It is not difficult for them to find work as there as too many employers who are willing to hire them.  A lot of people believe that the immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans but that really is not true.  They are doing the jobs Americans wont do for the low pay.  Government on the state. local and federal levels needs to start being more harsh on employers who hire illegal immigrants.  A hefty fine for every illegal working would be a good start and closing down their businesses wouldnt hurt either and it is not just small businesses that hire illegals, large companies also hire them.
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I'll agree with that....and say the REAL crime is not enforcing on employers that encourage people to move to the US illegally to begin with by not observing US labor laws.\n\nWe need: \nemployer enforcement\nborder enforcement\nfrank and honest dialogue with the public on the issue.\nIf those 3 things happen, we'll see a lot less illegal immigration.
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No matter how you spin it, they're here illegally. Our government shouldn't have ever let that happen. I don't think most americans have any problems with legal immigrants and lots don't with even illegals, but what about our nation's security? All terrorists & drug dealers  have to do is pay the mexican police and they can come right on in. The key to national security is at the ports, airports and the borders.  I think it's time americans against illegal immigration come together on this issue. Write, e-mail or call your local politicians and make you voices heard. I did. My husband is an immigrant who had to do it legally, so why shouldn't everybody else? Please, it's nothing to do with racism. It's concern for our country and the american way of life.
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they take them for granted ... the problems are that the US, whether like it or not, permitted, whether explicitly or implicitly, illegal immigrants to be a part of the society.  \nI mean look at those labor forces in south ...   amigos in the service sectors .... If we kicked them out of the country, we would not only have a major shortage of labor, but also a major loss of tax revenue for offsetting the aging baby-boomer population.  By the way the last point would be crucial for the US to remain healthy compared to the rest of industrialized nations.
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their jobs do not pay anything, that is the only reason\n\nbut, they are f******* up our country
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Anyone here a member of a union.  The jobs they do, these are not jobs that no americans will do, busboy, valet, waiter, etc.  Maybe Americans want to be paid more but hey, when you have a minimum wage, that's to be expected.  \n\nPersonally, I know a lot of international people.  I hear a lot about their problems getting into this country.  To me, illegal immigration is like cutting ahead of all these great people.  Is that fair, hells no, life in mexico isn't great, but the people in mexico can't complain about anything.  They no nothing about hard life.  If we should allow illegal immigration on the basis of them being refugees, then there are millions in Africa who we should bring in first.  There are two ways of doing it, don't let anyone in illegally, or let everyone in.  And I think we would know what happens if we just opened the floodgates.    \n\nIf the people protesting really wanted to be here, wouldn't they have an american flag, not a mexican one.  I'm really sick of the racial preservation.  You want to be proud to be mexican, go be proud in mexico, because if you want to say you're proud to be mexico and you're illegal, you're saying that you're proud you grew up from such filth that you couldn't help but leave(but you still love being from there).
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Oh yeah, they exist. These "do gooders" feel the "poor" criminal had a bad childhood, they were never listened to, we can't put them away, it would be wrong and harmful for them, we must help them in any way we can, on and on it goes. These idiots - whoever they are - spew out more garbage in favor of the criminals while the victims are screwed over. It can be anyone, not just as they have said in the past, the bleeding heart liberals.\n\nEver hear this one. This families house is broke into. The criminals had guns, the family dog bites one on his leg, he ends up suing the family and he WON!!! \n\nThat's only one, there are so many, you would puke.\n\nIn Britain this little old lady had a toy gun, A TOY GUN mind you, she apparently scared these imbeciles who broke in her home and she got done for it. They told her she scared them and it was wrong!! \n\nYeah, but it's not wrong they broke in her home!!?? \n\nThe laws are not what they should be anymore.
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hell no! from what ive read & seen they are terrible. they are mdae up of racist thugs. so many are convicted criminals & violent ofenders.
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Illegal immigrants don't steal jobs from Americans, they take the jobs that Americans tend to think are too menial to be worth the wage that the corporations are willing to pay (agriculture, hotels, and such mainly). Would you want to make sub-minimum wage for farm work? Or hotel room service work?\n\nI don't have a problem with people wanting to come here and make a living. Heck, that's how this country got started, how it grew, how it prospered. However, the way the world is now, I *DO* have a problem with illegal immigrants.\n\nI think that the borders should be strengthened. I think they should be walled, fenced, mined, guarded, patrolled by dogs, razor wired, electronically monitored, etc. I think anyone who tries to cross illegally should be consided a potential terrorist. I think those who try and sneak into this country should be punished. Those who come in legally, who want to work within the laws, who want to actually contribute... welcome to America. Come on in.
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Their absence is not noticed at all.  Janitors and yard workers are replaceable.  People enjoyed good traffic flow in California and buses weren't crowded.  Sorry illegals, your plan backfired.  Time to go home.\n\nThey have no proper documentation, spread disease due to absence of health screenings, refuse to speak English or assimilate, and demand to be made citizens!  \n\nCan anybody tell me why educated, skilled, law-abiding people from white European countries (mostly Eastern) have to wait in line for years to get a visa to the US and pay thousands of dollars to become a legal permanent resident (leading to LEGAL citizenship), while these illegals blow in from the desert and work under the table paying few if any taxes, get free medical care at any local hospital, get drivers' licenses to drive uninsured cars, and take advantage of a raft of social services and privileges (like interpretation services at any government office or medical facility) as well as endless material benefits? \n\nA Day Without Immigrants? How about a day without Americans, including police and fire personnel, medical staff at all hospitals, air traffic controllers, water quality inspectors, etc.? Perhaps this would contrast the importance of these gatecrashers with those who really built America?
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lets be honest  yeah the American citizens would work them but only the white lazy crackheads. They would work these jobs but not as good as illegals do because they know if they make a mistake in that specific job they can get fired and they can't afford that. They have kids in their countries. So they work hard to keep their employers happy. Do you really think a us citizen would tolerate cleaning shit, working 10 hours in the sun as a gardener. no because they're citizens and they have opportunities.Just Analise things. No one would do the jobs better than an immigrant.And you said it they wouldn't take shit from their employers. Right? So they would eventually get tired of cleaning shit and they would eventually find themselves quitting. Why haven't i seen citizens doing these jobs right now? They don't want to. They r lazy and most try to find easy jobs. Increase in the wages maybe but remember threes bitchy people that expect you to do the jobs right. No matter how much they pay these citizensthey wouldn't tolerate this.They can never do these jobs as good as illegals.if an illegal can find a job so can a citizen but threes so many unemployed because they don't give it as much time to look for a job that illegal aliens. Just face it the economy would slowly deteriorate.
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let me put it simply,there is no need sending anyone back.they are no threat at all.in fact to be frank with you these people are already here.if they were a threat,it would have been obvious.all they require now is to be put into the system so they pay taxes like everyone else.instead of cheating the government,which is what will happen if they are left to keep on working and keeping it to themselves.they are not taking our jobs in fact they should be changing our attitude towards work.if our African American brothers can see how ambitious these immigrants are perhaps they would stop the violence and work instead of hanging out selling drugs and coming in and out of jail.
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Bad idea.Once they are allowed in they won't leave.\nSend the illegals back and don't let any more in.This is an invasion that the goverment is failing to protect us from.Big business wants them here to be slave laborers at low pay and without benefits.\nDon't listen when they tell you Americans won't do the job.If they could GET the job instead of illegals,they would.And when they say it's too many to send back,send them back the same way they got here.One at a time!\nStop feeling sorry for lawbreakers who want to take over and change us to suit them!
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A very difficult job. They deserve our respect, for without them, there would be real h*ll to pay. BTW, I am speaking regarding police in the US.
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They are the problem, they should have to pay huge fines and jail time. The people coming here are just looking for a better life. The people that do the hiring should have to do background checks and not hire ILLEGALS.