Ok, I am in support of illegal immigration. I believe that brings people into this country, to help us American's live better is excellant. I seriously do not understand why we are complaining. Are you willing to work on the fields, for below min. wage rate? Are you willing to live in the same conditions they are? Now the question I have deals with common sense. For example, suppose you had a child that trespasses onto a neighbors yard, and takes some items from the yard, and brings it back to his or her own yard. Should we punish that child? Really, should we punish him or her for trespassing? Now, should we punish those who trespass onto another persons country? What I don't understand is that these people are not going to get punish. Doesn't that word"illegal" mean anything.
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What you should ask people who are for illegal immigration.\n\n1. Do we want another 911?\nBy our border being open anyone can come through Mexico or just be in the U.S at the time that they make every immigrant a citizen.\n\n2. If the bill is passed can you promise me (A CITIZEN OF USA) that the people (without proper paperwork) that are running from their country are not rapist, killers, child molesters, terrorism, and drug suppliers? If others receive a right to be here by going through the system what was their reasons. \n\n3. What about other immigrants that don’t have a border to USA? Well if Mexico gets an ok we might as well go to Iraq to let them in before the bill is passed.\n\n4. Did they break the law? If the government is so into things about being right or wrong they should look within. Can I show the world that we as a nation says it ok for people to sneak in, ok for people to hire them knowing that they should not be here, get benefits that other people pay tax money for, send money back to their nation’s when our unemployment rate is so low as it is, and tell the families that lose a man or woman in this war that even if their over there to prevent another 911 that we are only letting the ones that are here citizens.\n\nREF to big_family_12 statment \n\nNot all Illegals pay taxes. And being that you are related to ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ( and they are here) you are a going to side with them in the first place. And yes they can get benfits from the goverment I know aleast three families who do get welfare check and one part of her families is not even in the USA. So don't act like its not happening here. Then you say the we as legal citizens get benfit we have a right to get( HOW DARE US) our goverment have made these benfits for us and we are unwilling to share. Then you ask for the first to through a stone ( true I can't I have speeded) but I have pay for ever speeding limit I have broken,and paper I have drope ( litering). So I might be a hipocits but I did the crime and pay for it why can't they.
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I am an illegal immigrant...i work hard like anyone else..i deserve a better life like anyone else in U.S.. i get hurt emotionaly when i hear people talking bad about us(illegal immigrants) we are humans. I have been here for 10 years..never been to jail or been reported..i am a hard worker and i am happy.but some people are just NOT GOOD. so please...for those of you that hate illegal immigrants..;please think about our families that we work hard for thme...THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL  !
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by the way you worded your question it is pretty clear you are just another american only looking out for himself.what about asking what good it would do for them?mabye there need would outweigh your greedy needs.im not saying i am for immigration infact i kinda wished all the filthy immigrants would leave my country.and no i am not from usa or mexico.\nand to snathan are you so stupid that you think if they where made legal citizens in your country it would still be legal to pay them illegals wages.it would be law the got paid the same min. wage that you get at your job.if anything you should be concerned about the labour.you do you think works harder.1)Some one who came to your country just to be able to have a job and works his ass off to do it.or,2)a fat,pimply faced,lazy,potsmoking,ignorant american who would sit on his ass complaning?i realize there are still some decent people in america but look around your big cities.im not even going to get started about that, we all see what happens in your streets.
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Why Oh Why! do so many people come up with these asinine, inane, and totally ludicrous scenarios to justify illegal immigration. You are making a comparison where there is absolutely no correlation between the two situations. Remember it is ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION that this country has a problem with.
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Your problem is you are focusing on the "immigrant" part rather than the "illegal" part. For a majority of us fighting illegal immigration, all we are saying is "follow the legal procedures for immigrating here and pay into our system as we do to support your benefits you gain while here!" \n\nIf they did that, they'd be LEGAL immigrants and be entitled to at least minimum wage rather than the "I can get away with paying you pennies" wage because they can't get protection from the law.
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Yes, I think it's a common attitude. It's called ethnocentrism. One point you neglected to consider, however, is that illegal aliens are actually the ones doing the menial labor that you don't want to do and that you don't want your kids to do. If they leave, perhaps your kids will be the ones to take their place picking tomatoes in the field. Who knows?\n\nI think people have misconstrued what the protestors are trying to say. They are simply trying to raise awareness about the fact that they, too, contribute to our economy. They work at jobs most of us do not want, and they do it for pay we wouldn't accept. They may or may not pay income taxes, but they pay sales taxes on the American goods they purchase from American companies. Most of them obey the laws and mind their own business, which makes sense if you keep in mind that they have to keep their noses clean if they don't want to be caught and kicked out of the country. They're not asking for a helping hand; they're just asking for permission to continue contributing in a society that needs their work, whether we want to admit it or not.\n\nThat said, I don't think any of us wants to see illegal aliens given a free ride to citizenship. I don't have to hate Mexicans to want immigration reform. But the simple matter is that if I'm unhappy with the number of illegal immigrants in this country, then I should at the very least look at my own behavior and see if I'm contributing to the problem. If you're serious about wanting to keep illegal immigrants out, then stop wasting your time hating and start taking action. Write your state and national officials and tell them that you expect them to pass and FUND laws that will make it easier to catch illegal aliens and to fine companies and industries that hire them, and don't forget to add that you're willing to pay higher prices for your tomatoes, peaches, and clothing if that's what it takes.\n\nBest of luck.
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I would say that if an illegal immigrant commits a serious crime (rape, murder, stealing, vandalism, etc) they should be sent home. But for those that are not causing a problem, we should not punish them. They are an asset.
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may be the question should now be, why do we hate illegal immigrants so much, cause they broke a law? or cause they are poorer to be legal? so does every one here think being illegal is a choice? how dumb is that, it is not a salad dressing, if they were giving a chance to be legal, they would definitely would, but we are so ready to toss judgment at the poor or the incapable, maybe ask dear old bush to make a bet easier for them, so they would come out of the ditches they live in and be a "good citizen"
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Hey, you get it. That is why the laws should make the people that do the hiring the ones that pay the penalty. Put them in jail. That is where they belong. That would also help the problem with illegals if there were no jobs for them they would not come here.
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The Bill is completely ridiculous. The punishment for being an illegal immigrant and for pretty much "knowing" one, is way too harsh. In reality, we are all immigrants. Granted some are legal and some aren't. However, in my opinion, they help our economy. They pick the vegetables that we eat. They raise our children. They clean our floors that we step on everyday when we go to work or school, etc. These are jobs that honestly, most of us would not want to do. Most of us are too lazy. We'd rather a nice paying job sitting on our rears in front of a computer, as we are all doing now.\nDid anyone watch "A day without a Mexican"?
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Both ILLEGAL immigration and FOREIGN INVASION!!  These people were marching in our streets demanding that we give them the same rights as everyone who came here through the LEGAL channels.  Don't you guys see something wrong with this picture??  There is a war going on here at home and people need to wake up to the truth before it gets out of hand.  Yes it is a WAR pro-ILLEGAL immigration supporters have already stated as much.  FOREIGN INVASION?  ABSOLUTELY!!  They have already proven a willingness to disregard our laws and are marching in the streets waving MEXICAN flags.  You can't tell me that's not an invasion of America.  Wake up and smell the roses people.  We can't nor do we have the responsibility to take in and support everyone who wants to immigrate here which is why we have immigration laws already on the books.  I'm sorry that their countries are so hard up but that IS NOT our fault.  Their countries were based on immigration too (Spanish Conquistadors, duh) and they've had A LOT of the SAME opportunities that our forefathers had.  It IS NOT our fault that they didn't use them!  Oh, and I don't have a swastika as I don't see this as a racial issue but a LEGAL issue.  If those of you saying that we're all racist for not wanting CRIMINALS here then you need to get a dictionary and look the meaning of racism up.  I'm not discriminating based on anything other than that they are here ILLEGALLY, REGARDLESS of their reasons and therefore according to the laws already on the books and in effect are supposed to be deported!!  EVERY SINGLE COUNTRY has its own immigration laws.  Why is America made into the bad guys for wanting theirs enforced, when the other countries are enforcing theirs???
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It is a Felony to steal, or purchase, another persons Identity.  What a person that does this is doing is destroying the American people, and their families.\nI keep hearing that Illegals come here to work, and feed their families.  However, they care not for the American that will be out of that job, and the American children that will go hungry as long as they can reap the benefits.\nThis is how the average white collar working class feels about illegal immigrants, because that is all that they have shown.\n\nAs an American I was taught that you earn what you get, and there is no other way, or you will not be accepted.\nEvery American I know is hard working, with families, and a corrupt government to support.  Asking us to further support criminal behavior of such a maliscious type is like pulling our finger nails out, one by one.\nI am all for immigration, and the growth of our nation.\nBut, I am not for the growth of our nation off the sweat of the American people's backs, while being taunted by criminals\nSo, many Americans are working to ensure that breaching our borders illegally will result in Criminal Charges, and if other offenses occur by the illegal immigrant, they can be charged with terrorism.\nI don't care from what country the Illegal Immigrant comes from, the laws are the same.\nAlthough I do agree that since Mexico is the greatest offender of our Laws, they should suffer the greatest consequinces.\nAmerica has the most lenient immigration laws in the world, other than England, but if the American people have anything to do with it, that will change.
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Does your friend have legal or illegal status? If she is legal, she has nothing to worry about. If she is illegal, she should do whatever is necessary to gain legal status before she does have to go.\n\nThe United States is a nation of laws. We cannot pick and choose which laws we follow, or the very fabric which holds our country together will begin to unravel.\n\nTo those who say we should "overlook" this law because so many have been here so long, I ask these questions:\n\nWhat if an illegal immigrant (NOT undocumented worker) is hungry? Is it alright to allow him to steal to fill his belly?\n\nWhat if an illegal immigrant has to get to work? Is it alright for him to steal a car to get there?\n\nWhat if an illegal immigrant is missing the señora and feeling a little randy? Is it okay for him to commit rape to satisfy those urges?\n\nWhy is it different, then, when it comes to breaking immigration laws? A law is a law is a law. We cannot pick and choose which laws we allow to be broken vs. those ones we follow.\n\nIf you do not like the immigration laws, elect someone who will change them. Until then, every illegal immigrant in this country is a slap in the face to those who immigrate legally. Immigration to the United States is not easy - it is not supposed to be.\n\nThere is no "right" to be able to immigrate here. You have to earn it. As with anything, that which is worth having is worth working for.
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I agree 100% I am not an immigrant. Illegals and their supporters are trying to divert attention to the fact that THEY shouldn't be complaining. i don't mind hearing an opposing view point from an American . but I do not want to hear negativity from a person that shouldn't be here in the first place.
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No, it did not change my mind. Most who protested are illegals (many were not) and by protesting and leaving the job for a day they thumbed their noses at the very people who gave them jobs (illegally or not, they were given jobs). Biting the hand that feeds you to use a cliche.  Also, they are here ILLEGALLY, that means they are in violation of our laws. I commend those who came here legally and fought long and hard for their citizenship, so we are now just to hand it over because they are protesting? What about all those people who have studied and worked hard to become citizens?  What a slap in their face.
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I understand EXACTLY what you mean....don't LISTEN to these people who want to sit there and defend the ILLEGALS from coming into our country....it's OUR country....and you are right....we were born here because of how hard our fore fathers worked for this country....Here's a good example of this issue put in different terms....\nOk, so my mom and dad work REALLY hard to make our house nice and make sure that it is ours so we can enjoy the freedom of owning a beautiful house....well say we let our friend in of another nationality and they really like it in the house.  Well, say that person brings 2 more friends and we all live their happily in the nice house that my PARENTS made perfect....Then say that those 3 "immigrants" in the house were to get upset because the rest of their family couldn't come because there wasn't enough room and then they began boycotting us out of the house.  Eventually they would push us the whole way out of the house leaving this BEATIFUL house to people who DID NOT WORK FOR IT.....that's how it is in AMERICA....Come over LEGALLY and you're fine...when you start breaking OUR rules that WE made...then get the f*** out, you can't respect our rules, you leave.
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You know it's quite interesting that the issue of immigration has gotten the American people all fired up like it's life or death for them, whereas when their own loved ones are sent to a war over questionable arguments, their voice is hardly heard. Yes it's wrong for people to come here illegally, and if they're here for drugs or whatever, then they should be punished. But for us to force out families that have been here for many years and are just trying to live a better life than the one they had is not just unreasonable, but inhumane. It's our duty to control our borders and prevent them from coming; those already here who can prove their worth to our country shouldn't suffer because we failed our own people during the past 20 years. Use your minds and stop spewing hate.