Don't just talk about the "illegal Mexicans". Remember that there is a great number of Canadians, Chinese, Somalis ...
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Toughen the laws.  Use I-9 forms for all jobs and really check them!  If you don't have identification to prove legal status, you don't get to work.  Give companies that hire illegal immigrants HUGE fines to pay, perhaps equal to 2-5 times the amount of money their employees should have paid in taxes on their income.  Deport the illegal immigrants back to their countries.\nAnd increase the number of visas for well-educated, smart people to come here and actually pay taxes on the work they do here!
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What does it matter where they are from?  The issue is illegal immigration, not the country of origin.  Latinos have assumed a high profile in the marches and in the debate, so there is some reason to think in terms of 'Mexicans'. Your numbers bear that out since that 43% is illegal aliens from all of the other countries in the world, put together.\n\nHowever, I agree that name calling is a distraction at best, and nasty to read.  We could do without it, on BOTH sides of the debate.
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Trust me Canada is a lot less racist than the US. I have never heard of Latin kids being discriminated against. We have our moments of stupidity,like the kirpan thing,but no in general we are pretty reasonable. You find racists in every society by the way. We know that we are all from some where else anyway.\nForget the seal thing btw. It is overblown and poorly reported. It sounds like we all go out and whack seals over the head and skin them alive. Not true, the majority of seals are shot. It isn't nice to shoot animals of course but it is a hunt. Did you know that the cod levels have suffered since it was decided not to hunt as many seals.
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Now I totally agree with you...almost. Yes Mexicans make up 70% of the illegal "immigrant" population, but most of those I have been in contact with are good and courteous drivers. One HUGE problem is that they are nonchalant about rules...including drinking and driving. They don't take rules seriously, that is where there is a problem. But I must say that the people I see (and I've seen a lot) who are involved in hit-and-run accidents are of the Armenian population...But that's just because of the area of California I live in...it's not fair to say that Armenians are responsible for insurance costs going up...just like it's not fair for you to point out that Mexicans are responsible for it.
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I know i totally agree with you.I was close to the border once and there like  invading.My mom says that they have to make a living to.I say if they want to come over come over the right way.
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first off, lets dispell the racism notion.Mexican is NOT a race, it's a nationality. If your black,white,or chinese and your born in mexico your a mexican! Now heres the real deal its called overcrowding and if u don't know how it works think about this. Get a male and female rabbitt, provide everything they need to thrive and call me in a year or two. Guess what? you HAVE TO kill'em,or get'em fixed or yor overran with rabbitts you CAN'T AFFORD!they destroyed their country and this ones next people,they have taken ALL blue-collar jobs and by under-cutting their asking wage and sheer weight of numbers have ruined what until recently was a decent paying field.I know'em, I speak their language,hell,i was married to one, they will rent a 1 bdroom apt and go 10 deep, splitting the rent 10 ways, they dont pay taxes or use their real names and worst of all they send their money home to mexico and after they've sucked up all they can over here they go back home.AND DO NOT cry to me about their only trying to make a living for their family! BULL#@*T!They  being catholic dont use birth control and the average mexican has 7-10 brothers and sisters. What type of idiot lives in acardboard box and keeps knockin his wife up???? if you cant support yourself QUIT HAVING BABIES!!!
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I am very disturbed by what is going on in Canada.  On the one hand, they stopped these specific people.  But, on the other, they refuse to even mention that these are muslims engaged in Jihad against their country and ours.  They were let in by Canada's wacky immigration policies (another fact they are trying to cover up) and the resulting hostile population they have in their midst who, having no intention or desire to assimilate, have EVERY intention of overthrowing their government and murdering and enslaving the Canadians.  They better wake up to what is happening and do something about it.\n\nI fear greatly for them.
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Don't worry my Canadian friend, I believe that this issue will have to be taken care of. It's the Capitalists that are really to blame here; because they have exploited the Latinos. I really don't think it is all their fault, do you "Really"? It's an obvious Employer, Employee problem. the Employers in my area invite them into my country illegally. Heavy fines should be imposed on the Employers, and that is the way it used to be in America. So it is only a select few, a minority that has once again screwed up things for the majority. That includes Canadians, and everyone else from all the other Countries. Bush's watch, and his problem. Nobody can do anything about it all right now, but him.
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It's not feasable to kick them all out. I think we need to tighten up the borders to limit the number of new illegals, and come up with a way to legalize the people who are here already. If they are here, and they want to stay, they need to play by the rules, pay taxes and make an effort to learn english. I can understand breaking the rules to get here, but once they are here, it's time to step up and become a real part of society.
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Yeah!  Most Americans do tolerate Mexicans.  It's the "illegal" ones we have a problem with.  If you see someone robbing a convenience store, would you call the police?  If you see someone kidnapping a child from a school yard, would you call the police?  So, why then, do millions of Americans stand by everyday and watch "illegal" aliens break the law?  The worst offenders are the people that hire them.  The people that rent houses to them.  And the people that harbor them.  Not only are you not reporting illegal activities, but by aiding and abetting, you are also committing a crime.  What part of the word "illegal" don't you people understand?  Oh, and we're not racists.  We always refer to illegal aliens as "illegal aliens".  Not Mexican, Korean, Guatemalan, etc.  It's the pro-illegals that keep bringing up "Mexicans".  So, who's the racist?
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You're absolutely correct!  Ans people fail to realize the extent to which these "illegals" make all of our lives easier. I hope they continue to boycott and protest.
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Yeah, I think that is extremely hypocritical. I mean, I would take it as a compliment if foreigners came here. I mean, if the Mexicans want to come, then let them. If Americans do not want foriegners coming then help make conditions better in their countries or stop visiting other peoples'.
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We aren't open to attack on our borders.  We have many military installations on the Canadian as well as Mexican borders.  We still have more troops here than in Iraq.
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Being that the Mexican border is connected to our country it makes it very easy for people from Mexico to sneek here illegaly. They same could be said for Canada, however, because Canada is not such a poor country the people don't feel the need to escape their situations as much as the people in Mexico. So a majority of the immigrants in this country that have came here illegaly have been from mexico. It has been a hot political topic for so long now and in the eye of the media that when we hear "illegal immigrant" we automatically think south of the border. On the east coast however, there is more of a mixture of people from other countrys that are here illegally.
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It is a very touchy subject because yes they shouldn't be allowed to come over and be over here illegally, but at the same time them being illegal doesn't mean that they should be allowed to be taken advantage of and exploited by greedy business owners.  And for the "the U.S. used to be Mexico" argument, that is lame because almost every piece of land was at one time owned by different peoples, we took it just as people have been taking land since the beginning of time.
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I wish more people shared your concern, and for the reasons you do, because they are for the right ones. You are not racist, I would be just as upset if Canadians were here taking advantage of our system! Unfortunately it is so out of control I dont know how the problem can be resolved w/o drastic actions, which the gov. is not willing to take.
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Dude, this is where people get the message mixed up. it's not just for Mexicans but other ethnicities that immigrate to this country, Filipinos, Inidans, Armenians, Russian, Africans, Bolivians, Peruvians, etc. get the point? It is a way to show that illegal immigrants do cause an impact on the U.S. economy. It is a demonstartion.