They're good for "cheap labor and doing jobs no one else wants to do."  blah blah blah.  I think I would feel offended if that's the way I was thought of.  Don't they see that they're being exploited?
210913
Many of them choose to do cheaper labor. I know some Mexicans and they bash themselves
217623
You are right.  It's not going to help.  It's just going to cause some of them to lose their jobs, and some of the businesses to suffer and lose customers because they have to close for the day, or don't get jobs done in time, etc....\nThey shouldn't be punishing the very people who have given them opportunities to work and make money in this country.  They should be THANKING THEM.\nThanks for asking such a good question....
402997
The only thing you can do is change your perspective. People have to realize that taking care of yourself is more important than just filling a companies quota for the day. Logically, you are not doing anything wrong. So there should be nothing to feel bad about. You're not alone. Its a sociological virus implanted by old Puritan Christian morals that leads people to view their lives in a uitilitarain since. The sense that if you are not of a communities use, then you are worthless. You are an individual that deserves justice and respect, not a gear in a machine... take care of yourself.
124204
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.
247853
How 'bout all the scumbags who capitalize on them?\n\nFrom farms to landscape contractors right to your door.\n\nPeople capitalize on the cheap labor for their own gains.\nThey evade a good deal in taxes and insurance, the employee likewise can not pay taxes while working off the books.\n\nI think some of the wages should rise for the work and some of our own children need to know what "real work" consists of.
332706
Do you want to wash dishes and mop floors for $7 a hour?  They come here and do the jobs that the lazy Americans do not want to do.  They do the jobs that the useless people sitting at home on welfare and say they can't get jobs should be doing.  If all the useless welfare recipients of this country went out and got jobs then there would not be any jobs here for immigrants and they would not come here.  So don't get mad at them for taking the opportunity to do what the lazy Americans do not want to do.
129017
I think that the people that hire them should be held accountable for it. There should be jail and a large enough fine that it would be worth their time to hire ILLEGALS. That is the magic word here illegal.
103693
I would reservedly agree with you. I think it is human nature to want control and exploit...governments have the money and power to do so and they always want more of both.
118749
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.
278512
I feel that is the way to help solve the problem, put the HR people in jail and fine the company enough that it is not worth hiring people at substandard wage.\n\nNO WORK  =  NO JOB  =  NO REASON TO BE HERE.
218997
His statement expressed a common misconception.  Americans spent years doing jobs like fruit picking and washing dishes.  It is not that Americans are unwilling to do the work, but that Americans are unwilling to do the work for the wages being offered.  Americans want to make minimum wage and to have workers comp if they get hurt. \n\nThe reason is that those jobs commonly filled by illegals pay less than minimum wage, but still more than they would make in their own country.  The employers get away with this because illegal workers don't complain about employer violations for fear of being deported.
333906
I would hope that they would do what is right, deport all of them that is possible and arrest and put in jail anybody that hires them without proper paperwork. Fine the company's enough so that it is not worth it to them to break the law and pay substandard wages.
152464
The word is ILLEGAL immigrent it doesn't matter where they are from. I think that the people that employ them should be arrested and put in Jail and have to pay a huge fine for hiring them. That is the real problem. No Jobs = no work = no reason to come here.
385602
Some people are dubious as to wether or not they are actually homeless or actualy have a BMW parked round the corner and are doing this as a way of making loads of money.  Other people think that they should get a job and make money that way.  My personal opinion...I don't always give money, but most of the time I do, esp if they are selling the Big Issue, it shows that they have the get up and go to actually do something and try and make something of their lives.  I'm also a sucker for animals, so if they have a dog with them I give something, even though deep down I know it's probably gonna be spent on beer rather than pedigree chum! ;)
515178
Absolutly. They are attempting to give people free things in trade for their vote. The use of "free things" is the trick here. Someone has to pay for this so their not even bribing people to vote for them they are instead stealing from the group not voting for them and giving it to the group that voted for them.
333022
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.
189878
It's a damn shame that, this is what it has come to in parts of the country. I work a manual labor job, granted I don't make 5 dollars an hour.. so, I would have to disagree there will always be people to take those jobs.. some sort of jobs. People that really want to provide the best they can for themselves or their families. My boss hired a Mexican lady once, she was legal.. married to a American man. She seemed nice.. BUT... she could NOT read english, barely write it and speak it. I asked her if she was going to learn english... and she told me straight out no!! I was taken aback by this.. as I have never encountered this before but I was pissed. If you want to be legal and come here and work,fine for now I guess!(who knows what the government will do w/amnesty) NOT live off the system.. NOT live in a shitty house with 6 kids and have a brand spanking new car in the garage! I don't know about anyone else but refusing to speak english is a pure insult!! (Sorry, I know part of my response is in the wrong catagory.) I don't think they will get a higher education.. some may and a lot more may not. They just want the money.. but shame on some of our employers for hiring them. It's such a double-edged sword.. you feel bad for them on a level but angry with them on another level. I guess time will tell.