dont they hire people already in the country....which the govt should have checked before they enter into usa? so is the govt actually at fault?
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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.
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it should be a criminal offense to hire anyone, without legal papers. we americans. when we apply for a job. we have to present 2 forms of identification. drivers license, social security card. sometimes birth certificates. we cannot even get a job without doing this. have to take drug test. have to have physicals. i agree there should be extreme consequences for these people who hire them.
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Look Schatzioma, you question is posed in a nice way so I will answer it in a nice way. As to question #1 and #2, it's not the Americans responsibility to give the poor of the world jobs.There is only so much room in this country, we can't take every poor person on earth. Our resources are finite. As for #3 I and others have complained in this forum many times about corporate greed and the immigration issue. Corporations share at least as much blame as anyone. #4 and #5: Many Americans would make much more money if not for being undercut by cheap foreign labor. I know, I know, the corporations are as much to blame as immigrants. We do blame our government, but it does not listen. #6: Politicians are bought and paid for, Republican and Democrat alike. No major party represents the true interest of Americans on this issue (this could change). Finally, we welcome all immigrants, as long as they obey the law and enter legally.
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Because the new bill will make it a felony to be in the country illegally.  It will also be a felony to hire someone who is illegally in the United States.
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So true!  If all the documentation looks right on paper, then the employer would be in violation of the law for not hiring them.  We'd all accuse them of discrimination.  What a joke!  The employers can't win for loosing, it's double jeapordy.  I think we need to put the blame where it belongs.  Boil it down to the bottom of the pot people!  We're dealing with a huge majority of thieves.  I pray non of you get hit.
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This Administration is inviting them into our Country. The Employers where I live, tell them to come here, and they will give them jobs. There has been legislation all the time. This Administration is ignoring it to break down the American Working man. It's working isn't it. It's all strategy from the "RIGHT". They keep talking about their strategy all the time. Listen to RUSH LIMBAUGH, he is their leader.
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ME 2! Seriously not lying\n\nits a law in amercia (looked it up plus my dad lived there)\nthat you can not get hired as it as seen as taking a job from another amercian! \n\nYou have to be able to offer something to the country\ni.e a buisness hiring amercians....
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You are absolutely right. What makes me mad is that the American Counsalates all over the world encourage people to apply for visas and charge 100usd just to apply. Then they turn around and tell the person they don't qualify for one after they wasted 100usd.
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This is the same with all the other countries not JUST USA. Have to do it to keep the immigration(illegal) population in check and lately, with the terrorism risks, its been even more stringent! Do not need the "wrong" kinda people to enter into US or any decent country for that matter!
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I totally agree with you.  By law, employers aren't supposed to hire anyone who cannot legally work in the United States.  When one is hired, one fills out paperwork and gives the documentation proving that they were either born or naturalized US citizens or that they are legally able to work in this country.\n\nThe employers who hire the illegal immigrants are doing so by not filling out any of the paperwork, which is a criminal offense, and paying all of their labor in cash.  \n\nKeep in mind that no paperwork means no payroll taxes of any kind (FICA, Social Security, Medicare, etc.) are being paid by or on behalf of these illegal workers.   This means that no contributions are being made into the system from which these people will be expecting to draw benefits.
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THEY (legal and non legal immigrants) threw out the race card first.  Notice they are all for breaking the law?  They want a free ticket in to this country, expect to be handed jobs and  health benefits (free, I might add) automatically, and so far our government has obliged them.  It doesn't look like our goverment is really against illegal immigration.  It's a lie and a sad thing.  I am totally against illegal immigration.  If you want to come here that's great I'm not against that, just do it legally.
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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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The Government states that every person who enters the country ilegally is only commiting an administrative violation (not a criminal one- unless the person has been previusly deported)under the Immigration & Nationality Act. That's how the law is written. Supreme Court rulings have made it difficult for State & Federal Government to deny benefits to people even if they cannot provide a Government issued document (Driver's License, Birth Certificate, SS Card etc...) or evidence of Legal Status in the U.S. \n\nE.G. According to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, hospitals must treat anyone who shows up for care, despite the fact they may be an illegal alien and a threat to national security.\n\nA critical issue involving illegal immigrants’ use of welfare benefits is that even if they aren’t eligible to receive benefits, they will collect on them because their children, who are born in the U.S., are considered native residents (and eligible for benefits). A Center for\nImmigration Studies analysis determined that illegal Mexican\nimmigrants impose significant costs on public coffers because they are twice as likely to use welfare programs, and that the increasingly large numbers of unskilled workers obtain low income positions. Ultimately they have children in the U.S. and will continue to drain benefits from the American taxpayer.\n\nACLU & other Pro-Ilegal Immigration groups exist because they also receive benefits and incentives thanks to ***Taxpayers Money*** ( Non-Profit Org.)You draw you own conclusions and take affirmative action !!! This is not the Politicians "trying to save face" problem anymore...
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They are criminals. They violated our laws on Imigration. They break the law to gain employment. THEY ARE CRIMINALS. IF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE ARRESTED THEM FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. THEY WOULD GO TO JAIL AND BE RETURNED TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.THIS MAKES THEM ILLEGAL (UN LAWFUL)
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You don't need to feel about it either way because it is not true. There is a program that allows LEGAL residents to enter the military which can help speed up the path to citizenship. Fair enough deal, enter the country legally and perform such a service to the country and they should be citizens. What you are talking about is the newest rumor out there because of the immigration debate. Recently they found a girl who had bought fake identity papers in LA and joined the military. Apparently she did quite well in her job. She was found out because the person who's identity was stolen figured this out after 2 1/2 years through the social security office. They would always be found out that way with taxes and such especially in the military. But the do gooders and those with an agenda are saying that she shouldn't be prosecuted as she served in the military. Well it's the same with all of the rest of the issue. The key words are NOT LEGAL. No if's ands or buts.
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Because legals take their citizenship for granted and don't go to high school, then complain how their jobs are stolen. Look stupid (I'm talking to people who say their jobs are being taken away), go to school, than you wouldn't have to compete for a job that somebody that doesn't know English but just has a good work ethic. Jobs are not being stolen, who had these jobs before? Immigrants!! So stop being retarded.
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That State bill was recently passed by Gov. Perdue. Any business who knowingly hires an illegal immigrant will be fined and the illegal immigrant will be deported. When they (illegals) can no longer get jobs in GA they will leave.  When the other states do the same thing they will leave the USA. Pancho better move out of Georgia!!