illegal immigrants,legal immigrants and hispanics that were born here?When you see the protesters on TV do you just assume they are all illegal because they are protesting?
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there are illegal immigrants,legal immigrants and hispanics that were born here protesting. so you can't assume that the protesters are illegal.
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I think most of the kids don't have a clue what they are rioting about, I mean protesting...\n\nThe protest is about ILLEGAL people coming over here ILLEGALLY and demanding free services from the Legal people here in the USA.\n\nIf you don't get the point, they are here ILLEGALLY.  They broke the LAW to get here and reside here ILLEGALLY.\nThey have NO business here.\nThe reason they are having to debate this in the first place is the fact that if we don't, our entire Social Security Program to support the elderly will fail because they are getting from it.  Our medical system will fail because they are getting free services.  \n\nThe kids that I have been told about and have witnessed here in TX have come to complete anarchy!  They are not protecting, they are RIOTING!\n\nI for one am glad they are.  It shows that they have no wants and desire for law and that the illegal people should be taken back to the border and sent home.  Then they can apply for citizanship or a green card like every other Legal immigrant does...\n\nThis kind of thing Pisses off the Legal immigrants to no end.  They worked hard and paid a lot to get here.. why should Illegals come over and get a free pass?\n\nI suggest they go back to Mexico and protect to President Foxx about how the mexican government should be taking better care of it's citizans.....
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Oh my god don't get me started on this subject.  I would love to start a group of people who rounded up illegal immigrants, tied them up, threw them into the back of a truck and then dropped them off in the middle of Mexico.  I don't mind immigrants.  But the ones who sneak in here illegally don't deserve to stay.  I'd love to go to a protest!
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all those who came to this country - the Land - from England, Spain, Ireland, Scotland, wherever ... since 1492, have been IMMIGRANTS to this country.\n\nMexicans aren't the only immigrants still coming - not to mention, while they might be from central America, they ARE indigenous to this Land -> like the American Indians are the Original Peoples also.\n\nEveryone else IS an "immigrant". You gonna toss yourself on back to where your ancestors came from too .. or are you just jumping on the "mob mentality" bandwagon regarding "immigrants" - sucking up what racists would have you believe?\n\n"Stealing our jobs" and "don't pay any taxes?! Indeed; as if! The BANKS encourage home-ownership (means paying property taxes, utilities and their taxes, etc.) and companies employ them (taxed again). THEN ... when they purchase food, gas, whatever, there are city, state and federal taxes too.\n\nWho doesn't pay taxes and exactly what job has been "stolen"? \n\nTry fussing about all the jobs leaving this country so the companies don't have to pay the higher wages and medical benefits in this country to whinners who buy crap made outside this country while driving their foreign-made cars, talking on cell phones that are foreign made too!\n\nsheeesh!
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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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I must say I was surprised by those poll numbers.  For me, and I suspect for many others, the situation is this.  I have no problem with LEGAL immigrants.  I have little problem with others coming here to work.  The problem is those who come here illegally and stay permanently.  They drain our resources (health care for instance), overburden our schools, and make little or no attempt to learn English and/or assimilate into our country.  Definitely a problem with no easy solution.  Unfortunately our government turned a blind eye to the problem for far too long.  As a result, millions of illegals took advantage.  Now it's unrealistic to expect that they will all be sent back.  I'd like to see them invest their energy into improving their own country.\n\nFor those asking about where the 79% came from, go here http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1179117,00.html
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How Do I Feel About The Protests??\nIll TELL You How I Feel\n\nThe media estimates that almost ONE MILLION ILLEGAL FOREIGN MIGRANTS and their advocates Militantly Marched in the streets of America UNDER THE FLAG OF MEXICO. Their agenda is for our FEDERAL LAWS TO BE IGNORED , and their Criminal Trespass into these sovereign United States to be rewarded with unlimited benefits that include the rights of American Citizenship! \n\nAs these large mobs of foreigners marched proudly UNDER THE FLAG OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY to demand the right to live and prosper in the United States, they claimed that the issue is immigration. But their own actions reveal what is in fact a determined effort to FORCE Americans to ACCEPT LARGE FOREIGN COLONIES in our midst, and to pay handsomely for the privilege of doing so. We have both the RIGHT and the moral MORAL OBLIGATION to DEFEND AMERICA , and JUST SAY NO !!!\n\nIt REALLY BURNS My *** That A Large Portion Of The Latin Community (Citizens And ILLEGAL ALIENS ALIKE) Are MARCHING On Our Cities Carrying The FLAG Of ANOTHER NATION , And DEMANDING The Rights Of AMERICAN Citizens... THAT Is The ICING On The Cake \n\nFolks .. You WANT To Be Treated Like AMERICANS Yet You Will Protest Under A FOREIGN FLAG ... And You Expect ME To RALLY With You??? And SUPPORT Your Cause??? \n\nI Think NOT.. Perhaps You Should Realize Exactly What It Is That You Are Trying To Accomplish... Because To ME It Looks Like An INVASION From A Foreign Army .. \n\nWe cannot allow illegals to remain in this country because it sends the very clear message to anyone from any country: Go ahead and enter the U.S. illegally. Nothing will be done to you. The stupid Americans will pay to feed you, clothe you, educate your kids and pay for your medical care while they themselves are forced to go without because they can't afford health insurance because their tax dollars are paying for you! Ha, Ha! Go ahead and enter the U.S. illegally If you're a terrorist, no problem, go ahead and build your cells, blow up buildings and schools. Nothing will happen because American politicians are too cowardly to repel this invasion and deport the millions of illegals aready here while the illegals rub their lawlessness in our faces.\n\nYou Wish To Become AMERICANS With The RIGHTS Of AMERICANS .. \nYet Many Of You REFUSE To SPEAK My/Our LANGUAGE \nAnd REFUSE To Honor My/Our Flag \nWell I REFUSE To Let YOU Continue To Burden My Pocket \nAnd The Pockets Of My "PROUD TO BE AMERICAN" BROTHERS \nOf ANY DESCENT\n\nYou Call It INTOLERANCE???Call It What YOU Wanna Call It-\nIf It Makes YOU Feel Better-\nCall It RACISM,\nIf It Makes YOU Feel Better\nCall Me A NAZI\nIf It Makes YOU Feel Better\nCall It WHATHEF**KEVERYOU Wanna Call It-\nAs Long As It Makes YOU Feel Better\n\nWhats Gonna Make ME Feel Better???\n\nI Pledge ALLEGIENCE To The FLAG\nOf The UNITED STATES Of AMERICA\n\nI KNOW Im Not A Racist\nI KNOW Im Not A Nazi\nI KNOW Im A PROUD AMERICAN CITIZEN \nAnd A HARDWORKING TAXPAYER\nAnd A MILITARY VETERAN\nAnd NOTHING YOU Call ME Is Gonna Change That\n\nYou DISGRACE My NATION???-\nYou DISGRACE My FLAG???-\nNO SOUP FOR YOU!!!\n\nThe LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITY Brought This Upon Themselves\n\nPUSH HR 4437 AS IS-NO AMNESTY\n\nDEPORT ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS UPON DISCOVERY\n\nHasta La Vista BAYBEE--LeEmigre Is ON THE WAY
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Technically, the people who came in first were not illegal. Simply because being illegal requieres there to be a law first and those didn't come up until LONG after the United States was invaded by the English.\n\nMy thought is that people shouldn't generate all this hate against the illegal immigrants themselves, as I'm sure that if anyone was on their shoes, they would be doing the same (finding better opportunities for themselves and their families). I think someone should start pointing out at the Mexican government (and all the governments from which the US gets illegal immigrants as they are not only Mexicans - I don't see people hating Asians) because they are doing nothing to improve the conditions in their contry so their people don't have to run away.\nAlso, if all this people was really causing such a big problem in the US as they portray it, do you really think that the US government wouldn't have done something useful LONG ago?
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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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Considering they are illegal, and not citizens, they have no rights and are not entitled to any freedoms in this country. Thusly, it is considered civil disobedience for them to protest. However, it would be considered profiling if law enforcement were to round up Hispanics in a protest, based on assumption of their legal status.
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I agree with you. Illegal is just that, Illegal! I think the police and Immigration should have been rounding them up and sending them back to wherever their "home" is really at, the day they all protested. It would have saved us a fortune because we wouldn't have had to hunt them down. If a person (citizen) has broken the law in this country, our court system allows bounty hunters to go after them and they allow our police to run "stings" to catch them and lock them up, but when they make it easy for them and are marching in OUR streets and protesting in OUR country, they do nothing to try and round them up. You want to march and protest and try to change a government, than do it in your own country, not in ours! Go home and come back legally and you will be welcomed.\n\nCindy T.......Snug? If you mean "smug" than the asker has a right to be smug. They did things legally and it is NOT fair to all the people who have come here legally to allow these criminals who enter our country illegally, knowing full well they are breaking the law, to stay in this country. They have children in this country hoping that they will get preferential treatment and amnesty since their child is an American citizen. I think that any person who has entered this country illegally and they give birth in this country, should be sent back to their country with their child, and when their child is 18 years old, the child may return to this country as a citizen. I don't think these people should profit from their crime of entering this country illegally, just because they make sure they give birth to a child in this country. That child is then entitled to welfare and health care in this country even though it's parents are here illegally. It is the taxpayer that pays for all of this. \n\nS.S.
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it is Ignorance. They are showing support for the country that they are illegally fleeing from to be in the U.S. though it could be argued that they are showing support for their heritage and culture.  and if that is the case that is fine . But I consider it ignorant if they are protesting to stay within this country which they are already in ILLEGALLY! It does not gain them any favor. Because in all REALITY they do not have the right to protest picket or march unless they are legally in the country. technically they should all be arrested and deported because they have no legal right to be here.
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I have so much to say, thank you for asking. I've been wnting to talk about this because there was a march here in Atlanta this week. They are marching basically for leniency so that they have more time to become legal. They don't want to be deported. \n\nFirst of all, of course they have no rights, hence the word ILLEGAL. When black people were taken as slaves we didn't have rights. It took a long time, a lot of blood, sweat and tears in order for us to get rights. Just because Pres Lincoln "freed" us we still weren't free.\n\nSecond, they came over knowing they were wrong and they're still wrong and until they do what's right they won't have any rights.\n\nThirdly, I do believe that here in GA, our Gov. Mr. Perdue, is trying to pass something so that the employers of illegal immigrants will be punished somehow for hiring them. All I can say is thumbs up to the Governor for stepping it up in reference to this subject.\n\nFourthly, the illegal immigrants are not necessarily taking jobs from legal American citizens, but they are allowing the employers to exploit the situation by having the cheapest labor possible. Therefore, wages will stay low for those particular fields of work that illegal immigrants flock to.\n\nOh, not to mention they don't even want to speak English. That's another story altogether. Once they try to become citizens aren't they required to learn basic English???? This is not a cut and dried subject, but it really is you know. Just my thoughts. Hope I helped.
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NOT ME!!!! I do NOT care what i am called,because i KNOW that "race has nothing to do with the way i feel about ILLEGALS!!!!! The mexican people that i know,are LEGAL citizens,who love the United States,as i do!!! They came here legally, they work and pay taxes,and pay their OWN medical!!! They do NOT even own a mexican flag,or if they do, they don't FLAUNT it in my face!!!\n Am i afraid to speak out??? HECK NO!!!!\nDo some think we're wimps??DON'T KNOW,DON'T CARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The ONLY reason that illegals and their supporters call everyone "racist",is because,they have NO OTHER defense for the CRIMINAL ACTIONS of illegals!!!! Don't let it get to you!! Just remember the SOURCE!!
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I speak for myself when I say that illegal is illegal - no matter where they are from.\n\nBut I think you must also understand two things on the Mexican people being "picked on":\n\n1.  The "pro-illegal" people have made them the posterchildren of the "poor illegal immigrants coming to this country for a better life for themselves and their children".  So for that, you can look in your own camp.\n\n2.  The majority of the offenders are from our southern borders.  So they are more of an offender than the other countries (combined - look at the numbers once).  So the Mexican people that are here illegally brought it all on themselves.\n\nSo I think that you really need to stop worrying about the way people think of others.  If they brought it on for themselves, then I have no sympathy for them.  Sorry if that offends you . . .  No wait, I'm not sorry.  Get over it, and realize that it isn't a race issue (Mexican isn't a race), it is a LEGAL issue.  Nothing more.
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This question pops up from time to time, and the pro illegals don't seem to get it ... we're against ALL illegal immigration from ANYWHERE!  White, black, brown ... doesn't matter ....\n\nWhat's interesting though is that those who are pro illegal immigration really all seem to be pro Hispanic immigration ... I wonder if THEY would be equally happy about an influx of German street gangs?
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I know alot of latinos who don't support illegals, and this makes illegals mad. They try to make them feel guilty, and when they can't they start throwing insults and telling them they are a disgrace to their race. I know this because I live in a majority hispanic city, and my husband is also hispanic. They also get mad when other nationalities of legal immigrants don't support them. One woman I know was called " A Vietnamese b****." The man then went on to say she was a disgrace and at this very moment her people were probably plotting her death.