Why do people say Mexicans are doing the work American's won't do that is a lie they will not work for under
354656
Back in the 90's in So Cal the Mexicans undercut the union drywallers and worked for next to nothing..that killed the union..as soon as they were the only drywall workers they started crying that they needed to make MORE money...wanted the wage the union they killed got paid....Just something that I still am pissed about...
629334
I don't think the immigrants are taking anything from us. They come and work for what they have just like you and me. Just like you and me, they do jobs not many others will do. They stand uder the hot sun for hours picking tomatoes for us, and working in hard jobs for low wages, practically below minimum wages just like you and me. of course there are some who have fake i.d., but don't deny some americans here lie about their jobs, and not having cars, and everything else just to get medicaid, or social security for disability, or those who don't have to pay taxes. It's all over america, done by americans. Therefore immigrants or no immigrants, someone will alway be "tacking from us".
922948
I would do exactly what you are doing and get work wherever i could! i worked as a topless dancer to support my daughter after she was born there should be no laws keeping Mexicans from coming here!!!!!!!! there are people from all other countries and they don't get in trouble!!!!!!!! American people are spoiled and there are plenty of jobs for everyone!!!!!!!!!!! i support you all the way god bless and viva la Mexico!!!!!!!!!!!
210712
That is a crock!! I personally do not believe there is a job an AMERICAN won't do. I have watched  " Dirtiest Jobs" on TV and I see AMERICANS cleaning out cesspools, replacing pumps in cesspools, crawling through pipes underground where there are cockroaches and big, fat RATS, picking up dead animal carcasses on the highways. I never see a Mexican do those jobs. I have a family member who works in the sanitation station in our city, he's white. Our president is speaking out of turn when he says that. He has no idea what American do or will do to take care of their families.
579467
There are no jobs that Americans won't do if they are paid at least minimum wage and are protected by American labor and employment law.\n\nCheap labor allows businesses to not hire naturalized americans and to outsource jobs.  within a generation there will be no jobs for actual american citizens and then the economy will tank because no one will be able to buy anything.\n\nWhy do people assume that illegals are only doing the manual jobs?  They are doing restaurant, hotel, construction, childcare, and any other job they are offered....not just produce pickers.\n\nif Dynacorp can hire someone for 1 dollar, why would they hire you?  or your son?  or daughter?
355544
My family moved to the US before WWII. Those of my family that didn't make it over got killed by the death camps. Our family assimilated to the American culture. We didn't expect the Americans to change to suit us. The illegal immigrants from Mexico are not civilized like that.\n\nThey not only changed the National Anthem to Spanish, they changed the words. They already burn our flag and hang our flag upside down. They waved the Mexican flag during a lot of their protests. Some schools have stopped hanging the American flag and forbidden students from wearing clothes with any part of the American flag on their clothing all to keep from offending the Mexicans. It's nothing short of an attack of our country, not only by the illegal aliens, but those who seek to appease them. \n\nI am tired of the stereotype that Americans wouldn't do the work that illegals do. Illegals do all kinds of jobs for less than minimum wage which drives the wages down for U.S. citizens. Construction jobs are an example. There are lots of illegals doing construction jobs that Americans used to do because the companies can keep more of the profits if they pay less for the workers. All that does is make companies wealthier and Americans poorer. Illegals are stealing jobs that Americans have done for years.\n\nIllegals need to be deported.
438389
My family moved to the US before WWII. Those of my family that didn't make it over got killed by the death camps. Our family assimilated to the American culture. We didn't expect the Americans to change to suit us. The illegal immigrants from Mexico are not civilized like that.\n\nThey not only changed the National Anthem to Spanish, they changed the words. They already burn our flag and hang our flag upside down. They waved the Mexican flag during a lot of their protests. Some schools have stopped hanging the American flag and forbidden students from wearing clothes with any part of the American flag on their clothing all to keep from offending the Mexicans. It's nothing short of an attack of our country, not only by the illegal aliens, but those who seek to appease them. \n\nI am tired of the stereotype that Americans wouldn't do the work that illegals do. Illegals do all kinds of jobs for less than minimum wage which drives the wages down for U.S. citizens. Construction jobs are an example. There are lots of illegals doing construction jobs that Americans used to do because the companies can keep more of the profits if they pay less for the workers. All that does is make companies wealthier and Americans poorer. Illegals are stealing jobs that Americans have done for years.
666229
They are refusing to purchase American Goods and Services. The Mexican Citizen contributes a great deal of money to the American Government. Why would they no purchase goods and services from their country? Do you know what tomorrow is about or did your parents place their half ripe ideas on you? Do you have a job? You can't say much because you aren't working for $4 an hour to support a family.
1060746
F U Pake! Immigrants do jobs most americans do not want to do.(Sewer regulation, bird poop cleaners) GO AMNESTY!
1047745
Absolutely!! Americans lives have never depended on any MEXICANS. We can and WILL get the job done, always have. We have NEVER as a country fallen into despair due to a lack of work ethics!!
1079513
The thing is that the employers actually seek them out and encourage them to come here and now to stab them in the back is just messed up. They are doing jobs that no one wants. People keep saying that the unemployed in America will step up and take these jobs that is bullshit the unemployed make more money off welfare and than the immigrant workers make. Also the same jobs are available to them they just aren't going for them.  There are never enough janitors I work in a hospital and getting janitors there is hard it takes forever to fill the spot even though it pays more than $15 an hour and offers full medical and vision and life insurance...yet those Americans that lost their jobs to the immigrants aren't taking that job so what the hell? Let them stay, people are just saying they are taking their jobs to make excuses.
299497
I don't and I don't understand it. They are hard workers and do everything they can to provide for their family's. They take jobs that "Americans" don't want. I can't find fault with them.
350976
You look at the people who made Mexico "horrible", as you define it, everyday.\nIt's so enraging to see that most Americans have no idea of the large responsability their country has had in keeping most third world countries poor, through the thousands of murderous coup d'etats the US has supported, backed and even enforced (Chile 1973, Argentina 1976, Iran 1953, Guatemala 1948 - just to give a few examples), though abusive "free trade" agreements that destroy the local industry (NAFTA FTAA), through imperialist military interventions (the most recent examples in Haiti and Iraq), through proxy wars, "low-intensity" warfare, bombings and millions of covert and non-covert actions many US people (like you) are too lazy to learn about.\nThe US was built on the backs of the third world, so learn your facts before you speak.\n\nBesides...you may not want illegal immigrants in your country, but the corporate elite that rules the USA does want them, so that they can pay squat to them. \nRemember, illegal immigrants are not "taking american jobs", American companies are the ones giving them to them... If the US government would force companies like Wal-Mart to pay an equal wage to illegal immigrants, the incentive to hire them would be gone, and, in consequence, immigrants would find no incentives to move to the US (ie:no jobs for them). But you probably had already figured that out on your own, didn't you?
1093238
Mexicans are hard working and love their families as much as AMericans do. I dont' hate mexicans, and if I was in their position I would cross the border. Mexicans will out work americans and are more appreciative since most grew up with nothing.\n\nNAFTA was desined to slowly build their economy and make their lifestyles better and create a marketplace of millions more consumers. Turned out just a bunch of greedy rich people wanted cheap labor.\n\n Let's build up Mexico like it should properly be done, then they wont need to cross the border. In the mean time, get use to it.
319789
Well - gosh - I see so many "Americans" lining up to clean, cook and do yard work.  These so called jobs being taken away from Americans (ha,ha) are given to immigrants bcuz they will do them for next to nothing in pay and if YOU were to do any of these jobs you would want $50 an hour with benefits and vacations and sick time and a say in what you do and a title for your job and pay raises etc, etc. You get the drift ???????
264935
some of the responses angered me. Plenty of Americans get there hands dirty everyday. as this gentlemen asking the question has just proved. but I guess you weren't listening. The fact that Mexicans are doing work for less then base wage is not helping anything. Because there working under the table meaning when they get hurt they go to the hospital and pay nothing factor that it and its much more then base wage. Illegals should be sent back home. My single mother immigrated to this country and did it legal why should she have to pay immigration fee's so you can run across the boarder? Legal means are in place to allow people to enter and live in the united states why are they not used?
609673
Who do you think did all those jobs before illegals invaded our country?  Maybe those jobs didn't exist, or maybe farmers let their produce rot?  Your argument is illogical and self serving.  The fact of the matter is that employers want these illegals here because they can take advantage of them, and the government who looks out for the interests of the business elite, supports them in this.  They try to play Americans for fools by sending troops to the border and suggesting a guest worker program, which is just a way to ensure a permanent source of cheap labor for these greedy employers.  Illegals will work for wages that no American will work for, and as a result they take jobs from Americans and drive wages down for everybody else.  It's obvious you don't know what you are talking about when you bring up something like doing construction work for $7.50 an hour.  Construction work, just so you know, was a good job that paid a lot more than $7.50 an hour and that employed many Americans, until illegals started swarming our country and doing doing construction for shit wages.  A lot of Americans lost good paying jobs, and contruction companies increased their profits by grotesque proportions.  So don't fool yourself by thinking that illegals are essential.  The only reason they are allowed to come and stay is because they increase the profits of the business elite.  But this can only go on for so long.  At some point, Americans will get so sick of being screwed that these businessmen and their politician buddies who are selling out their counrtry for profits, will have no choice but to stop hiring illegals altogether, and these illegals will have no choice but to go home where they belong.