Do the undocumented workers deserve their day in court?
337797
Of course. People seem to think that americans somehow have more rights than people from other countries. Why? Because we were lucky enough to be born in the richest country in the world? Our instrinsic value is the same no matter what country we're from or race we are. "American" rights are rights that our founding fathers believed that ALL humans deserved.
991380
NO NO NO!!\n\n  I am a Native American, so don't preach to me that my ancestors were illegal immigrants. Illegal is illegal, no matter who they are, or where they came from.\n\n Why punish those who have applied for and are waiting for LEGAL citizenship? They are being pushed to the end of the line because they did it legally. I do not believe in rewarding illegals in any way. If they had kids born here, that's too bad. They should go back to their own country anyway, and apply for legal citizenship, so those who have waited for years, aren't punished.\n\nIt is a gross miscarriage of justice to reward these law breakers. Send them to the end of the line and reward those who have done it correctly. The labor force will NOT suffer, because the LEGAL immigrants will fill the gaps left by the illegals.
572113
Why? It's not their fault that the illegals are here.\n\nI think the companies that hire the illegals should pay for the cost of deportation.\n\nKeep in mind that the oil companies are NOT just American companies - they are international conglomerates. You seem to think that they only operate in the US - that's an incorrect assumption.
396476
Yes. But it does not give them extra rights above the rights of citizens...ie...the right to violate the law.
939239
For the most part, I know that this is true......I work for the Public Defender Dept in my state and I see it all  the time. Many of the attys in the office where I work actually ask to help on the cases of "illegal aliens". I think they should be able to stay and not only stay.....but given citizenship.
1057555
Freedom of speech or not it doesn't matter. These people should be entitled to NO rights or benefits that are reserved for our citizens and those here legally. They should have been there arresting and deporting all of those criminals who are breaking the law to be here.\n\nDEPORT ILLEGAL ALIENS\n\nENGLISH ONLY IN AMERICA
974957
Yes, and yes.\nThe fact that they would be undocumented does not mean they are not humans. The beating was [indeed performed] by the "officers," who are DOCUMENTED -and not following proper procedure, I don't care what that corrupt and double-standarized police chief says, you saw the video, there WAS no need for such beating. Legal rights are one thing (an undocumented person is still a person, and only if his actions had been too obviously violent against the LAPD dogs should legal rights or sanctions apply), and HUMAN RIGHTS are another, which were the ones violated BY THE DOGS-er, pardon, "officers."\n\nTo those who keep reciting the stupid chant "The investigation showed there was no wrongdoing....blahblahblah," sad people you are if you trust more in the word of an organization whose main goal is to obviously cover their rear and not to "protect and to serve" instead of trusting in your own eyes. There WAS no arrest resistance, the subject was completely subdued--one "officer" was sitting on him, he had already been maced, could not see properly, the other "officer" had a knee on his throat and he couldn't breathe, AND the same "officer" was punching him repeatedly on the face. The subject's hands was not ON the weapon at this moment, he was trying to grab at anything he could because he was running out of oxygen. He was trying to *breathe.* SHOW ME THE RESISTANCE. (BTW congratulations on your patriotic indoctrination).
401867
I think they should be sent back and come back here LEGALLY.. it's not that hard... unless you are a criminal. Then you don't belong here anyways.
693129
Illegal immigrants shouldn't be paid anything....they should be deported!!!!
354414
No what I can't understand is why illegals are protesting this and demanding rights as though they have ANY rights. I don't understand where they get off. They demand that they get the same rights as legals who have worked for their citizenship. They aren't legals. They aren't supposed to be here and yet they are protesting and demanding rights. They need to realize that they have no rights and deserve no rights. They are stealing jobs and causing crime in a country that they are in illegally.
689925
I sure hope they do if this happens. Illegals should be deported, not given amnesty.
103167
What you're forgetting is that tomorrow it could be you.  If you were accused of a crime, should we not give you any rights, just throw you straight in jail?  If you're just referring to people who have been convicted, which rights do you mean?  They don't have many.  You do have to remember that unless they got the death penalty, they are going to return to society some day.  You don't prepare someone for that by putting them in a hole and telling they they're not a citizen anymore.
480558
no, it's not ok, they are just undocumented workers.
332354
No one has ever been punished for Illegal immigration? Good Lord wake up.... Once upon a time they most certainly were. After 1986 amnesty is when everything began to go to hell.\n\nRefinement unfortunately. Wasn't enough the way it was introuduced.\n\nNo to amnesty.....No to healthcare....No to social services....No to Illegal employers.....No to anchor babies.....No to Social service help...No to drivers licences....No to temp workers programs....No to free education....No to manditory Spanish classes in our schools....no to spanish on labeling government documents.... Yes to boarder security priority.....Yes to enforcement of immigration limits.....Yes to Illegal employers fined and jailed.....Yes to Harboring Illegal immigrants being fined and jailed being enforced\n\n\n\nA DAY WITHOUT AMERICANS ! April 17, 2006! \n\nIn response to the recent mass national rallies fearlessly staged by the illegal alien lobby, The Dustin Inman Society is suggesting that Americans nationwide stay home from work and not spend any money on April 17. 2006 - income tax day. \n\n\nAPRIL 17, 2006 LEGAL Americans are being asked to stay home from work and not spend any money that day! Protest ILLEGAL aliens, their boycotts and marches, their taking of jobs, resources, welfare, healthcare, disobediance and defiance of American laws. Show congress that they may ignore our emails and phone calls, but we won't remain ignored! \n\nSupported by Americans for Legal Immigration \n\nhttp://alipac.us/ftopict-20151.html
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While legal immigrants should be afforded these services because we allowed them to be here. Illegal immigrants should not be afforded these rights because they are breaking the law and mostly working under the table which does not put back into the tax pot.\n\n\n\nAs for your first answer, I would say yes, we are all looking at our southern neighbors because those are who are draining these services. Yes, the employer should be held accountable, but I also believe since they broke the law simply but not using legal means to get here,they should be held accountable also. To add, if someone wants respect then respect the law you can be hard working, by you are still disrespecting citizens by not coming her by legal means or better intentions for our country.
731914
That's a great question.....I live in a sanctuary city, on the border.....We have many day workers who are illegal and come for the day to work and then go back home and they bother no one.....They are never really asked for status.....Some of course live here.....We rarely have crimes committed by illegals, all crime is committed by citizens.....Illegals, for the most part come only to work and do there best to stay out of trouble or the limelight, they would not dare protest, because no one here really minds them living here......And there is nothing to protest....This has been my experience, and I can only speak from my experience.....
1143271
You are 100% correct and I agree with everything you said here.  As well, yes, there are American citizens on welfare (some don't deserve it, either) but the distinction here is that they ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS and our welfare system is to help AMERICAN  CITIZENS, NOT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS!  Also, definitely NO green card or "path to citizenship" for illegals presently in the country - deport them ALL and stop saying it is impossible - yes, it is possible.  It may take time, but it is possible and it can be done and I am sure it will cost less than what they cost us while living in the country illegally.  Let them apply for a temporary worker visa AFTER they leave the country on their own steam - if they don't and are later deported, NO CHANCE FOR A TEMPORARY WORKER PASS OR LEGAL ENTRY BACK INTO THE USA EVER AGAIN, because they passed up their chance to do it the right way.  No rewards WHATSOEVER for illegal immigrants because that is sending the wrong message to other would-be illegals and that is also telling those who have sacrificed and waited in order to immigrate legally, that we don't respect them for doing it the right way.