What will the benefit be for America if the Immigration Reform is passed?
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I can't think of any benefits...can you?\n\nTheodore Roosevelt's ideas on immigrants and on being an AMERICAN in 1907. \n\n "In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here  in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be  treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to  discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin.  But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American,  and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man  who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one flag, the American flag....We have room for but one  language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one  sole loyalty, and that is a loyalty to the American people."\n\n Theodore Roosevelt  1907  Every American  citizen needs to read this!
494002
It will be devastating to the USA because of Family Unification/Chain Migration better known as bring in the Village. \nThe USA will increase its population from 300 million today to between 400 million to 1/2 billion in 20 Years. 40% poverty.\nhttp://www.heritage.org/research/immigration/wm1076.cfm\nCheck it out.
665573
Life would go on... I don't think America is going to fall apart without any one minority (not that I have anything against Hispanics, or minorities in general)... I suspect this is in response to 'what would happen if illegal immigrants get mad and leave the USA.  This seems to be the line the media is running with these days, but the mass protests on May 1st didn't affect the economy in any substantial manner (the 10cent hike in gas prices has done far more than they could hope to do), heck it even made my day better, since a segment of the population wasted their time making fools of themselves protesting in the streets instead of impeding traffic on the interstate...
519153
I don't agree with you, but Americans will suffer if these illegals are given amnesty. There will be more encouragement, not less, for more illegal immigration meaning less jobs for American citizens. There will be more social security and identification theft. There will be even more infringement on American rights as we are forced even more to cater to their demands. Our children will suffer even more as the nonEnglish speaking children slow down the class curriculum. This will basically say once again that our laws mean nothing. More and more Americans will be jobless or working poor and forced into poverty. We will continue on our path to becoming a 3rd world country.
630249
The shape of the guest worker program would need to be worked out in negotiation of whatever the Senate passes to combine it with what the House passed.\n\nThe President's plan would give a 'path to citizenship' for qualified illegal immigrants. (Terrorists need not apply). It is something like apply, work for 6 years (unknown if that starts now or at a historical date) and learn English.\n\nOpponents are saying that it is essentially amnesty, since there is no real punishment, and there is citizenship opportunity.  The President calls it 'earned citizenship'.  Maybe he figures having to learn English is punishment enough. Clearly the illegal immigrants will think so!
641589
Good question!\n\nIf you employ illegal aliens for less than minimum wage then you will probably have to start paying them minimum wage. \n\nOther than that, your medical insurance will probably become more expensive. I can't see any increase in food and I don't see the laws getting better.\n\nYou know, now that I look at my answer, none of these would be benefits to you. So I guess unless someone else seriously considers your question and can come up with something, there are no benefits to you.
341670
I'd say the House Bill is a good start...strengthening the punishment for illegally crossing our boarders may set examples out of these criminals.  This bill also increases the penalties against those who aid these criminals and anyone who hires them.  Once you hit employers in the pocketbooks, they will listen.  The only thing is that we need to do is enforce the law...to my knowledge, this bill doesn't really change any immigration law, just strengthens the penalty for the crime.
358920
I will say YES so you can have more benefits as a citizen
849933
It would create a huge underclass in the US.  This would in turn be a huge burden for the American tax payer.  The country would probably collapse.  Many educated Americans would move out of the country to protect their money.  I know I would.\n\nCheck out WWW.Numbersusa.com
687664
Immigration laws affect everyone in america, either directly, or indirectly. If you like being able to speak english to do your daily business, or not having to install bars on your windows, or being able to walk down the street without carrying arms, it might behoove you to consider supporting the reform initiative on border security and illegal immigration. A lot of the countries these people are coming from are 'high-crime', meaning there's daily gun-play on their streets, in some cases. In others it means that their governments have become completely corrupt, and when all that boils over into america because we stood there and let it, then we'll have it on our streets too. Sounds like fun, eh? LOLOL
434044
The bill that passed in the House of Representative will increase border security and will build a 700 foot long wall on selected parts of the U.S.- Mexico border.  It will also make it the crime of illegal immigration a felony.  The good part about this bill is that it will make it more difficult to get into this country illegally, if Mexicans can easily cross the border so can terrorists.  The bad part of this bill is that it seems unnecessarily harsh on illegal immigrants by making it a crime to offer illegal immigrants humanitarian assistance.
401018
Yes ... I Think It Will Have An Impact- AND I SUPPORT It\n\n1-People Will Lose Their Jobs And Be Replaced By Citizens\n\n2-There Is CERTAIN To Be At Least ONE Incident Of Violence\nPrompting Washington To Realize The DANGER In Keeping The ILLEGALs Here And Ensuring The Full Endorsement Of HR4437\nWith NO AMNESTY\n\n3-There Will Be Less Traffic That Day
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I agree with the House version of the immigration bill and strongly disagree with the Senate's bill and the President's proposal.  This "comprehensive" immigration reform championed by the Senate and the President is really a code word for amnesty.  Bush and the Senate care only about appeasing the big business interests that want a steady supply of cheap labor and the lawbreakers who are demanding that we allow their disregard for the laws of this country.\n\nIllegal immigration strains our social services and our environment.  Immigration driven population growth puts more cars on the road creating more pollution, contributes to the housing shortage as well as the paving over of open space and farmland to provide housing for the growing population.  Perhaps most important to a lot of people is the fact that illegal immigrants depress wages and allow employers to pay low wages and give no benefits.  I strongly believe the House should be steadfast in its opposition to those who want to give amnesty to the criminals who flagrantly disregard our immigration laws.
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Current US population: 297 million\nNumber of Immigrants entering the US this year: 1.1 million\nCensus Bureau's projection of US population by 2050 because of mass immigration: 420 million\n\nI don't think what your planning is right. I think you are taking advantage of USA's loose immigration structure. Here are a couple excerpts from the article written by the "Federation for American Immigration Reform" indicated in my sources:\n\n"Each year, thousands of women enter the United States illegally to give birth, knowing that their child will thus have U.S. citizenship. Their children immediately qualify for a slew of federal, state, and local benefit programs. In addition, when the children turn 21, they can sponsor the immigration of other relatives, becoming "anchor babies" for an entire clan."\n\n"The Urban Institute estimates that the cost of educating illegal alien children in the nation’s seven states with the highest concentration of illegal aliens was $3.1 billion in 1993 (which, with the growth of their population to 1.3 million, would be more like $5 billion in 2000). This estimate does not take into account the additional costs of bilingual education or other special educational needs."\n\nWhat does this mean for American citizens?\n\nHigher Taxes: The federal government has control over immigration law for the United States. By not addressing this abuse, the funds that state and local governments must provide to anchor babies amounts to a virtual tax on U.S. citizens to subsidize illegal aliens.\n\nDisrespect for the rule of law: By not closing this loophole, Congress in effect rewards law-breakers and punishes those who have chosen to follow the rules and immigrate legally.\n\nCongressional action warranted: The 14th Amendment stipulates that Congress has the power to enforce its provisions by enactment of legislation, and the power to enforce a law is necessarily accompanied by the authority to interpret that law. Therefore, an act of Congress stating its interpretation of the 14th Amendment, as not to include the offspring of illegal aliens, would fall within Congress's prerogative.
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Pros, The illegal immigrants will be treated better and be able to drive legally with insurance. Hopefully less use of false documentation and identity fraud. For them they are rewarded for their struggles to come here, which is not a pro for American Citizens.\n\nCons, We will entice people from all around the world to disregard our immigration policies. Multiples of illegals here that may be a risk either criminally or for National Sercurity reasons will be given a free pass to come and go freely. (The first World Trade bomber was given amnesty in the 80s and flew back to Afghanistan to learn how to make bombs.) Our social systems will be strained further as they feel more capable of using the system and a chain reaction on those displaced from the immigration. \n\nAlso, the employers who are enjoy low wages and no fear of litigation or workers comp would lose all benefits of hiring illegal workers.
1035012
Amnesty has never worked for America. Amnesty is Wrong, Amnesty is worse that the actual offense of illegally entering America. Amnesty has no basis in a positive aspect for America and will benefit only criminals. American citizenship is NOT granted on the basis of who can hide the longest or run the fastest across the desert.Not to mention, according to the PEW Hispanic research center the majority of illegals do not want amnesty, they do not want to assimilate, they do not care about becoming Americans. I do not wish to live within the law only to watch those who do not get a free ride. People who live within the law have little more than the satisfaction that they are moral upstanding citizens. People who live outside the law (like illegals) are trying to benefit from there crime at the expense of people like me. There have been a great many web sites showing the financial burden illegals have on the economy. They are a drain on the moral and unity of America, two things America so desperately needs to regain.
627186
Allowing foreigners into the country will result in the average American IQ increasing