Why not just send all the illegals back to Mexico and force people on welfare to pick fruit to remain on it?
357194
ok, we'll start with YOU and your illegal government.
1092616
I believe Mexico would be forced to improve if we secured our borders. They have a current economic policy of getting rid of their poor people by sending them here, which is obviously uncaring and irresponsible. If we stopped being their welfare state, maybe they could improve the lives of their people.
113705
No, how the hell are you supposed to knwo if the food that you are eating is prepared by illegals?  I have no problem with people coming here for a better life, but I do have a problem with them being here illegally because technically they have committed a crime.  The come here and get public assistance for heaven's sake.  They don't speak the language and expect you to be able to communicate with them.  If you want to come here come legally and learn the language, it is your responsibility to assimiliate, it is not our responsibility to pay your way and then have to learn your language so that we can tell you how much your unemployment or food stamps are going to be.  Let them come, open the borders so that they can take the jobs that American's think that they're too good to take, but do it legally and attempt to learn the language.
981191
Well....all those people that live here illegally have had a taste of freedom, perhaps they should take it back to Mexico or wherever they come from and spread it around. We as a nation are not responsible for cleaning up the world. Sometime people need to stand up for themselves instead of running to another country and enabling their country of origin to continue with their corruption with the funds they send back.
1046159
Sure, they have the resources, but not the economy to make it worthwhile! Would you rather pick fruit for maybe 2 or 3 dollars an hour maximum (varies upon location in Mexico) or at LEAST $5.15 an hour, maybe more, in the US? I think I'd go where I could make more? Plus the US is often played up to have these miraculous ways of getting wealthy and what not.\n\nPeople shouldn't be in such a hurry to attack the Mexicans anyway. They are actually very decent, hardworking people that can make very good friends and neighbors when people give them the chance. But too many people nowadays are quick to just label them "a foreigner" and not care. Their ancestors didn't like that years/decades/centuries ago, so why should it be done today? It's a shame that happens too.
427931
We only "need" illegal immigrants if we "need" to maintain a peasant class in the United States. I would strenuously argue that we don't - even if it means that a few amoral capitalists will be driven out of business and we have to pay a few cents more for our strawberries. and if you make them legal they will demand more and you will still pay more for those strawberries, \n\nYou need look no further than California as an example of the first Third World State of America. \n\nCall your representatives
1114436
You are EXACTLY right!!! We do NOT need illegals in this country,and NEVER HAVE!!!  When Illegals are SENT PACKING,it will save taxpayers BILLIONS of dollars (paid out for ILLEGALS) in social services!!!
468093
they don't fool me. 3 out of every 4 illegals in this country are on welfare. only 1 out of four actually work and pay taxes. i say to ship them all back where they came from.\nthey march in the streets w/ their signs that say were not criminals, well that's bull. if their here illegally that's breaking the law, therefore that makes them a criminal.
1453
I believe that like it or not nothing effective will ever be done and for this reason... illegal aliens usually come here to make money and create a better life for themselves. With the knowledge that they are illegal they are very willing to take jobs that pay under the minimum wage in order to even have a job. since this is illegal there is no way to get help on raising thier pay so they are stuck. This situation is appealing to the owners of agriculture because they can pay them very little for very hard labor increasing their profits. this in turn helps our economy as well as filling jobs that most americans do not want. So bush probably doesnt feel the need to address this problem.
191371
Because we wouldn't have the guts to ask and they definitely wouldn't pay. The Mexican government encourages it poor to come here by whatever means necessary to relieve it's responsibilities to it own people.
560758
If we open our arms to all poor mexicans we are sending a message... "Please come in and exploit our country, dont worry about our laws because we dont enforce them anyway."  If this happens we will become a third world country.  You cant just take all the poor people from one country and send them here and expect them to have better lives.  Thats just picking up the problem and moving it somewhere else.
517669
Good idea! Perhaps ot will encourage people to actually get out of welfare, instead of propagating so that they can collect more. Brilliant!\n\nPS: Will nip corruption in the system though, hence might not be feasible.
1111908
thank you number one question in my book ! the root of the problem is mexico we gave amnesty before and it didn't work and it wont work now they need some tough love ! you know that old saying give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, but teach a man how to fish and he will eat for life . well that's what they need to do learn as a country stand for themselves if they would unite for this, its a crazy thought i know but it just might work. we cant just keep taking more and more and think there will be no  social , economic ,population ramifications that's stupid !!!
1123475
Sounds like you're pretty fed up with millions of people coming into your country illegally and taking jobs away from your fellow citizens.  Why are you so angry?  Haven't you heard they are only taking jobs no unemployed, or Mcjob employed American wants?  You must be a racist to resent this invasion of your country, helping to hold down wages, draining the social services budgets, straining the healthcare & the school systems and raising the crime rate.   \nDon't you realize that the money these illegal people send home, draining our economy, is Mexico's second largest source of national income, second only to the tourist dollars Americans spend down there.  Surely you realize that, unlike people everywhere else throughout history, these people want to stay at the bottom and have their children stay at the bottom.  They will never become dissatisfied and rebel.   No, it will be a first time ever in history that a group of people will like to have no chance to move up in a society.   Of course we OWE it to them and not to our own citizens.  Where do I go to apply for illegal immigrant status and get my free lunch, medical care, lower student costs, and a chance to get a better life?
886679
I hope they sent all the illegals back where they came from.  If people want to come to this country, let them do it the legal way, not commit a crime to get here.
696038
Yes, of course they should pay for them to go back, but that will never happen, there is also a chance the country would'nt even except them back, like what happened to the boat full of Chinese we just sent back this summer, China refused to take them back.  Do you really think Mexico would take back people that are making the country even richer than it is already, hell no.\nI'm in the greenhouse growing industry and I've worked with hispanic's for almost 15 years.   \nThey are smug and arrogant and know they are thought of as better than the citizens of this country.  Our government tell them this everyday, they have perks and incentives to keep coming over.  If I hear one more person say what hard workers, family oriented people thay are, I'm going to throw-up.  I know how they are and who they are, and what they respect, which is vertually nothing, they do'nt even sell dog food or cat food in their grocery stores, they do not know how to use a toilet, they can't drive, I've been hit by a hispanic and he left the scene, did the cops hunt him down, no!!!!!!!!  Everyday on my job, on the road, and in my neighborhood I am violated, and this I hate our GOVERNMENT for.  Please do not worry about who will pay to get these law breakers home, no one is going to send them back, they come and go at their own free will and will as long as America is America.
494726
1st all working illegals in the USA should be told to stay home for 1 month.\n\n2nd everyone on welfare should go to work at all the open jobs created by the illegals staying home for that month.\n\n3rd any jobs remaining open should be filled with the most senior(longest in the USA) and most bi-lingual and who have no USA criminal activity.\n\n4th the remaining welfare recipients(let's face it, most are just lazy and take advantage of the american system) and the remaining illegals should be deported.\n\ni'm sure there are a few legit welfare recipients out there - have them all take lie detector tests.\n\nand finally: 1 question that should be added to the immigration and usa naturalization test:  Define the words legal and illegal.