when you think about immigrants, do you think and  feel hate about them?
363769
I LOVE Immigrants From ALL Nations\n\nILLEGAL Immigrants Are A HUGE Drain On Oor Economy\nAnd All ILLEGAL Immigrants Should Be DEPORTED Upon Discovery\n\nWe CANNOT SELECTIVELY ENFORCE Our LAWS\n\n               We MUST DEMAND That OUR GOVERNMENT \n\n          SEAL OUR  BORDERS IMMEDIATELY  \n\n                                            PUSH HR 4437-NO AMNESTY\n\n     DEPORT ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS UPON DISCOVERY\n\nOPEN THIS LINK-PLEASE READ FIRST-And SIGN THE PETITION -THEN FORWARD IT TO EVERYONE On Your FRIENDS LIST-THANK YOURSELF  FOR YOUR SUPPORT. http://www.minutemanhq.com/pet_hr1986/...
447505
Those Illegals disgust me.\n\nCrying racism because they are Mexicans.\n\nWell, no-one said MEXICANS..it is all about ILLEGALS.\n\nMexicans, if you are LEGAL I congratulate YOU and tip my hat to you.\n\nAs a LEGAL immigrant, i say if i can do it, so CAN you.\n\nMake fools of yourselves..lol like i give a fuck.
991570
No I did not see Americans hate some kind of people specifically.\nsome Americans would hate blacks some would hate Arabs some would hate the Natives...etc.. so they are  just like any other normal people or nation.\n\nI am sorry for what happened to your friend, but that  dose not give us the right to generalize one case on ALL the Americans, they 350 million people...take easy man
1083894
Oh my when I or anyone I know start looking at people who look different than us and trying to decide if they are illegal or not.....well that is the day we should just shut ourselves up in the house with our cats and Dr. Phil.\n\nI am so glad that I and those I love are so completley oblivious to "that" part of this immigration crap.  We don't judge people and think they are OBVIOUSLY ILLEGAL because they play "carnival music"....we play boy bands a little too often ourselves, or park cars in the driveway (we have quite a few that my husband calls "fixer uppers"), or comment on how many live in a home.......we don't have alot...but would hate for someone to comment if all 6 of my husbands brothers and their families came to visit.\n\nIt is all general.....some just distort the details to fit the circumstance.\n\n\nPeace.
525307
I used to argue strongly in defense of illegal immigrants before the demonstrations started. The illegal immigrants opened my eyes and made me realize just how wrong I had been. I did not realize just how much these illegals detest Americans, especially white Americans, until I saw them with my own eyes referring to us in such derogatory manner. I know personally of at least 3 other people who had this same revelation. These illegals lost a lot of supporters all across the country by revealing just how arrogant and entitlement minded they are. \n\nUpon this revelation I started doing my own research into the manner and found out about the millions of people that get hurt by having their social security numbers stolen and their identities stolen by these illlegals.  I found out how much harm has been done to this country by these people. And I am now outraged. \n\nAnd the insults saying I am lazy because I am a white American and that I wouldn't do the work infuriates me. I have applied for just such jobs numerous times and keep getting told that I'm "overqualified." I have been froze out of the job market because I actually was motivated enough to persue higher education. So now fast food places REFUSE to hire me. And these illegals that I had been defending all of these years have the audacity to call me lazy saying I wouldn't do this work? After I have personally gave food and clothing to some of them? After I have cared for them? I felt like I had been slapped in the face and stabbed in the back at the same time. They will never get my support again. \n\nSo I am in graduate school now doing graduate assistantships because I couldn't find a job with my degree since I had no experience and I apparently educated myself out of the available job market in my area EVEN THOUGH I WAS PERFECTLY WILLING TO DO THE WORK BECAUSE I AM NOT LAZY AND HAVE WORKED MY BUTT OFF ALL OF MY LIFE. I have worked my way up from being homeless and pregnant as a teenager after I had been raped and beaten by my ex-husband in retaliation for leaving him nearly killing me, leaving me with disabilities. I sometimes had to go days without food because I had been beaten so bad I was unable to work my job anymore. I had a lot of health problems while I was going to college for my undergraduate degree and was in and out of the hospital with several surgeries so I struggled to keep up my grades, but even with all of that I still managed to make presidents and deans list. I had a high grade point average, because in spite of my medical problems I was NOT LAZY, I was NOT UNMOTIVATED, and I am definately a hard worker. \n\nSo yes, not only did the May 1st protest hurt them, the whole protest leading up to May 1st hurt them as well. I know I am not the only person who got a huge wake up call.
793439
don't hate Americans feel sorry for them . it is not there fault that there government is dragging the name through the dirt. making them in to killers, oil thieves , rapists ,torturers ,human rights abusers ,
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I Have NO Bad Feelings Toward Any One OR Their Nation Of Origin\n\nI AM, However, Strongly AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS \n(From Any Nation)\n\n The American people need to understand that the United States is under attack! \nNo, not by Iraq or Iran, but by MEXICO! \nYes, Martha, you had better believe it.\n\n\nThe MEXICAN GOVERNMENT is deliberately and systematically working to destabilize and undermine the very fabric and framework of American society. \n\nAnd President George W. Bush and Senators John McCain and Ted Kennedy (among others) are aiding and abetting this effort. " \n\n\nPUSH HR 4437-NO AMNESTY\n\nDEPORT ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS UPON DISCOVERY
386914
most probably haven't been or have yet to feel the effects of this problem most don't understand economics ,sociology, etc. we are labeled as racists but i think we have treated them pretty well. we just want everyone to come according to our laws. when you go to a friends house you just don't go in there and demand things, same thing here. they have a big country but expect us to change laws let more come in all the while doing nothing to improve their own land.and its ok if they run their country the way they want.\n\nNo other group has refused to become American more than Mexican illegals. I'm sure when we had a flood of LEGAL Italian and German immigrants nobody had to "press 2 for Italian" or "press 3 for German". I'm so sick of pressing 1 to hear my native language. Come here legally and become an American and learn English. I want people here who truly want to be here. For those of you who have come legally (like my great-grandparents), welcome and God bless you. Those of you who couldn't careless about our laws, you should be treated as law breakers and sent back to your native land.\n\n\n"Immigrants in past centuries came here to become Americans, not to remain foreigners, much less to proclaim the rights of their homelands to reclaim American soil, as some of the Mexican activist groups have done.... Today, immigrant spokesmen promote grievances, not gratitude, much less patriotism.
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To make you feel bad and to make themseleves seem like the victims.  If they can convince themselves we hate them because theyre mexican instead of the fact theyre realy criminals, they feel much better about themselves and feel like theyre the victims instead of American society as a whole.
463514
Yes, but not exactly for myself, rather I feel bad for them and the situation that made them use foul language in public. Were they raised properly? Had a stressful day at work? Hate their in-laws? Pick a reason. That's why I feel bad for them. Not the swearing itself, but the root of the problem.
266923
I don't think so. Whose gonna do the unwanted jobs then? Easy for some people to say yes but they wouldn't dare do the jobs these people do. Did you ever think that some of these people came here legally to be able to support their families but majority of them ended up being abused by their employers so they ended up illegals? I have heard a lot of stories and verified them. Some of the bad things that happened to them were done by by our fellow Americans and you talk of having electric fences? What's the matter with you? I bet your ancestors would love to hear your comments when they came here as immigrants too. If they'd have known what the future generation would be maybe they would have aborted you.
199423
YOU GO GIRL!!! Its bout time someone on here has an education when it comes to this issue. there are to many haters out there. \nI think that they hate immigrants bc they have had to work so hard for what they have, you can't say its about the jobs bc those jobs have always been there, just no one wants to do them!!!\nI don't see people haten on immigrants when there goin tru drive trus, when it comes to the cleanin lady, the gardener, the consturction worker, the nanny, or any other job that involves any Physical labor. Do you? I didn't think so!!!\nThere just here to work and have a decent livin, to give there children a better future!!! i would know, thanks to my parents who have put me thru college to become a teacher and have an opportunity to do somethin with my life other than hard physical labor. I give all my props to anyone else who has done this for their children or has help out there family. its hard and scary comin to a new country. all my props go out to those people who are doin somethin other than sittin at home watchin Jerry Springer durin the middle of the day livin off of welfare...\n         WHAT NOW!!!!\n\nSERIOUSLY I WAS READIN SOME OF YA'LLS ANSWERS, LET ME SAY YOU GUYS ARE ALL IGNORANT!!!!\n\nIMMIGRANTS DO PAY TAXES SO DON'T START THAT BS W/ME.\nTHEY DO HARD WORK LAZY A** AMERICANS REFUSE TO DO BC ITS "HARD"...BOO HOO!!! QUIT CRYIN BOUT IT OK!!!
332756
This is a very interesting question, and of course have more than just common sense involved on this.  I understand good and bad feelings, but just let me tell you a little bit about me, then probably you can change maybe not all your feelings but at least you can know the human part of one of that "illegal immigrants".\nI came in here to California in 1994 and since I came, I have been discovered how hard is to get a good lifestyle because the language barrier, also the culture and laws and why not, the racism but not from americans, racism from the people who came from other countrys who have some good economic position.  Is like when the salmon goes back to have their eggs agains the water flow.  After few years I decided to learn English for myself, and also to give something back to my "host-country" then because I really like the emergency services I got involved into the American Red Cross as a Disaster Services Volunteer (I have to respond to shelters or places like that when is needed), also I'm a communications volunteer for the Los Angeles Fire Department, I'm volunteer for a Search and Rescue team who help LAPD and LAFD assisting in medical stand by and search for elders and/or kids who get lost and recently I went to the school to have my Emergency Medical Technician certificate just to assist any person in case of an emergency.  In the last months I found a kidnapped girl, I assisted in 3 traffic collisions helping the victims to keep breathing and avoid shock.  My personal vehicle looks like an ambulance, I have emergency lights, all my first aid kit, whatever needed for first response and also I'm trained to help my neighbors in case of an earthquake.  In my professional life, I work in a company as a Graphic Designer and I'm starting my own company.  I'm reporting my income tax every year, I keep my money here in the country, my kids are on the Honor Roll on their schools ("I'm a proud parent of.." stickers are in my car's bumper next to the Fire Department sticker is) and also all the time do my best to be friendly with everybody.  But... I'm an illegal immigrant.  That's true; for administrative reasons, I cannot reach any protection status here.  But, I don't care, I'm living here and I have to serve to this country like my own one because this country make possible for me to have a decent life style to grow my kids and to be a good person. Like my batallion coordinator on the fire department say: "you do more than others, who are americans, do for this country".  Do you still have bad feelings agains ALL illegals? or I can be at least the possibility for you to think a little bit about what other immigrants do for this country?
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I have no fear of immigrants.. anybody who goes through the proper ways of getting here are welcomed by me and most Americans... it's the illegal immigrants that I have a problem with.. no I have no fear of them.. but I want people in my country for the safety of my country documented and known to be in this country... it's a violation of our law to come here illegally and our laws need to be upheld.
1178507
never could've said it better.\n\nmy family and i are immigrants, too, but we all came here with appropriate visas - we didn't cross borders, climb fences, or swim across channels...we worked here with appropriate documentation/work permits, paid taxes, and did not misuse the benefits system...that's why i take the same stance and feel very strongly against illegal immigration.
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ok since you singled out WHITES...how about this for an answer...NO we DO NOT HATE ALL IMMIGRANTS...just mexican immigrants like you.  now how does that feel?\n\nyou just said rich WHITE americans have everything.  why are they still hating on immigrants.  read your first and second sentence.
381350
I don't believe some of them actually hate the country.  I think their hatred is more towards the government.  But that's just my opinion.