Pros and cons on illegal immigrants?
411608
Depends on who you are asking. The following is the simplified, very short version.\n\nPoint of view of employers:\nhelp the U.S., because they keep wages competitive and therefore keep jobs in the U.S.\n\nPoint of view of employees:\nhurt the U.S., because they keep wages low or reduce already low wages further. This hurts the ability of people to spend money so internal spending will go down. As consequence the U.S. economy will suffer.
895981
They do all the crappy jobs you don't want to do. Somebody has to work in the sewer treatment plants. Somebody has to put your grease-covered french fries into a waxed paper bag. Illegal immigrants bring with them their culture, their interesting customs and best of all, their food.
662144
i think immigration is great for our country, but the problem with ILLEGAL immigrants is that they don't pay taxes, but still use public services. that really sucks. as far as im concerned, if they really wanted to be here they would\n1.apply for citizenship\n2.learn our language\n3.become a part of society\nand for all you people who think everyone is just pissed at the mexicans, i don't like illegal aliens from ANY country. immigrants from every country are overstaying their visas, people just tend to focus more on the mexicans because there are more of them than others
638916
A lot of the pro illegal arguments are about how hard everything is for the illegals. The American settlers probably didn't complain about this being hard. I'm disabled and have trouble doing stuff, but I at least try to do stuff instead of wimping out and taking the easy way like these illegals do.
494170
illegal immigration has so many areas.. its hard to say if im pro or con, needless to say, if i were a poor mother in Mexico, living in a hillside consisting of trash for shelter, i would probally risk it.
1181170
what are your pros and cons of going??
536581
I think immigrants are a great thing and don't forget america was founded on immigrants. As for illegal immigrants from Mexico, they tend to take the shittiest jobs and get paid below miniumum wage. Immigrants are what make this country. Illegal immigrants aren't ok but what do you suggest? a police state in which everyone has to carry an ID at all times proving they belong to the country. And if and illegal immigrant is found, shoot him at sight? The ones that cause trouble end up getting arrested and deported, the ones that don't just have to work harder than most because there is unfortunatly a lot of discrimination against them. I can't believe this place has so many intolerant ignorant people proposing radical measures and hostility torwards people that were born in a different country. \n\nAmericans had it easy long enough and if there's someone else willing to work harder than them for less pay they should be able to.. isn't that what capitalism/free market is all about??
100707
pros: they will do things your husban/boyfriend, or wife/girlfriend wont do. wont complain if your dicks to small you dont have to wake up next to em every day.\n\ncons: they cost money and you might catch something\nif shes real good you may never find her again
1003841
pros - life experience\n\ncons - difficulty in getting job
525222
Pros:  America is finally making an effort to keep illegal aliens from entering through our Southern border. \n\nCons: The wall won't be enough. We need military there with authority to detain illegals for the Border Patrol and to confiscate any contraband.
646313
Immigration is GREAT !!! When legally done..it's what makes America what it is...however, illegal immigration MUST be stopped...it's like a 2nd Welfare system draining our pockets....if you wanna come here ..you have to pay the freight...not me, or other Americans who are already paying MORE than our share. It's basically Freeloading...you come here for all the perks...and leave without paying taxes. Many get free healthcare..and other benefits that Amercan citizens who work can't afford. If you wanna come here...learn the language...and do it the right way.
886680
Mine is illegal aliens causing a division for Middle America.. I am opposed to the idea of having a rich and poor division here.. The rich will be rich, the poor will be poor.. how boring America will be without us Middle class citizens..
620109
I'd go for the corporations and businesses, they are the next in this pyramid of breaking the law, the last would be the illegals who have been getting away with coming here, getting jobs and staying without any contemplation whatsoever. The top of this pyramid is the government that doesn't enforce Immigration laws. Lately, we have many "real problems" that our President is just not equipped to solve, they just seem to get worse.
733423
There are pros and cons.
105236
Pros: Crime rate goes down.\n\nCons: If your a bad guy, you don't know who is carrying and who is not.
407379
Oh, jeez.  I have neighbors who are illegals and you know what?  They don't hurt anyone and just live quietly and work hard.  I believe in deporting criminals and people who don't add anything to society, but to stir up trouble just for the sake of trouble seems mean.
527469
I am a real liberal rather than the usual anti-conservative and I am completely against illegal immigration.\n\nPeople are coming across the border (not just from Mexico and Latin America, but from Asia and Eastern Europe; not just in sweat shops but in sex industry as well) illegally because they are being recruited by unscrupulous employers to circumvent the idea of free market economics. If the demand for workers is greater than the willingness of the indigenous labor supply to settle for the money offered then wages are supposed to go up. Instead, a black market worker is smuggled into the country, often at great physical peril, and then is kept at a job which would be illegal because the hours are too long and the environment is too unsafe by the threat of deportation or physical intimidation and the worker cannot seek redress because he must remain secretive. This is BAD for America.\n\nHowever, and I am sure you will not like this, I fear that if the War in Iraq were going better we would not be debating this issue right now. The economy has been in the tank for almost five years, and illegal immigration has been a non-issue until six months before a major election when the party in power is seen as being weak. Maybe that is a smoke screen, maybe it's just a coincidence.