How do people who were not born in the U.S. have the audacity to protest employment in the U.S.?
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How DARE you say that this is a civil rights movement.\n\nPeople DIED for the things that they believed in during those times!  THis is NOT the sacrifice that they made.  Their children whern spit on and beat, dogs were let loose on them.  They were set on fire, hung and beaten.  AND THEY WERE LEGAL.. they had the RIGHTS and they were being WITHHELD... the illegal people have rights IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY ARE LEGAL...\n\nTo say that the people who do not want to go to work for a day is the same sacrifices as the people who were beaten to a bloody pulp is the same thing is just WRONG!
417653
"They do the jobs Americans won't do."\n\nPlease stop using that bs. Yes there was a time when americans did those jobs. Some were usually a person's first job in the workplace. Others were done by people who needed a job and didn't care what it was. Americans don't do it anymore because of the immigrant. The employer will take the immigrant over the american.
1000751
If you are a legal citizen or have a visa to work here.Without proper documentation you are breaking the law and the right to work law does not apply.
1003185
There is controversy. I know someone who had to teach the foreigner who was taking her job what to do. It's rough up here in the Mitten, but how can one protest against something going on overseas when it's easier to protest what's going on at home?\n\nAfter all, we need jobs here NOW. Illegal immigrants are taking away those chances. We also need the jobs overseas, but we can't be immediately affected by them (in terms of, if the owners said they'll come back, they won't be back for months or maybe years.)
783769
GREAT question. Especially since so many countries do not allow their native citizens to talk badly about them.\n\nTo me, the fact that Americans enjoy so many freedoms and opportunities for wealth causes others to be jealous of us. The jealousy is often expressed through bashing. For me the proof that America is a great country is reflected by the number of people who try so hard to get here. If this country and its citizens were as bad as the people bashing it thought, we wouldn't have the illegal immigration problems, nor would so many people make the effort to come here to live legally, or to become naturalized citizens.
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Urban Legend.  I am an immigrant and I started my own business, and I NEVER heard of that.  It's just hate speech to make you hate immigrants for being hard-working and successful.  Before I was naturalized, I had to pay even more taxes than now, and I had to pay social security even though I was not entitled to collect it.
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Those citizens that are out of work are aware that there are jobs out there.  Employers hire whoever is qualified for the job.  If that person is a foreigner with an actual legal work Visa, more power to them!  Why don't you go worry about the illegal immigrants?\n\nI used to work in the welfare department.  Very few of those people were willing to take jobs and get off welfare.  I got disgusted with humanity working in that place, watching people sit on their butts and actually say no when offered jobs.  One person told me she was earning more in that welfare check than she would at a minimum wage job.\n\nSend your brother down here to New Orleans.  We'll put him to work.  Employers here can't get enough people to fill the job openings.
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I'm proud to be a born an raised American. We stand up for ourselves not blowup ourselves. We educate our children not kill'em. We all live on the same planet an someone has to make sure YOUR kids have a world to live in. America is the land of free and opportunity. All the immigrants here can't complain, I mean come on...After all, they left their country to come to the States. U.S.A. ROCKS THE GLOBE!!
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They want to send the immgrants back because they have no empathy.\nThey can't immagine what is like to be born in a shanty town, with, no opportunity, and an average wage of 5 dollors a day.\n\nThey don't understand that the American dream is that you are meant to strive towards your goals to be successful, \nnot accept and live in a hovel.\n\n\n\nWho would you want as a citizen of your country?\nSomeone who was born in your country, dropped out of education at 16, Has never had a job, exists on state benefits, and has a string of petty crime convictions.\n\nOR \n\nSomeone who has the motivation to travel half way around the world to find a job, \nHas a useful skill such as health care, or sets up their own business creating employent for other people from your country, or works hard and is prepared to do the jobs that natives are too lazy themselves to do.\nIs higly educated and speaks at least two languages.\nIs a law abiding citizen, who contributes alot to their new country.\nBUT came as an illegal immigrant.
1053234
Don't watch what you say.  Say anything you want, exercise your freedom of expression and speech.  That's what being an American is all about.  If you don't like the country, though, move to a country that you do like.  Don't criticize America if you don't vote, don't work and don't contribute to the community.  If you don't like it here, you're more than welcome to leave.
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I am a legal immigrant and I respect the laws of US as much as US respects the laws of my country. Why should we immitate the  aliens' cheap way of proving that Americans aren't that smart to raise America's economy without their illegal presence? \n\nAmericans fought hard to claim this country and be the dominant one. Illegal immigrants have to help their own countries first before proving something to the Americans. \n\nAmericans don't have to march/ protest because this is your own country. Just live on and kick the illegal immigrants out.\n\nIf there will be a protest against the illegals, it should be on Thanksgiving Day, celebrate the important day of Americans.
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Well.. really it all boils down to control... and money.\n\nPeople don't like not having control of who is in their country, and the government doesn't like losing tax revenues on undocumented workers and their taking advantage of public services that the don't help pay for. This can make some social services unavailable for citizens because of the strain it puts on the system.\n\nSome people argue that they steal valuable american jobs, but most of them are day laborers or farmworkers because they don't have the paperwork to get a decent job. SOME americans do need these jobs... but a lot of unemployed people are not looking for that kind of work.\n\nIt is also hard to control a bunch of people that don't know our language well (some speak great), have different cultural values, and are not familiar with our laws.\n\nIf they are caught and deported, it would seem like a short term problem, but there are always more coming, with no end in sight, so the problem itself is long term, even if the people aren't.
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if you want to come to this country legally to work, you need a sponsor.  that means someone that wants to give you a skilled job which american citizens cannot fill.  \nmost illegal aliens that i have heard of are working as day laborers or in food processing plants like purdue etc.  these are below poverty level wages that are not something the government will not recognize as essential.  this is where a guest worker program would be much easier to deal with.
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I don't care.\nIf you wan't more benefit or make more crime more than them just do it.If you want make more baby just do it.\nJust as you know to get benefit you need valid document and valid social security number.\nWhy you don't blame to them because the didn't inspect carefully?What for they get paid for ?For chat and gossip at jobs?\nAnd why you need to post this garbage?\nThis blog is for question and answer not for sarcasm and hatred.Or maybe you just want to show of how incopetent you are and let people around the world know how american full of hatred.\nEven if they deported already then who you wanna blame?Blacks or Jews or American Indian.?\nAnd do you thing we don't know about this webs.\nUseless!\nWake up!!And do something positive!Follow the rules and law other wise just shut up.
283649
Sure you can , millions of people come to the USA every year and don't work. They let the goverment take care of them. It will take care of you too! Just scream discrimination and the government will give you anything you want! \nWelcome!
466056
Toughen the laws.  Use I-9 forms for all jobs and really check them!  If you don't have identification to prove legal status, you don't get to work.  Give companies that hire illegal immigrants HUGE fines to pay, perhaps equal to 2-5 times the amount of money their employees should have paid in taxes on their income.  Deport the illegal immigrants back to their countries.\nAnd increase the number of visas for well-educated, smart people to come here and actually pay taxes on the work they do here!
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Born in the USA, citizen of the USA.