Illegal Immigration vs. Walmart?
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Wal-Mart CEO makes 32 million a year\n\nAverage Wal-mart employee makes 13,025 a year.\n\nDon't shop at Wal-mart\n\nThere is no differance, they are both bad things that need to be stopped.\n\nOne is pure evil- Walmart\nThe other is something that has been ignored and let get out of control for way too long. Republicans are screwed for next term. They need to take care of things. Illegal immigrants shouldn't be thrown back across the boarder they should be heavily fined. Learn English and American history.\n\nThe government should just put a heavy tax on any money transfers to Mexico.
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Walmart is truly an equal opportunity employer.  They hire all faiths, colors, cultures, the handicapped, the aged.\n\nMany other "equal opportunity employers" pick and choose who is equal in their own minds.
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Very mixed feelings here...certainly there are some socio-economic considerations involving any Walmart store, but do we really want to empower government to the point that it can decide where people should conveniently shop in their community?\n\nOverall I guess I would likely oppose any ban on free enterprise and so I would oppose the San Diego city council decision...\n\nJust a thought...
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Legally or Illegally?
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Neither. But those who benefit from unlimited immigration of unskilled workers tend to be Republicans. \n\nFollow the money: they want cheap labor, and competition for low-end jobs keeps wages of American citizens down too.
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LOL at the 1st response.  I can promise that I am going to go to Wal-mart and there will still be an overwhelming percentage of Mexicans in there...speaking Spanish and not English...so that we all have to guess what or who they are talking about.  I don't see it really impacting our economics...what I see it doing is causing a rift between races.  Illegals shouldn't even have the right to plan anything that will do anything to America...they are not from here, nor are they legally here! And for the idiots that said something about Taco Bell being Mexican and if Mexicans weren't here, we wouldn't have it...check your facts! Taco Bell is not Mexican, not owned by Mexicans and has nothing to do with Mexico.
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No, Walmart is only fulfilling the request of the average consumer. Also remember, Walmart is one of the largest wholesale purchasers of American made products.
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Shoppers(best). Walmart (worst)
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1) Many businesses rely on illegal immigrants. Quite a few Republicans don't like the idea of punishing businesses.\n\n2) 11 million people. 11 million potential voters. And neither party wants to alienate the Hispanic populace this close to the 2006 midterms.\n\n3) Many people, particularly liberals, have framed this as a race issue, rather than a law issue. Sorta kinda true, since most illegals are Hispanic, but irrelevant. I don't care if they're white, black, or green, they drain society and infest it with drugs and crime.\n\nprasoonc : Oh really? My parents filled out tons of forms to get here and make this country better. Legally. And since when did the  Native Americans have anti-immigration laws like we do?
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Walmart is the devil!\nThey drive many American businesses out of business... because their "price rollback" means they can't make enough money on their products. So these business move to another country or just shut down their doors.\nAlso, walmart is horrible to their employees - health care? what's that? and, a friend of mine was kept at 37.5 hours (or something) a week, 1/2 hour shy of full time, just so they wouldnt have to give her health care.\nWalmart is the DEVIL!
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I don't think the problem is that people think Walmart is bad for the country in general, but more on a local level. In my area there has been opposition to new Walmarts based upon how it will affect the traffic flow and congestion in the area. \nThe old argument that they will put "downtowns" and smaller local businesses out is I believe a foregone conclusion. Most downtowns have eroded years ago, and  the local businesses have been replaced by national chains, and they're in malls.\nOne of the biggest problems has been that Walmart becomes a major employer in their area, and that the employees were being shorted in benefits, hours and pay, but those issues are being addressed.
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Illegal immigrants, No, because it has a negative impact on many things. \n\nTo name a few: welfare system, court system (tying up the court systems with things such as drinking and driving. I watch the news on a daily basis and suprise it's not the white or even black people killing others in d&D accidents but the illegal mexicans), economy (they make money here but send it back to where-ever their family is), and jobs (why would an employer want to hire someone thats here "legally" when they can hire an illegal immigrant that will work under the table for minimum wage?).
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its a hard question you ask. they hire lots of people at low wages, but they provide a great service: cheap goods. but these goods are made in other countries, mainly China. i think i would rather pay slightly higher prices for stuff made in america, so i will vote that Wal-Mart is bad
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Illegal immigration in the US???
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If you report him and you employer gets fined he may be forced to hire only Americans and that means higher costs and higher costs means lower profits and lower profits means cost cuttings and cost cuttings means YOU COULD GET FIRED. \n\nIf American companies are forced to hire only Americans most will go out of business.\n\nEven Wal-Mart hires Illegal Workers. If they cannot survive with only Americans your current job cannot do it either.\n\nIf the Illegal Alien is working he is making money to spend on many American Business and this means bigger profits for those businesses and bigger profits means MORE JOBS FOR AMERICANS.\n\nHe is not harming you right now.\n\nHowever, if he gets deported. He will cross the border again and perhaps he won´t be able to get a job and he will become a criminal. (He needs to send money to his family) and you could be his next victim. In fact, YOU COULD BE KILLED BY THE SAME ILLEGAL ALIEN YOU ARE NOW TRYING TO DEPORT.\n\nI suggest you to see the film "A Day without a Mexican"
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do you think Mexicans are the only illegals in the US?  Illegals use Mexico to cross the boarder - including Russians, Salvadorians, Guatemalans and many others.  What about the Asians which arrive in shipping containers and hide out in the Chinatown's all over the country?\nWouldn't it be better to track those within the country and have them come in legally?\nDidn't you hear what happened to Walmart who hired a cleaning company who hired illegals?  We all benefit from having illegals - how do you think you get your cheap produce?
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America needs immigrants. Americans demand everything be as cheap as possible, yet they aren't willing to work for low wages.\nThe more you shop at Wal-Mart, the more likely jobs will either:\nA) Go overseas \nB) Go to illegals and immigrants who are willing to work for change.