How would do the jobs that illegals are doing now and with the same pay rate?
467998
Most of the world lives on less than 2 dollars a day. So a immigrant from Mexico can send money back and give an ok life to his or her family.  The minimum wage for US citizens is not a livable wage.  Thus, that's why people are not going to do these jobs.  You can't own a house, have a car, and have a wife and kids on minimum wage, that's why.  Secondly, undocumented people don't get many social services.  What's taking money away from our schools and other things is this war which cost 400 billion dollars.  If undocumented people would be taking this from our economy, that would be about $33,000 each person (12 million undocumented people).  Let me just tell you, you wouldn't see them standing by the Home Depot looking for any type of work then.
922948
I would do exactly what you are doing and get work wherever i could! i worked as a topless dancer to support my daughter after she was born there should be no laws keeping Mexicans from coming here!!!!!!!! there are people from all other countries and they don't get in trouble!!!!!!!! American people are spoiled and there are plenty of jobs for everyone!!!!!!!!!!! i support you all the way god bless and viva la Mexico!!!!!!!!!!!
609673
Who do you think did all those jobs before illegals invaded our country?  Maybe those jobs didn't exist, or maybe farmers let their produce rot?  Your argument is illogical and self serving.  The fact of the matter is that employers want these illegals here because they can take advantage of them, and the government who looks out for the interests of the business elite, supports them in this.  They try to play Americans for fools by sending troops to the border and suggesting a guest worker program, which is just a way to ensure a permanent source of cheap labor for these greedy employers.  Illegals will work for wages that no American will work for, and as a result they take jobs from Americans and drive wages down for everybody else.  It's obvious you don't know what you are talking about when you bring up something like doing construction work for $7.50 an hour.  Construction work, just so you know, was a good job that paid a lot more than $7.50 an hour and that employed many Americans, until illegals started swarming our country and doing doing construction for shit wages.  A lot of Americans lost good paying jobs, and contruction companies increased their profits by grotesque proportions.  So don't fool yourself by thinking that illegals are essential.  The only reason they are allowed to come and stay is because they increase the profits of the business elite.  But this can only go on for so long.  At some point, Americans will get so sick of being screwed that these businessmen and their politician buddies who are selling out their counrtry for profits, will have no choice but to stop hiring illegals altogether, and these illegals will have no choice but to go home where they belong.
113316
There is a myth that employers in the United States must use illegal immigrants to fill these jobs because "they are jobs that no one else will do".  The true statement is that they are jobs that no one else will do for the little amount of money that the employers wish to pay, which is as little as possible.\n\nA prime example of this is the construction industry.  Twenty years ago, I was working in construction and the jobs were held by American citizens and I was earning a pretty good wage for starting a job with little skill.  Today, if you don't speak Spanish, you can't work in construction.  Construction used to be a pretty well paying field of work.  You could earn enough to have a pretty good house and car.  Today, no way!  You have to rent share with several other people because the wages are so pitifully bad.\n\nIf those jobs paid the fair wages that they used to instead of taking advantage of desperate people, there would be many  more United States citizens working in those jobs, including those involved in the Minuteman project.
799671
so lets raise min wage and allow illegal immigrants.  who do you thank will be fired and who will be then hired.  how much money will that take out of the min wage workers hands?  all maybe?
305549
They did something illegal. Isn't that the definition of a criminal?\n\nI'm tired of the stereotype that Americans wouldn't do the work that illegals do. Illegals do all kinds of jobs for less than minimum wage which drive the wages down for U.S. citizens. Construction jobs are an example. There are lots of illegals doing construction jobs that Americans used to do because the companies can keep more of the profits if they pay less for the workers. All that does is make companies wealthier and Americans poorer. Illegals are stealing jobs that Americans have done for years.
1135314
First remove the government entitlements that illegals are now receiving from the US like welfare,health care and free schooling then make every company or Establishment that hires illegals pay a heavy fine and jail time,militarize the borders,and any illegal caught be sent back the same day,most illegals in this country will leave on their own if they can't find a job since they really have no loyalty to this country anyway
575512
It is illegal to employ them, but the republicans that are in power wouldn't think of doing away with the cheap labor that their constituents use. They will protect the greedy corporations and rich individuals that pay slave wages. Some people say this isn't true, but I think if you do a little investigation you will find as I have that alot of them are paid below the minimum wage, which is illegal. They don't pay taxes on their earnings, which is illegal. They don't pay social security tax, which is illegal. They don't pay medicare tax, which is illegal. They crossed our border without permission from our government, which is illegal. They work without permission from our government, which is illegal. They use up all our financial resources,such as welfare, free health care, schools, which is illegal and immoral. Some people can't understand why they are called illegal immigrants. Can you?
610781
The best thing to do would be to heavily fine and then imprison any employer hiring illegals. It's against the law to hire illegals and the law should be enforced.\n\nOf course, we know this won't happen. I don't know what's wrong with our elected politicians and law enforcement. They're putting illegals above American citizens.
685786
I would hope that they would do what is right, deport all of them that is possible and arrest and put in jail anybody that hires them without proper paperwork. Fine the company's enough so that it is not worth it to them to break the law and pay substandard wages.
579467
There are no jobs that Americans won't do if they are paid at least minimum wage and are protected by American labor and employment law.\n\nCheap labor allows businesses to not hire naturalized americans and to outsource jobs.  within a generation there will be no jobs for actual american citizens and then the economy will tank because no one will be able to buy anything.\n\nWhy do people assume that illegals are only doing the manual jobs?  They are doing restaurant, hotel, construction, childcare, and any other job they are offered....not just produce pickers.\n\nif Dynacorp can hire someone for 1 dollar, why would they hire you?  or your son?  or daughter?
1117835
I reckon it has not so much to do with being lazy, but having an education ... if you speak the language fluently ... if you have a good education .. then in all likelihood you'll be offered a better job ... and as someone said, it also depends on where you live in the U.S.  I wouldn't call people who work 70-80 hours a week in offices all around the U.S. lazy ... they're doing a different kind of job, but lazy?  Nahhhhh .... \n\nFruit and veggies have to be picked, they have ALWAYS been picked though, but not always by illegal aliens ... the only difference you would see if all the illegals were deported would be that wages for such jobs would go up ... and before someone screams You'll pay $10 for a head of lettuce ... not so!!  It is a simple fact that the veggie producers want to SELL their stuff ... nobody would buy at those prices ... there have been plenty written about this, and most seem to be in agreement that there might be a SLIGHT increase in prices, and a dip in profits for the veggie producer ... but hey, the crops would still be harvested, the produce sold ... we don't NEED illegal immigrants!
595289
No, because people that hire undocumented workers would not be interested in hiring as they don't pay standard wage's to Illegals. I think that they should be arrested and put in jail where they belong.
934320
Guest worker problem is dodging issue yet again.  I also take exception to those two statements\n\n1) "They only take jobs Americans won't do" is not true.  They take jobs Americans won't do for THE LOW PAY!!  Companies are just saving money and paying minimum wage (if that).  Americans can't live on minimum wage.  Illegals can, cause they don't pay taxes, don't contribute to Social Security,or don't have to pay health benefits.\n\n2) "Deport all illegals and Americans will pay higher prices" is true but will never happen.  Unfortunately we have no way to track all the illegals in this country now and I highly doubt that if we do have a guest worker program that all illegals will come forward.  Employers will have to pay higher costs in wages and taxes thereby making us pay more for their product/service.\n\nI've said it once, I'll say it again -- I have no problems with people coming into this country to get a better life if they adapt to the American way of life, learn to speak English and become US Citizens like the millions of other immigrants who came to the US have!!\n2)
388780
Any jobs making close to minimum wage.  Laborors, migrant workers, Low level walmart jobs.
633559
I too am under the impression they do and I guess that is exactly the core issue of the illegal immigrant debate.  With all the millions of dollars our government spends on studies, you would think they would do a comprehensive study on this to settle the arguement once and for all.  Illegals do provide a source of cheap labor for businesses keeping the costs of services and products down but, as a result, often take away jobs from citizens/legal residents who would be paid more for the same work.  Employers who hire illegals are also competing unfairly, paying reduced wages, against those companies that do not- driving them out of business and raising unemployment for citizens/legal residents. I have also been under the assumption that  illegals are also paid "under the table" not being documented as actually working for a company so neither the employer or illegal employee pay taxes for social services/healthcare/etc. (although from debates on YahooAnswer I have been told this is incorrect but how do you pay taxes/social security if you don't have a social security number and/or other i.d?) thus driving up taxes and healthcare costs for the rest of us.
251214
Yeah, but answerer above dont forget that they work for like $1 (or even less) an hour for hard labor.