Should illegal immigrants. be allowed to stay in the us?
494726
1st all working illegals in the USA should be told to stay home for 1 month.\n\n2nd everyone on welfare should go to work at all the open jobs created by the illegals staying home for that month.\n\n3rd any jobs remaining open should be filled with the most senior(longest in the USA) and most bi-lingual and who have no USA criminal activity.\n\n4th the remaining welfare recipients(let's face it, most are just lazy and take advantage of the american system) and the remaining illegals should be deported.\n\ni'm sure there are a few legit welfare recipients out there - have them all take lie detector tests.\n\nand finally: 1 question that should be added to the immigration and usa naturalization test:  Define the words legal and illegal.
842962
they can demand all they want, truth is, they're NOT American citizens! They're NOT entitled to any of the rights that this country has to offer to it's citizens. Could we go into another country, and just because we were there, and wanted to remain there, demand our rights. \nOne right however is this: break our laws and land your backside in our jails.. let's enforce that one. They're already broken the law, so lets see if we can follow through on it. \nCaught here illegal and find yourself heading back home, via free ride. Or demand that their country pay us back for the price it cost to return thier own.
437907
Absolutely not - I think if the present illegal immigrants are given amnesty or a cheap or free route to a work visa or legal citizenship, I think all the immigrants who did it the right way should be entitled to some form of reimbursement of the fees that they paid.  Not only did they pay, but they waited the probably almost unendurable amounts of time to be given legal access to the US, either as permanent residents, temporary residents, or even legal citizens.  I would be some choked, if I were them!  Let's hear it from some of these people - how do they feel about this situation?  They went about it the right way and now others are able to bypass the right way and jump ahead of them in the line?  I think those people need to stand up and be heard.  At least, they have a right to march and protest in the USA!
1081810
Bad idea.Once they are allowed in they won't leave.\nSend the illegals back and don't let any more in.This is an invasion that the goverment is failing to protect us from.Big business wants them here to be slave laborers at low pay and without benefits.\nDon't listen when they tell you Americans won't do the job.If they could GET the job instead of illegals,they would.And when they say it's too many to send back,send them back the same way they got here.One at a time!\nStop feeling sorry for lawbreakers who want to take over and change us to suit them!
531327
HECK NO!!!!! No ILLEGAL ones!!!!!!!!! All the FREELOADERS should just GO BACK HOME because you are NOT welcome HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!
400631
Honestly, my opinion is that the illegal immigrants should be forced to leave. The operative word in the whole situation is illegal. It's against the law. They have no right nor standpoint to enter the country and attempt to change our laws to accomodate them. No, I really don't care if their only child is a legal citizen of this country and they're not. The child can go into state custody and the parents can be kicked back across the border. The entire situation is out of hand. Over 14million illegal immigrants are currently in the US. That is 14 million jobs that could go to legal US citizens who are desperatly in need of work. The strongest opposition to doing any sort of serious reform to the whole issue is the immigrants themselves and companies. Companies get to hire them dirt cheap, usually for under the table wages, half of which they send back to Mexico an is never spent here which just hurts our economy. \n\nSend 'em all back to Mexico. Use whatever means neccessary. We are not the world's free handout.\n\nEdit: Yes, all of our families were immigrants at one time. The point, however, is missed with this particular arguement for pro-immigration. Quite a few of those familes and their offshoots were colonists prior to the founding of the country. Therefore if there was no country it was not an illegal immigration. They weren't immigrants, but founders and colonists. Next, if you're in reference to those of african descent they weren't immigrants either, they were slaves brought against their will. Thirdly, if you can complain that your country is a country of squalor why would you want to come here to spread it? Here's a suggestion, make changes and reforms in your own government and improve your standard of life, not lower ours. It doesn't help your situation when your own government is encouraging people to cross our borders illegally. There is no excuse for any sort of amnesty in this situation. The only resolution is one of no tolerance and simple removal of the problem, by political or forceful means. \n\nAnd, as it has been mentioned, yes other immigrants from other countries other then Mexico are illegally moving into the US. And in my opinion they shouldn't be here either. But, statisically speaking, they are a far smaller problem then the Mexicans. When you can show me 14million illegal Cubans or Haitans in the U.S. then I'll lay off the illegal Mexicans. They should be removed as well, but we need to deal with the bigger problem at hand first. If we get rid of the larger problem, the smaller ones will be easier to remove. \n\nAs for fairness or equality in the situation you get none. Again, you're illegally here, deal with it. You want to improve you way of life, get a green card and naturalize. You're just hurting your own countrymen who have gone through the legal process to be here by making them look bad. I have no sympathy for you. Get in line with the others, you're not special just because your government happens to be physically connected to the U.S.
834206
No! No human being is illegal. They came to the USA to find better lives, just like the pilgrims. In my opinion, they should be granted amnesty.
327962
They have a right to leave and come here legally.  Illegals appear to have more rights and privileges than American citizens.
454138
gee umm not apples to orange. You make a good point.\nI definitely would not allow them to stay for FREE.\nI definitely will not give them money to STAY for FREE.\n\nYes U.S does belong to me \n"WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"\nAngie please pay attention in us government/history class
613977
I agree that immigrants help make the United States a good place to live.  I don't agree that there should be amnesty for those who came here illegally.  \n\nThe immigrants currently in the U.S. who have either applied for citizenship or have received working visas deserve to be here and should have the same rights as other American citizens.  Those who chose to skirt the legal means of entering the United States deserve to be and should be deported, no matter what contributions they have made to our society.  When you break a law, you should have to pay the consequences.\n\nAlthough some illegal immigrants are making substantial contributions to the American way of life, most take advantage of our health & welfare systems meant for citizens of this country and drain funds away from those that really need and deserve them.  \n\nThis immigration problem is with all ethnic groups, not just those from Mexico as some answers here would make you believe.
404040
The bill should pass, this is a country of law which is be ruled by law. There should be no way for anybody to break those laws because you want to survive? The law is not prohibiting migration to America, but those who want to come in illegally. If you want to come to America, do the right thing, ask for permission from the US consular and get here legally. The argument of, immigrant doing the job nobody want to do is not correct and should not be entertain. If they want to survive they focus their energies in developing their countries and enjoy the fruit of their labor for their mother land. Or should come in legally and be documented, pay their taxes so that I will not end up paying for their education and health care needs. This is is a sovereign country of Law and these Laws must be respected and by all.
551717
The illegal immigrants should be kicked out.  The US, again, is being picked on.  If you look at what Mexico does to its' illegal immigrant, we are too lenient on those illegal ones who wish to live in our country reap the benefits of the country, schools etc. and not be obligated to put for it.  The President propose that those illegal immigrant should have IDs to be counted for, yet they don't want it,because they want to work here getting paid under the table, and send the money they make outside of the country.\nIn Mexico Illegal immigrants are imprisoned for 2 years, it is considered a felony. The US! those illegal immigrants are escorted out, where they can come back again and again, just like a boomerang. Why shouldn't we treat them as they treat their own illegal immigrates, but we don't, and still we are being picked on.\nIt is a melting pot for the legal ones not the illegals.
323295
I agree. If you want to come into the US you do it legally and you have to obay our laws. OOPs you already broke one. You came here illegally. Laws are for a reason. If everyone got way with breaking laws the US would be like the Country you are trying to flee.
1114490
They should all go back with their children in tow! If you aren't here legally when you have your kid, it should NOT become a citizen.\n\nNo one else is allowed to legally profit from their illegal activities. For example, when they bust a drug dealer, they take everything he owns whether or not they can prove that it was bought with drug profits. Criminals can not write books or do interviews about their crime for money.\n\nSo, why is it that someone who is in this country ILLEGALLY can have a kid and then leech off of the taxpayers' wallets indefinitely through welfare and other social programs? They are benefiting from their crime when they should be made to pay!\n\nIf I make less money than you, and I just want a better life, can I come and live in your home without your permission? I'll have my baby, and you'll be responsible for its welfare as well as mine. Also, your taxes will go up to cover the costs of schooling my baby (and the dozen more that I'll have). Does that sound fair to you? Who is really being mean - the people who work hard for what they have, or those who steal from the working people?
680520
Nope.  They should earn citizenship like those immigrants who come here legally.
607420
Though this isn't a question, I decided to comment.\n\nFor the most part I agree. Yes if you are anywhere illegally it would only make sense that you should be placed back where your are legally allowed to be. And as for our government they don't want to go along with that because it would make them unfavorable to the illegal immigrant vote. Wait did I just say the illegal immigrant vote? Yes...the politicians are worried they won't be voted in by people who can't vote anyway (or shouldn't, though I know fraudulent ID goes a long way).\n\nLaws however are drawn up by use of an underlying moral code. Why is it illegal to murder, rape or rob someone? Because morally it is incorrect. Morally it is correct to believe someone belongs in their own country unless they are given legal permission to be in another country.\n\nLegal permission is the whole point of the matter, I don't care if you want to come to America and make money, by all means do it, this is the land of opportunity. Just check-in on your way across the border. It really shouldn't be so difficult to make sure we are letting people with pure intentions cross over on to our side of the border. If this means you will have to fill out a form, be fingerprinted, and questioned, so be it. It is to all of our benefits to make sure this happens, we don't want to let the wrong person (Terrorists for example) across our borders to kill us (American citizens) and you (the immigrant who is here to cash in legally on America's boundless oppertunities).
211689
YES, for all the reasons Roosevelt said. They should not come here illegally and expect us to recognize their language and culture. In addition, we should NOT be giving them government handouts like free medical care, ssi, housing, etc unless they become American citizens and get a job to support themselves and their families.