Why do people who have broken US laws and entered the country illegally think they have the "right" to stay?
600977
Because they were tought that America stole something from them and there also taught that America owes them something simply because there standing on US soil. They never get taught that there is a right way and a wrong way to do come into our country.
607018
because if they called them ILLEGAL immigrants they'd have to say that it was WRONG, because that is the very definition of illegal! it'd be stupid for them to say "hey! we're protesting because you don't treat BREAKERS OF THE LAW like we think you should!" it's called a scarecrow argument, they throw something else out there related enough to the real issue to distract you so you don't realize they're being stupid. like the protest today, a day without immigrants. well DUH we can't  go on like we do now without them we're all immigrants! so they win people over, but the REAL issue is people coming in to our country without getting proper documentation. they don't want you to think about that tho because it's obviously WRONG! so they solve this by taking out the negative implication: i.e. illegal. it's all just pretty dang stupid
769145
You seem to be under the misapprehension that illegal immigrants get all that stuff legally.  In most cases, they are breaking the law to do so.  So, as an American citizen, you have just as much right as illegal immigrants to commit welfare and insurance fraud, and just as much right to take up room in prison when you do so.
574417
Amen. By allowing illegal aliens or immigrants or whatever to become citizens, we're telling everyone "stay here long enough illegally and we'll forgive you." What happens when that illegal kills someone, or rapes? What do we do then? Let it go, because they have a 'right' to sexual pleasure?
1118838
I have lived exactly what you are describing.  I began 'preaching' about this problem about 15 years ago and no one would listen. I then lived in California and worked for Social Services. You can just imagine what I experienced there.  I have since moved back to my home midwestern state and now I see it moving in here as well.  It is an invasion that people and legislators have ignored and avoided doing anything about for far too long and now we are faced with a crisis.  Do I think that amnesty will have them respecting our laws?  OF COURSE NOT!  They came here illegally. That, in itself, makes them lawbreakers, if not criminals..  none of whom respect anything or anybody.
614489
You are here in this country as a guest, If you don't follow our laws, your out of here.  Just like if you did something wrong on the job, you would be fired.
394755
What's wrong with them registering with the government, or some legal organization.  They can commit a crime here and disappear back to Mexico.  It's not like they came here illegally in the first place.  (Part one)
866608
An "illegal alien" has committed a crime by entering a country illegally. I am law-abiding and here legally.\n\nOther than that, nothing.
617594
wow - that's an overgeneralized statement, don't ya think?\n\nHate is a very strong word...\n\nI believe it's the ILLEGAL part of immigration that most people have a problem with - not the immigration itself.\n\nLast time I checked the US was a FREE, Democratic society - you can't just throw someone out - unless they are here ILLEGALLY that is... \n\nThank God for that!
272472
Of course not.  If you come to the U.S. illegally you should be deported, prosecuted, or both.  Those protesting for immigrant rights forget that those folks that are here have only one right - to go home or go to prison.  Since when do you get rights when you commit an illegal act?  The only right you have is to a speedy trial.  Instead, those coming to the U.S. illegally are protesting.  It's like you're coming through immigration control at the airport and they won't let you in and so you protest and complain that you don't have the right to stay.  YEAH!  Dude, you're illegal - you don't get to come in!  Those that are protesting are basically arguing that they should be allowed to stay and use our resources (welfare, schools, hospitals, etc.) - even though they're here illegally  I don't get this logic!!\n\nI do believe the U.S. needs to do more to help the Mexican economy but that should not be manifested in an open boarder where Mexicans or others can come into our country illegally and use our resources.  This phenomenon is in part responsible for driving the California economy into the tank.  I can tell you, if it means paying double for fruits in vegetables to have a carefully monitored boarder so those that are coming into our country belong here then I'm willing to pay!
1026068
they want the best of both worlds.  they want to remain a mexican citizen and criticize the US for being a racist country but yet they want to stay here even though they are not welcomed.  they are raping our country.
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.
800549
I agree.  I can understand the desperation of their situation, but if they want to be here, they have a responsibility to follow our laws, just as Americans who go to Mexico have a responsibility to follow their laws.  Personally, I think part of the problem is NAFTA; it has caused unemployment in all three countries involved, especially Mexico.  A bad decision on the part of the government has helped to put them in this situation.  But if they want better lives, how good can those lives be if the "goodness" was achieved through dishonesty and deception?  It's still not right for them to break our laws because they would be sending us back to the U.S. if we broke one of theirs.  That's what makes sense to me.
203673
I am Mexican and I lived in the US, but I was not illegal. Most illegal immigrants have a bad way of life and for them the US is the only opportunity to have a better life. I know that it is illegal and wrong, but for most of them, life did get better and it makes me feel good because I HATE seeing anything suffer. The reason why illegals go to the US is that they see the American way of life, and they wish they had such a good quality of life, and unfortunately, in Mexico, many people have a bad quality of life.
549650
What part of "Illegal" don't you people understand?\n\nIllegal = in violation of our laws.\n\nGiving them amnesty would be like rewarding them for breaking our laws and rewarding them more so for breaking our laws even longer.\n\nSince when does that make sense?\n\nUsing that logic if I was DUI for 5 years, would that make it legal for me to drive under the influence of alcohol from then on? Of course not!\n\nTrust me, I want them here, but I want them to pay taxes and help support our country.\n\nYou have retirees nowadays wondering if they will have their Social Security check at the end of each month and if they do get it if it will be lower than the previous month, then we have a million people marching for illegal immigrants who don't support our government by paying their taxes?! That's crap!!\n\nBefore anyone says anything I am NOT a racist, I have nothing against Hispanics of any kind I just want them to come into our country through the correct corridors.\n\nWhat they should be protesting is their own damn government back in Mexico that makes it so hard for them to make ends-meet instead of complaining about our own government that's pretty much giving them a free ride.
499439
Because we have too many bleeding hearts here. If they are illegals (Mexican or otherwise - ie, not a race thing) they legally do NOT have American rights. But, hey, whatever. Why have laws? They only keep order and keep everything turning to sh*t - IF THEY ARE INFORCED from the beginning. \n\nNow, we have the people saying, "it's mean to deport them. They have been here so long." Well, it is like this. People (again - OF ANY RACE) who walk right into the country and get comfortable here is the same thing, but on a larger scale, as someone walking right in your house and plopping down on your couch. Would you let that happen? If you did let it happen, and the guy gets a friend to come and live in your house - both eatting and using your electricity and such, would you let both of them? You can't afford to keep paying for their food and electricity. They aren't giving you rent (ie taxes). Oh, sure, they have been in your house for so long. They love it there. But so what? THEY DON'T BELONG THERE. They aren't paying you anything. If they really wanted to live there, they should have gotten a lease (ie green card) and been paying something to help with what they were taking. \n\nAnd I strayed from the original point. Basicly, we as a nation have been too nice. They are watching what channels they want, and (by protesting and using the rights that AMERICANS (of all backrounds) fought to keep) painted the walls of your house what colors they wanted. Time to evict. Sorry, but you wouldn't allow it in your home, would you?
645673
I was also thinking about this today and I understand why our government is seeking to fix this problem.  What I don't understand is why they think they have a right to be here when they're here illegally.  It is sad because they are trying to improve their lives and their family's life but there is a legal way to go about it and if you're wrong, you're wrong and shouldn't be upset when the government is trying to take care of it.  \n\nIt might seem harsh especially because I have plenty of friends who are immigrants and 1 who was even illegal for a period of time.  But its not fair to those of us who live here and pay taxes, and its also not fair to those immigrants who waited and came here legally.