Did you know most Latinos oppose illegal immigration and support a strong border and earned citizenship?
604633
It doesn't surprise me.  The public discussion is so corrupted by silly partisanship that the truth about immigration is hard to find.  BTW, my wife is from Mexico and she is against illegal immigration.  Larry Kudlow has written a column that does the best job of getting it right so far.
722452
I think some illegals are illegal because they hate America, but they are not thinking it through because they are IN America.  I do think, however, that if given the chance, most illegals would happily embrace American citizenship, and do not hate America.
655618
Yes I do want to hear the voices of everybody in America, so I know where I stand. I don't really care for all this bullying and pushing of one sided issues on Americans. Illegals can just go and sign up to be legal, and that is what is going to happen anyway and they all know it. The rest of the racism and bigotry is just showing America who is on which side of political values. The Latinos are listening also, and their vote is critical in the process. I am sure they won't be voting Republican anytime soon.
610013
They are as far as I am concerned. Most of America feels this way, and wont work for these tyrants. Illegal immigrants are being taken advantage of by criminals. When Congress moves to a Democrat congress they will be indicted and fined. The Republicans know this and are trying to put all of the problem on the Latinos. I say make sure the Latinos vote Democrat if they want any retribution. America will never deport the ones that are already here in America and are established. Democrats don't treat people that way.
162699
Not at all, why would you oppose immigration from any country?
1169138
Of course people support their beliefs, but don't be too stereotypical.  There are plenty of hard working Hispanic small business owners that don't want higher minimum wage, don't want more taxes or government regulation getting in thier way of success.  And there are plenty of uneducated poor white people who's children choose military service because they have no other options.
332054
I'm a future Latino citizen.  I'd be happy to have a good and generous guest-worker program in place for low-wage workers, tight control of the border, and amnesty for illegal immigrants who have taken roots in the US.  I would hate to see sixty year old people who have nothing left in their own countries deported to satisfy the lust for revenge of some.  I am pretty sure that many of the people who rant and rave against illegals have ancestors who came to the US when the US had much laxer immigration policies, policies that allowed the uneducated, the illiterate, the poor, the hard-working, to come to the US and pursue the American dream.
341571
before i get b!tched at by hundreds of latinos, let me expain the reason why i support the house bill,otherwise knwon as HR4437\n\n1) illegals drain our circulation of wealth. yes, they contribute 5 billion in our economy but send back anywhere from 50-55 billion back to their home countries so were looking at a net loss of roughly 50 billion. \n\n2) we willl be rewarding illegal behavior with U.S. citizenship and benefits.\n\n3) our standard of living would steadily decrease.\n\n4) illegals dont pay taxes and receive the benefit of public education, the use of our roads, etc etc.\n\n5) i waited roughly 8 years to get my citizenship. if we let these people get their citizenship now, we are allowing them  to "skip" the line. america is a land of freedom and opportunity, but should also be maintained as a land of equality as well, where illegal aliens should not be placed above law abiding, freedom loving people everywhere.
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I don't think they do.  I think the media says they do.  People don't like illegal immigrants, regardless of where they come from.  The media and ignorant have pointed their fingers at Hispanics specifically, so stupid people believe it.  Hispanics are not hated, unless on an individual level, like so and so pissed off this other so and so.   I dislike all illegal immigrants regardless of where they come from or their reasons for immigrating illegally.
822857
I guess I am the biggest supporter of "illegal immigrants" but I do not support "illegal immigration". I know it doesn't make much sense for a lot of people.
340938
I'm Latin, I don't live in the states and hopefully will never have to, even though I have a self owned house there, anyway here in my country we have some ilegal north americans and I'm not ignorant enough to judge them by their inmigration status,but I guess that's because of the different educational and cultural background we have with some egomaniac countries.Some people are really pathetic.
577837
I strongly support legall immigration, if you're looking for a better lifestyle, you must work and pay for it. \n\nI disagree with illegal immigration, but I think I understand it, people is desperate and hungry, they do it just to survive, if they go peacefully just to work, they shouldn't be treated like criminals or animals... they must regularize their situation in the US, to live in peace there, that way would be better for both sides.\n\nAnd it is sad to see good people's efforts ruined by illegals that take advantage of the situation and start breaking systematically the law, forming gangs, singing the american national anthem in spanish (when you're in the US, you must respect the national symbols as you want yours to be respected as well) and claiming those territories were ours and we'll take them back (like a form of invasion). These kind of people give good reasons to racist groups to convince good american people to reject every latin they see, and instead of helping their own people, make things even harder.
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I agree, particularly when you look at the fact that Che  and Cesar Chavez were against illegal immigration for driving down a 'living wage'.\n\nHowever, while I would support an appropriate immigration program (to my mind) if you say you support a work visa program you are being taken as supporting the Senate Bill, which is really terrible.  I don't think immigration should flood our schools legally OR illegally.\n\nHowever, if it really could be temporary, and for the workers only (or else putting a quota limit on family as well, not making that 'above the limit') I'd think that is ok.  However, you have to look at total numbers, and on top of the illegal immigrants already here, I think right now increasing immigration rates would be a bad idea.  I think since the illegals are already here we should look at screening them, and scrap the guest worker program for now.  \n\nWe need border security and employer enforcement, and need to dismantle the huge web of benefits to illegals that serves as a magnet to bring them across the border. Until that is done, any increase in legal immigration will be on top of continuing illegal immigration.
671817
I agree with you on one thing (but I'll proofread mine)... "If you give people to take the path of least resistance, generally they will take it."\n\nBeing unable to use the native language of the country of one's residence renders one poor, and it's true that options are few. Soooo many people here don't learn English EVER because there are Spanish newspapers, television, books, services of all kinds, Hispanic businesses where some of the staff don't speak a lick of English, etc etc. Almost everything Southern California has to offer has a Spanish version of it. People can come here and live out most of their lives and still never learn English. A shame, that's just laziness. I mean, night school is FREE! However, there's really no incentive if everything is in Spanish. That should change, I believe that citizenship should be contingent upon learning English. No need to be a master at it, but enough to communicate decently in public.\n\nHowever, to say that they don't belong here, I will COMPLETELY DISAGREE with you. This country is for immigrants, no matter where they're from and no matter what language they speak. Once they're here, they do have the obligation of learning American ways, including the language, this is true. But how dare anyone say that a certain group "doesn't belong" in this country!!! I'm Hispanic, and find this VERY OFFENSIVE.
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obeirn1:  Fianlly someone with a brain on here.  I agree with you 100%.  Here is the trouble with this immigration debate, to much prejudices, and racisits trying to run the country.  Also some of these "haters" as I have so affectionatly called them, tend to go with what the neighbor says without investingating things themselves.  Like most things, when people jump to conclusions, this whole thing will turn out to blow up in the "haters" face.  People dont realize that it is not just "Mexicans" here illegally, and if you look at the problem more, you will se that it is actually our own Governement (INS policies) that prohibit the majority of these hispanics from gaining papers.  Look at it from their side, if your kids were starving would you not do what you had to do to feed them?  Now if you cant afford food, how on earth are you to afford thousands of dollars for papers, when the wages in countries like Mexico are 5 bucks a week....people just think they know all when they refuse to see the tarnish on the coin.  ~~To answer the question, I am ashamed that as a whole, americans think they are somehow better than the rest of the world!~~
1114074
Ok, for the person who say "they are spanish..."  those are people from Spain.  The term hispanic includes Latin America and Spain, the term Latino included Latin Americans.\n\nIt's so annoying when people just answer because but have no facts to back up their answers and don't even know what they are talking about.  Educate yourself people.\n\nNow, anwering your question.  You're right.  There are many legal immigrant who currently do not hold green cards, but work visas instead, who oppose to amnesty to other Latin Americans who have come here illegally.  I mean, it does not make sense.  Some people pay for their work visas, pay taxes, pay insurance, pay out-of-state prices in college, follow the rules, and yet they will be out of the Senate bill because that is only oriented to illegal immigrants.  It is not fair to reward people who have come here illegally and let the ones who have come here legally on student and work visas be left aside.  Those are the people who should be rewarded because you wouldn't believe how easy it is to work without documents, but yet some honest people decide to respect the law and they get screwed??
276316
anti. the only non-immigrants in this country are the native american people. so fuck off white america. just because the mexicans are better workers and your fat lazy red neck ass isn't willing to do that work for the price they will, shut the hell up, they are just trying to support their families back home. immigrants built this fuckin country, not your pale skinned ass.