Why are the employers of illegal immigrants not branded as traitors and unamerican?
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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.
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Only LEGAL immigrants.\n\nIllegals draw welfare by stealing people's social security numbers and identities. That means there are a lot of people being directly hurt by these people as well. Innocent people are having their credit ratings ruined, having IRS problems, and social security problems. If someone who has had their social security number stolen gets married, if either spouse dies or become disabled then they can be denied their benefits. \n\nMy family moved to the US before WWII. Those of my family that didn't make it over got killed by the death camps. Our family assimilated to the American culture. We didn't expect the Americans to change to suit us. The illegal immigrants from Mexico are not civilized like that.\n\nThey not only changed the National Anthem to Spanish, they changed the words. They already burn our flag and hang our flag upside down. They waved the Mexican flag during a lot of their protests. Some schools have stopped hanging the American flag and forbidden students from wearing clothes with any part of the American flag on their clothing all to keep from offending the Mexicans. It's nothing short of an attack of our country, not only by the illegal aliens, but those who seek to appease them. \n\nI am 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 drives 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. \n\nIf you go to a country and refuse to assimilate, continuing to speak your own language then you are really not an immigrant -- you're a colonist ... and that's what the Mexicans are doing, they're colonizing the American Southwest as part of their "reconquista" Read about mecha in the link I provided and you'll see what the Mexicans real agenda is.\n\nhttp://www.americanpatrol.com/MECHA/MEChAindex.html
970393
It is against the law when people try to avoid reporting their income and not paying taxes as they should. And don't say as you supposedly do. It is a fact that there are undocumented workers who get paid under the table.
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I'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.
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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.
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.
780798
A nation without the respect of law is not a civilized nation\n\nThe illegals are showing this by refusing to follow the laws of the United States concerning immigration or for a lot of our other laws.
665932
If an illegal uses a number that belongs to someone else to get a job, the Social Security Administration gets notified of the taxes collected under a name that doesn't match those in its records. It is fairly obvious that there is a person who is showing up at work at the address of the employer who is an illegal immigrant working in violation of the law. But since the people in our government are collaborators in illegal immigration they have deliberately chosen not to act on this information. \n\nGetting a false Social Security Card as part of false id's is easy and cheap all through the United States. But you don't even need a card. You just make a number up. The government cares so little about enforcing the law that I've heard there are something like a million people working under numbers that are all zeros. If you do get caught selling false identification including Social Security Numbers, you can be prosecuted.
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Well, I think your facts are reversed.  As you know, many conservative Republicans are not in favor of making helping an illegal alien from another country, for example Mexico, a crime.  As you probably also know, in spring and summer of this year, there were nation-wide protests relating to this hot-button issue.  However, at his press conference the other morning, President Bush proclaimed that he could pass his agenda as far as immigration goes.  Therefore, Dem's are more likely to help President Bush pass a law making assisting illegal aliens a felony.  Therefore, I believe that you have your facts reversed. Wouldn't you want to help your own people?  Unless many of the Mexican-Americans were uninformed of the Dem's stand on this issue, then I would have to say that they would not vote Dem's into office because of their stand on this issue.
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You answered this question yourself due to the manner in which you formulated it.\n\nThe answer is because they're racist. \n\nYou have implied that the racist person is white because they are complaining about illegal immigrants that are unwhite.  Therefore, the (racist) white would have no reason to complain against someone illegal that is their same race.\n\nIs this what you were looking for, or did I miss something?\n\nBy the way, not every person who is concerned about illegal immigration in America is white, and neither are they all racist.  It is a security issue as well as an economic one.  I don't think it should be a racist issue, and unfortunately some people seem to have brought it there.  Our country should have a means in place to accept immigrants who desire a better life and who want to work for themselves and their family.  Somehow the system is broken and now the people who benefit the most are corporations who exploit the immigrants for cheap labor and lack of oversight for the positive working conditions and benefits due to every worker in America.\n\nFreedom and justice for the world, not just for Americans!
447690
I totally agree with you.  I'm surprised that you haven't been called a racist, or given that tired old argument that illegals do jobs that Americans will not do, or we are all immigrants (like today is similar to 200 years ago), they contribute to our economy, blah, blah, blah.\n\nIllegal is illegal and those who break the law should be punished, not rewarded.  Would our government be so gracious with an American citizen breaking the law?  No, they'd throw our butts in jail before you can swim across the Rio Grand.
633562
I think you hit the nail on the head. Some contribute to the economy; some don't. You can say the same for legal immigrants. Ditto for American citizens. More often than not, illegals contribute in some ways (by doing hard work cheaply and paying sales taxes on goods purchsed in the U.S.) and are a drain on the economy in other ways (given that their children sometimes require additional assistance in school if they're not fully bilingual). Most of them work harder than the average American does and do NOT expect or request welfare. (They are afraid of leaving a "paper trail" and hence many do not want to apply for such benefits.) But whatever the case, we should remember that our forefathers were all immigrants, legal or illegal, at one point in time.\n\nWe definitely need immigration reform, and I don't think anyone who has entered the country illegally should get automatic amnesty. On the other hand, labeling those who entered the country illegally but who have become a vital part of our society as "criminals" is pointless. We could label anyone who's ever gone over the speed limit as a "criminal", too, but that doesn't help you get a grip on excess speeding. All the jerks that run around acting superior and accusing law-abiding hard-working people who entered the country illegal of being criminals are simply ignorant, selfish, xenophobic bigots.
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Illegals draw welfare by stealing people's social security numbers and identities. That means there are a lot of people being directly hurt by these people as well. Innocent people are having their credit ratings ruined, having IRS problems, and social security problems. If someone who has had their social security number stolen gets married, if either spouse dies or become disabled then they can be denied their benefits. \n\nMy family moved to the US before WWII. Those of my family that didn't make it over got killed by the death camps. Our family assimilated to the American culture. We didn't expect the Americans to change to suit us. The illegal immigrants from Mexico are not civilized like that.\n\nThey not only changed the National Anthem to Spanish, they changed the words. They already burn our flag and hang our flag upside down. They waved the Mexican flag during a lot of their protests. Some schools have stopped hanging the American flag and forbidden students from wearing clothes with any part of the American flag on their clothing all to keep from offending the Mexicans. It's nothing short of an attack of our country, not only by the illegal aliens, but those who seek to appease them. \n\nI am 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 drives 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. \n\nIf you go to a country and refuse to assimilate, continuing to speak your own language then you are really not an immigrant -- you're a colonist ... and that's what the Mexicans are doing, they're colonizing the American Southwest as part of their "reconquista" Read about mecha in the link I provided and you'll see what the Mexicans real agenda is.\n\nhttp://www.americanpatrol.com/MECHA/MEChAindex.html\n\nMost Mexicans believe the Southwestern US rightfully belongs to Mexico; and most believe they should have the right to enter the US without government permission. –Zogby Poll (June 2002)\n\n~~~\n\nHalf of all Mexicans – over 50 million – would move to the US if given the opportunity. –Pew Hispanic Center (August 2005)\n\n~~~\n\n84% of Americans view Mexicans favorably.\n\nBut only 36% of Mexicans view Americans favorably.\n-only 26% of Mexicans say Americans are hard-working.\n-only 16% say Americans are honest.\n-and 73% say Americans are racist.\n\n-Zogby Poll (March 2006)\n\n~~~\n\nThe prohibitive cost of providing illegals with free healthcare has shut down more than 60 hospitals in California since 1993; many more are on the verge of closing. –Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (Spring 2005)\n\n~~~\n\nIllegals enter this country without health screening. Consequently, epidemic diseases from our past – polio, tuberculosis, plague, leprosy – are on the rise.\n\n~~~\n\nIllegals consume $69 billion in social services annually. –Rep. Russell Pearce (AZ)\n\n~~~\n\nAccording to the US Census, 96% of the increase in public school enrollment is due to immigration.\n\n~~~\n\nThe Federation for American Immigration Reform estimates that children of illegal immigrants cost public schools $28.6 billion annually.\n\n~~~\n\nIllegal immigrant labor depresses wages for American citizens by $200 billion a year. –Lou Dobbs, US News & World Report (01/31/05)\n\n~~~\n\nThe cost of illegal immigration to the American taxpayer is $55,000 per illegal. –Center for Immigration Studies (July 2001)\n\n~~~\n\nAccording to the US DEA, 92% of the cocaine sold in the US comes in through Mexico (2004) as does 65% of meth and a majority of marijuana.\n\n~~~\n\nIllegal immigrants (ab
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Illegal Mexican immigrants are the ones that put the focus on themselves and then painted themselves as victims. The bill that was up to become law to make illegal immigration a felony and hiring illegal immigrants a felony was intended for every illegal immigrant. Then the Mexicans, knowing that they make up so many of the illegals, took to the street in protest because they knew they would be affected. The Mexicans then played the race card. Then the liberals, pro illegal immigrants, big businesses, and illegals turned it into an attack campaign on American citizens painting them as a population of lazy, unmotivated racists. That's how this controversy started. If they wouldn't break the law then they wouldn't have had anything to worry about.
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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.
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Most are paid cash. The people who hire them do that, so they won't have to responsible to check for proper documentation. The rest use paperwork that does not belong to them, and they do have taxes taken out.  The business that are lax in checking for proper paperwork are the ones to blame for the lack of tax collection. If they didn't hire the illegals in the first place they probably wouldn't come.  The same said business owners probably do not report all their earnings either.  By the way not all 11 million are on welfare. You can't get welfare unless you have papers.  If we do send them back, if you can catch them, do you know what will happen to them. You probably don't care, but here goes. They will STARVE.  We need to start caring about what goes on in the South American countries. How their leaders take care of, or lack there of, their people. The U.S. needs to make these countries stand up and take care of their own. If they had jobs in their own countries they wouldn't have to come here. THINK ABOUT THAT!
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Imagine that you are a licensed contractor trying to bid for a job.\nImagine that as a LEGAL contractor that you spent time and money learning that trade.\nImagine that you spent the time and money to get your contractors license.\nImagine that you decide to start your own onstruction company. To do that you need to pay for licenses, payroll administration. insurance, and related business costs.\n\nIf you follow the law, you also have to hire licensed, legal workers to do the job.\n\nThese costs make it impossible for you to compete with unlicensed contractors that hire illegal immigrants.\nBy following the law, you cannot compete with companies that break the law.\n\nThis is what is happening to many American businesses. It is not because these legal contractors are LAZY, it is because it is IMPOSSIBLE to compete with someone that is breaking the law.\n\nHow dare you call Americans lazy!!!!!!\nThat is truly a RACIST remark.\nAmericans are Hard workers.\nAmericans are people from all around the world!!!\nIs the world so lazy!!!!????!!!!!\n\nThe fact is, it is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to run any business legally and stay in business when other people are breaking the law and undercutting legitimate American business people.