Do you think illegal immigration is all bad?
832380
Yes I do because it's disgustingly unfair for the immigrants who go through the pain in the aѕѕ legal process to get to America legally.\n\nBoth of my parents are legal immigrants, My mother has been in America for over 20 years and she's STILL trying to get all of her siblings into America legally. Allowing legal immigrants would be a big slap in the face for people like my mom's siblings.\n\nIt's ridiculous that people break the law and then demand that we give them shіt. It's like someone raping you and then asking you to pay for dinner.\n\n[edit]\nWe ALL came over here illegally? How UNeducated are you? We did not all descend from the Pilgrims,  there aren't many of them left anyway. My family has only LEGALLY been in America for a little over 20 years, it's not possible.
186075
The approximately 40 million illegal immigrants in this country definitely hurt the economy.  \n\nThey took away a lot of jobs like roofing and construction jobs from the American people.  You used to see two white or black men putting on the roof.  Now you see 14 illegal aliens on a roof - all making below minimum wage.\n\nAnd most of their money gets sent back to Mexico.  That hurts the economy also.\n\nIllegals have put a real stand still on health care for millions of Americans.  I had cervical cancer while I lived in South Texas.  The doctor's office gave me an "emergency" appointment for 6 months away.  They couldn't see or treat me and the entire building was filled with illegal aliens and their 8 to 10 children. And of course the mothers were all pregnant.\n\nWell, I took my belongings in a bag and took the Greyhound bus to West Tennessee to live our the rest of my life.  They gave me surgery immediately and today I am cancer free.\n\nI would have died if I remained in South Texas.....)(
494170
illegal immigration has so many areas.. its hard to say if im pro or con, needless to say, if i were a poor mother in Mexico, living in a hillside consisting of trash for shelter, i would probally risk it.
222500
I know this nation is made up of immigrants so on and so forth... but I think that Congress is moving in the right direction by tightening borders and making it a crime to help illegal immigrants out, hire illegal immigrants, etc. I'm fine with immigrants in general... hey we're all immigrants. What I don't like is how illegal immigrants can just walk across the border like nothing. They're not U.S. citizens so they shouldn't deserve anything that we get.
992998
I think immigration's out-of-control. I think that a lot of our politicians have some bright ideas about 'one world' etc., and some of those don't quite work out the way they planned, and then there's those gosh-darn unintended consequences etc.\nIf people keep it civil, immigration's no problem, but we're well beyond 'civil' in some cases, and policies need to be improved and amended to slow this stuff down quite a bit....bum's rush doesn't cut it...
1041511
I don't think the illegals are to blame for our bad economy. This country has lots of laws that makes us a good target for leeches. \n\nLike for example the law that says hospitals shouldn't turn away anybody who needs treatment or medical procedures. People from all over the world come to America to have expensive surgeries and don't pay a thing. We have no way of making them pay because after the procedure they just fly back home. Who ends up paying the bill? We do. Taxpayers and insurance money.\n\nThose countries that America has been in war with before, we help those people too, let them in here and give them money and benefits to start with. They also have special housing. I know a lot of them. \nI have a friend who manages an apartment and she's got a lot of people from another country on the list of those who can benefit of just paying $600/mo for an apartment priced $3,000 for the rest. They were even bragging that the US government would pay them $500/mo  per child if they go back to their country, give birth and raise their children there. Where would the US government get the funds then? Who let them in here in the first place and gave them Visas? Our country did. Illegals can't do that here because they wouldn't have the right to do it and they wouldn't have benefits these people does.\nThere's a lot of things going on in our country that politicians don't change. They only think about their pockets. Election comes and they promise things but never delivers.\n\nWe created our bad economy because we just didn't care enough to voice out.
1111850
You're right - immigration isn't the problem. It's people willing to overlook the illegal aspects of it. Our country was built on immigrants but when people come here and step on the laws and expect to get rewarded it really gets me going.
485164
I think the rest of the world are ingrates. They ALWAYS come to us for help & then bad mouth us. We should help the entire free world, but then they criticize us. No land is perfect, but I don't bite the hand that feeds.......\n\nI'm also perplexed by so many people here in Yahoo that talk so badly about their own country especially in comparison to others. Why don't they just leave then if it's so bad? I hear there's cheap housing in Mexico..........
414539
Illegal immigration is against the law, and is therefore wrong. As for you, I've seen a lot of your answers, young lady, and you are bright and funny. Keep it up, and don't let these venomous knuckleheads get to you. You are better than they are - remember that! God Bless The USA!!! \n\nOld enough to know no good garbage when I see it, Banana Bean - you can bet your little brown butt on that. \nPS - GOD BLESS THE USA!!!!!
756863
I understand the point you are making with this question, even if most who answered you did not.  You're saying, "Why is the USA considered so 'bad' by everyone for wanting to defend our borders and keep illegal immigrants out, when every other country in the world defends their borders and nothing seems to be said about it?"  In fact, most of the other countries of the world are extremely harsh to illegal immigrants - often to the point of shooting to kill as they find them.  Mexico, for one, is far stricter on their southern border than the USA is and if you are found in that country illegally you will be subject to terrible things if you weren't shot to death, including imprisonment, possibly raping, beating, theft and bribery, etc.  Yet, even Mexico feels it has a right to tell the USA to let Mexicans come into the USA illegally or however they want to!  Give me a break!  I agree with Diaboyos' answer here, too.
725451
I am an illegal immigrant...i work hard like anyone else..i deserve a better life like anyone else in U.S.. i get hurt emotionaly when i hear people talking bad about us(illegal immigrants) we are humans. I have been here for 10 years..never been to jail or been reported..i am a hard worker and i am happy.but some people are just NOT GOOD. so please...for those of you that hate illegal immigrants..;please think about our families that we work hard for thme...THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL  !
1122193
Yes it is.  I think people somehow view it as racist to not reward people in the US illegally.   In fact, I'm tempted to use this argument  the next time I'm in traffic court - "but your honor, if we can give amnesty to those illegally using resources and living in our country without paying taxes, then I deserve amnesty for my speeding ticket."\n\nHowever, Bush baby and his team of morons know good and well that our economy is extremely dependent on Mexican workers.  I do support giving them legal work permits.  Such permits would give them some limited protections against being taken advantage of by employers, but should also limit access to public resources and not allow for their children to be born as citizens (which would require a constitutional ammendment).\n\nTo not do so would cause tremendous inflation.  No..you're not going to get prisoners to work our orchards and fields (ever try to get good work out of a captive workforce..ain't gonna happen) and home prices would skyrocket if contractors were limited to totally legal workers.\n\nAnd yes, I do think the construction industry needs to clean out its illegal work force.  In border states, the widespread use of illegal labor has kept wages down for decades, thus no one views it as an honorable trade anymore.   \n\nI have no problem with paying more for construction but as the wife of an electrical contractor in TX, I can tell you that HE has huge problems getting workers that are worth a darn (no he doesn't use illegal labor).  The current wages probably have a lot to do with the lack of quality labor but he's even tried paying more than prevailing wages and there is just not a pool of good workers anymore.   It would temporarily cripple the industry but maybe that change is worth it.\n\nLike Bill Maher said "let's see Bush try to build a 2000 mile long fence without using Mexican labor."
447464
Illegal immigration in the US???
621690
yeah the illegals do so much bad.\nthey work hard.\nthey pay taxes. between $90 and $140 billion a year in federal, state, and local\ntaxes. \nthey pay social security.\nthey bring billions into the economy. \nwhat jerks.
882006
Of course we are all equal!  The problem is that due to media, there are many that belive that the majority of Americans dont like illegal immigrants, when in reality they are the minority, and are just really loud with their opinions.  The truth is that illegal immigrants help our economy in a great way, and if we did a massive deportation we would only be hurting ourselves!  A wall never makes a great neighbor. America already looks snobby to the world, we are making ourselves look like we think we are superior, when in reality, most of us are too intelligent to actually claim that we are superior! We are just people with the American dream, like anyone else, we are being portrayed very badly, and can correct that easily if we try. My suggestion is that we fix immigration first, then we will lower the amount of illegal immigrants (making Republicans happy) and aid the economy (making the Democrats happy) and allow more legal immigrants in (making the rest of the world happy).
924952
I agree that immigration is an exaggerated problem, because if it was so bad it would have been brought up years ago.  Honestly, I wish that everyone had the opportunities that Americans have, so I understand why people do cross the borders, but many are being exploited and I think the government should find a better and faster way to make them citizens because, honestly, the only thing that is different between Americans and the people who come to America is the country that they were born in.  I don't feel that immigration is hurting the america people as much as the war is.  I believe this because immigration has not driven up the gas prices and it has given many people the chance to live a decent life.
1020986
I have read similar articles! All ILLEGALS are criminals,just by sneaking into the country, then we have a  MAJORITY of illegals that have committed OTHER crimes, just like these in the article!!!!! They ALL need to be DEPORTED!!!!!!!!