What do you think about charging the aid package the country of the illegal's origin of for services they use?
916514
It is a good idea and it is my understanding that the US tries to recover expenses for jailing aliens and also for crimes by aliens and for their defense in US courts from Mexico.\n\nWe had a murder trial recently of a Mexican alien who killed several people and the Mexican government was forced to pay for his US defense lawyers
647491
No-he wants what others tell him. It is wrong so many people who take from our country and not pay. We spend billions (YES BILLIONS) on Aid (for illegals)-food, medical(thats why we pay more)housing, look this up on web. Its allowed for the children's sake. Granting amnesty will not solve problem. We must secure boarders-have guest work passes (so they can work and pay taxes) and we must not give services to others of other countries till me can help those here first.--Wake up! People here can not get their medical needs met. Is that fair to them? We need some order and fairness (especially to those here). But Bush will do what the others (money) want-he is a figurehead not a true Boss. And the government will go the way of the money-how they can get more-not what is needed.
865659
No, they should sue the criminals who broke the law by coming here illegally! No more hand outs.
515414
Just send them back to where ever they came from.  Here are some reasons to take that approach:\n\nArizona is the temporary home of 500,000 illegal aliens. They cost Arizona taxpayers over $1 billion annually in services for schools, medical care, welfare anchor babies, loss of tax base and prisons. Illegals use those vehicles for smuggling more people and drugs from around the world into our country. When the vehicles are recovered, they are smashed-up wrecks in the desert. If not found, they have new owners south of the border as thieves drive the cars through the desert and into Mexico as easily as you drive your kids to soccer practice. \n\nIllegal aliens displaced American workers at a cost in excess of $133 billion dollars last year according to Harvard Professor George Borjas. American citizens: College and high school kids cannot find a summer job in yard care, landscape, fast food or service jobs. Why? Illegal aliens work them at a third the wage and often, under the table. \n\nNot only do young American not have jobs; their parents are paying taxes for illegal aliens who are not paying taxes. \n\nAnnually, 75 percent of drugs arrive from Mexico at a net cost of $120 billion hard currency that leaves our country for good. In addition, our tax dollars pay $80 billion for the War on Drugs each year. It is a war that hasn’t been won in the past 30 years and drugs are as available today to your teenager as they were in 1970. \n\n***When an alien criminal gets caught for rape, murder or drug distribution, you pay $1.6 billion annually in prison costs to house, feed and clothe those filling 30 percent of our federal and state prisons—not to mention TV, movies, weight rooms and other entertainment—they enjoy while being incarcerated.*** \n\nOver 300,000 women annually arrive pregnant and drop them on U.S. soil. The American taxpayer pays for food, housing, medical and schooling for them to age 18 PLUS their mother. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, average annual cost per child K-12 is $7,161.00 and exceeds $109 billion annually per cycle of anchor babies. \n\nThe average head of household illegal alien costs you $2,700.00 in welfare money over and above any taxes he or she pays in their meager paying jobs. With 15 to 20 million illegal aliens in the USA, that figures exceeds $20 billion of your tax dollars. (Source: Center for Immigration Studies, August 2004) \n\nHow about the $56 billion in pure cash illegal migrants sent to their home countries last year and every year? That’s after their kids enjoyed free education, free lunches and free medical care paid for by you. \n\nMexico receives $15 billion annually from its worker drones. No wonder Vicente Fox sent us 9.2 million illegal alien Mexicans so far. \n\nThe lifetime net fiscal drain—taxes paid minus services used—for an adult immigrant is $55,200.00 according to Carrying Capacity Network. \n\nWith a minimum of 15 million illegal aliens in our country, these figures are the tip of the iceberg. Average bilingual education is $1,200.00 per illegal alien student. Get this! We educate 1.1 million illegal alien children each year. The American public has paid $27 billion to provide forms, ballots, interpreters and brochures for languages other than English in 2003. \n\nAn estimated one-third to one-half illegal aliens work off the books. It costs $200 million to provide for emergency health care for illegal aliens in the Border States annually. California with over three million illegals paid $79 million, and four of their major LA hospitals bankrupted and shut their doors in 2004. Texas with 1.5 million illegal aliens paid $74 million in hospital care. Georgia ran a $63 million deficit for 64,000 unpaid doctor visits to their Grady Health Care system in 2002. Georgia taxpayers paid $27 million for 11,188 anchor baby hospital births. Georgia taxpayers paid a whopping $242 million for educating illegal alien kids in 2003. \n\nWhat are the conseque
906815
I do not believe anyone should be rewarded for breaking the law.  I believe the US needs to increase worker visas and illegals should be given access to these, with penalties for being here illegally.... such as back taxes.  I think they should be at the end of the line as far as applying for citizenship.  I think US companies should assist in identifying employees that are possibly illegal and severely punished for having illegal employees after a relatively short grace period.  I just pray that there are not enough terrorists here, due to our failure to enforce our own laws, to attack us from inside.
617472
In today's society, money drives everything else, including moral values, which is why ALOT of business owners (especially if their business is not doing so good) would turn their backs and hire illegal immigrants to reduce costs. \n\nEven though this is highly unethical from one point of view, they will make an excuse for themselves: "These people have nothing better and I am helping them and their families by giving them work."  And so, they will have less of a problem with the ethical side of the issue, which is why they're prone to accept hiring illegal immigrants.\n\nTo answer the rest of your question, If I were in a businessman's place, I would probably try to keep my business running legally. If it has problems, it is not 2$/hour that will turn it into a profitable business. If it's being ran into the ground, there are much bigger problems with the administration of the company than just salaries.\n\nAnd if I were the immigrant, well I don't have much of a choice. I cannot collect welfare from the government, I cannot pay for medical bills, I cannot get a legal job, and I need to eat. If I came to this country, it's because unfortunately I had no chance for a future in Mexico. And thus, I am forced to work for whatever wage is offered, because anything is better than nothing when you're trying to eat.\n\nThere's too many people and issues at fault to blame it on just one. There's the way the government is handling the problem, there's the way our society changed and is ready to stomp over moral values and human lives to gain financial wealth, even the way the businessman's mother raised him could have something to do with his choice between hiring or not hiring an illegal immigrant. There is no clear answer or solution to this, it has been a problem for far too long a time and cannot be solved rapidly.
515735
Nope. I wouldn't know an illegal from South America either. I assume people are legal, unless I am told by them that they aren't. And they're not volunteering the information.
823932
Perhaps it depends on the country.\n\nCertainly in the UK, providing there is no intention to defraud (you pay the bills in other words), there is nothing to stop you having each bill addressed to you as "Captain Agnes Wumpingdale the 3rd" - should the title and name so amuse you.\n\n**IF** you do so to avoid payment, then YES it would be illegal.\n\nIn te UK at least, Fraud is an intersting crime insofar as you cannot be found guilty if they belive you genuinely did not know it was fraudulent - unlike almost everything else where "ignorance is no defense"\n\nSo, to cut a long story short, "NO" it is NOT illegal, providing the reasons behind doing so are not illegal.
1184415
Yes, because everyone who works in this country pays for the services run by the government through taxes whether they use the resources or not. Illegal aliens drive on our roads, dial 911 for emergency services, use our courts, receive social security, receive welfare and medical care, reside in our prisons. depend on our government to fight for their rights and the list goes on and on. These services aren't for free. Taxes are raised to pay for it. If we have to pay for these services why shouldn't they have to?
633322
They should be and if they are legal immigrents they should be deported also, I realize this is hard line but Illegal is Illegal and to aid and abet a criminal is just wrong.
696916
Yes, but I don't feel it is fair to reward people for breaking the law.  I also don't feel it is fair to the people who have come to this country legally.  Do they get a refund for all the money they have spent on immigration??  I doubt it.
739611
It should be paid for by the government but at cost.  Then laws should be passed only allowing the minimum emergency healthcare to those here illegally.   This brings up the need for immigration trained social workers, or National ID cards.
979291
SCAMMERS! LOWLIFE OPPORTUNISTS! Yes...they should be prosecuted.
234355
I think they should be tried, sentanced and put in jail. You people don't seem to see the big picture here. You think they're helping mexican immigrants. But as we increase the amount of people in this country who A.) don't vote, B.) Don't register C.) Don't pay taxes because they don't want to register for a social security number D.) Don't want to learn english because the bleeding hearts of this country want to help them.....this country will have to lean more and more on those of us who ARE legal. ARE paying taxes ARE keeping the money we earn at our jobs INSIDE this country. Taxes will have to go up to compensate. And who do you think are taxing our medical systems for care because they don't pay medical insurance? And good luck paying for your bleeding heart through your pocket.
431772
I have this brilliant idea to eliminate the problems associated with illegal immigrants:\n\n1. They use services but don't pay taxes\n2. They are exploitable by employers, who threaten them with deportation, so they have to work for very low wages\n\nSolution to both problems:\n\nJust make them legal. Then no one can complain about "illegal" immigrants. They will be legal. They will pay taxes and support the services they use, such as public schools, public hospitals, etc.\n\nAnyone who is not a known criminal and comes here to work and pay taxes should be allowed to do so.
1133969
Yes, it is exploiting another country's resources.  The question then is whether it is an unfair exploitation.  After all, we are talking about ambulances and people in emergency situations.  If we can save a life by allowing this, I'm for it.
1007317
why is your avatar brown? do u know the same proponents for these immigrant acts could turn on you by revoking your citizenship if you're 1st generation American. They are proposing that if your parents are illegal and you are born here, that you be illegal as well. It doesn't matter that you grew up here or speak perfect English and this is the only culture you know. I am not for less or more border protection, I am against non-sensical immigration laws that call it a felony if I help an immigrant by giving them food, water or a place to rest their head. What about the church helping these people? What about doctors for that matter? Racist legislators want to call it aiding and abetting a felon. Yes, make no mistake about it, it's pure unadulterated racism.