Most Americans are against illegal immigration and amnesty so why do our politicians not do anything?
920117
Because there are so many special interest groups that each have their own agenda to push.  There are so many illegial immigrants, from so many different nations- it's mind boggling.  No matter what is implemented, it will cost big $$$$.  Plus many different agencies would need to come together to identify,  and then prosecute people.  And it's confused by the fact that infants born here are automatic citizens while their parent's may not be-  in other words an all around, gigantic mess, by possibly splitting  up family groups.  And not all past immigrants are illegial- many waited their turns- for years, and came thru the proper channels.  An unlike today, they did not expect hand-outs- they learned the language and went to work, not the social services office!
988095
I have wondered this same thing many times.  The illegal immigrant supporters always say these things, "Well, there are lots of American citizens on welfare!" and " American citizens break laws, too." and "Lots of American citizens are in jail."  "Sometimes American citizens steal SSNs."  "Sometimes American citizens drive without licenses or insurance."  What these questioners don't seem able to grasp is that, yes, we have bad American citizens, too, but the big difference is that they are AMERICAN citizens, meaning they ARE our problem and so we have to deal with them with our systems and our tax dollars.  However, illegal immigrants are NOT our legal problems - they are legal residents of their own home countries and only those countries should have to deal with them and their problems.  We should not have to pay for illegal immigrants' children attending our tax-paid schools, and we should not have to pay for their medical care when they go to the ERs of our hospitals.  They should not even be here and every time they are discovered via arriving at ERs, applying for social services, registering their children in schools, applying for jobs, etc., they should be immediately arrested and they and their families who are also illegally in the USA should be deported immediately, no questions asked and no consideration, whatsoever.
807767
Illegal immigration.  The vast majority of Americans want it to stop but the politicians aren't doing anything to stop it.
867127
All I can say is the government had better listen to the people, regardless of the election results, and the MAJORITY of the people are unhappy with the number of illegal immigrants in this country.  I certainly hope they do not even THINK about another amnesty because I think the country is on the edge of civil war regarding this issue and the people in government had better take this seriously and stop just pandering to businesses and corporations.
411580
The vast majority of REAL Americans are with you.\n\nGet involved with counter demonstrations by illegals:\nhttp://www.illegalimmigrantprotest.com\nContact your senators and congressmen by email:\nhttp://www.congress.org
312050
I am sorry that some people do not understand what "illegal means. You make a great point.\n Americans are ALL immigrants from another country. When we become Americans through birth or through the proper citizenship procedures, we have the right to vote on American policies and laws (at the age of 18).\n\n The fact is, we have voted and the law is that anyone from another country can't just move here without going through the proper procedures. It is ILLEGAL to do so and that is why they are called Illegal Immigrants. It is not because everyone hates immigrants.  my father is a LEGAL immigrant, am I racist against my own father? That is ridiculous.\n  I understand that things are bad in Mexico. When my Father came here, his family(my family) was starving, too.\nNot only that but, their house was bombed when they were in it. So was the shelter they moved to. Despite all of this, they still had to wait. As a matter of fact, my Grandfather had to join the American Army, too. And he was happy to do it.\n  I have a lot of empathy for people that have things much worse than I do but, breaking the law is breaking the law.\n\nI dare any American to go to Mexico and break a law. See if they are as kind to you there as we are here. Not, likely.\nOr, go to Mexico Illegally and then try to protest. You will be spending the rest of your days in a Mexican prison.
500555
great point! i think that it is because a lot of illegal aliens are illegally registered to vote in several counties and, because they are voters, our politicians don't want to upset them and lose their precious votes. i am not sure that the polititions can do anything about the problem, i believe that it is up to the citizens.
384986
You always have to read inbetween the lines when it comes to politics. The Government wants to blame illegal immigration on American citizens and not the Administration who are totally responsible for losing control over this issue. It is all a strategy for coming elections.
1093632
Because Americans have been complacent, and too trusting of elected officials for so long that they have concstructed the laws is such a way that it benefits them more than us (the non-elected citizens).\nIt is too late to do anything about certain laws they have already passed, but we need to become more watchful of our elected officials.
387419
You are right and anyone can go to this website to sign a petition to encourage our senators and congressmen to vote against the amnesty, guest worker bill.\n\nwww.stoptheftaa.org/petition\n\nAnd to find out more about D.A. the man on the phone in the above answer by just*a*girl  you can go to this website: \n\nwww.THEAMERICANRESISTANCE.com\n\nbabyxfire -(BELOW) When people enter the USA without going through the proper procedures they are committing a FELONY. It is a FEDERAL LAW. People from other countries are not coming into the USA in such record numbers and DEMANDING rights. They don't HAVE rights, they are not CITIZENS. To give those illegal immigrants amnesty would be WRONG! WE as CITIZENS don't get away with breaking FEDERAL LAWS why should a NON citizen? They should be DEPORTED. Plain and simple.
676528
No, the government will absolutely not give amnesty to all the illegal aliens that have been rounded up. The reason is simple. Our so called president cannot, at this point, show any leniency to anyone who is in this country illegally, because to do so, would seriously undermine his war on terror. With Bush's approval rating around 30%, and in my opinion is still way too high, he is under a lot of pressure from the republican party to play nice, and make as many people happy as he can before his term is up. Otherwise we will have a democrat for our next president. Bush will make examples out of these people, because the majority of the American public wants it that way.
623272
Smart question!\n\nThe closer an administration moves to the end of term, the more it will focus on problems that are easier to fix, e.g. at home. It's so much easier to bash the illegals that they themselves invited (since no one in America wants to do these mean low-paid jobs) than to do something heroic abroad that might drag on like Vietnam and Iraq. It's a matter of strategy. If they win against the immigrants perhaps they'll win another presidential term.
675036
Yes, our politicians are anti-American and pro-business. More and more of our own citizens will be living in 3rd world country conditions right on U.S. soil. \n\nThese illegal Mexican immigrants don't even want to become U.S. citizens. During the protests they were demanding amnesty, not citizenship. They believe that the U.S. stole our land from Mexico and are using the illegal immigration as a strategy to take back the land from within. That is why they were flying Mexican flags and yelling that this is their country. That is why they hung the American flag upside down beneath their own. They are conquering this country and the U.S. citizens are suffering from it.
1112201
I won't jump on you.  Consider me a friend.  You may be right.  I don't know if the government has that goal.  My perception though is that the government, which in this case I'm mainly referring to our elected representatives that make policy, doesn't have a history of making decisions based on the best thing to do or the most sensible.  Votes speak loudly.  Immigrants, especially Mexican, are very influential in elections.  Candidates spend alot of time catering to the Spanish vote.  A politician who wants to be elected or re-elected would be foolish in a state that has a high population of voting immigrants, to not promise them things to win votes.  The President does the same thing.  We'll never know what a president or other politician really thinks or what he says behind the walls of his own home.  If we did, we wouldn't elect them.  Regarding your question, I think the government does send a message that we want to be sensitive to our immigrants and we tout how important they are to the work force.  And at the same time the same officials talk as though they want border control, strict enforcement, etc etc.  It's an art of catering to both sides of an issue without we the voters figuring out what's going on.\n\nAt least that's the way I see it in a thumbnail sketch form.
746782
Americans do understand the complexity's of this issue.They only need a leader to set things in motion,a catalysts to motivate them into action.I'm not sure if it will help or make the issue even more violable.When I talk to others that I meet in my travels I see a passion behind their words that I hadn't seen before.They are angry and want to do something to help preserve our American way of life.I know this is like a festering sore ,that needs to be cauterized.By uniting with other Americans perhaps a solution to this problem can be found.Action is the response not the motivation.My tax dollars are being tossed away on people that hate this country and any thing American.
690293
The question was asked incorrectly.  What American citizens have against undocumented illegals is that we work and pay taxes, they don't.  We are already supporting our countries' homeless and welfare people and now we have to take care of the illegals also?  They want the same benefits that others get then all we ask is that they follow the same rules and laws that we as Americans follow.  Become a US Citizen, pay taxes, work, what is so hard about that.  Go back to the 40s, the people from Ellis Island were documented, worked and helped to make this country what it is today.
345438
Because either people are apathetic, or, they are hypnotized by these  crooked politicians.  Very few of us are immune  to it. I am one. I do not vote for those who want to rule for  a 2nd or 3rd term or beyond. They have gotten rich enough, and don't need any more of my money.