why does immigration matter to you?

It's a priority to me because I am one. That said there is a slight difference being a Canadian than being a Mexican. We speak the same language as the US. Most of us are white which does make a difference in the US. Plus I am college educated as are my parents who moved here when I was 13. Mexicans tend to be un-educated but are very hard-working. They do the jobs that Americans think are beneath them. The Mexicans, like the Irish, Italians, and other groups that came to the US are just trying to make a better life for themselves the same as past immigrants to this country. Immigration is a priority because it makes the US a better place.

I worked with a Mexican girl several years ago, she was a hard worker and always worked overtime when no one else wanted to. None of the rest of us did because we knew most of it was going for taxes. For about a year everything she made she took home, tax free. If your going to be here, your going to be like me, pay taxes and speak English. They come across the borders and have their babies here so they can be Americans and get food stamps and healthcare and go right back across the border to live a better life, paid for by Americans tax free. If you go into any state offices they have people there to translate for these people that can't even speak our language, what kind of **** is that? I say we kill them instead of deporting them, it's cheaper and more efficient.

By the way there was nothing I could do because I did look into it, it was all legal because she was in the process of becoming legal. It's idiots like you that would hire them for a lower wage and make the Americans suffer. There are jobs out there that a lot of Americans won't do, but let me tell you,for example why the hell would I want to dig up trees for $5.00 an hour when I could work at McDonalds for $7.00 an hour. I'm not saying they can't come here, but speak English and pay taxes, don't just hand the **** out for free when we have people starving to death and dieing from lack of medical care here that our country can't take care of. Make them enlist in the military, make them earn that right. I live in a military town and there are all different races here. But you know what, they have earned that right to call themselves Americans. Stop wasting my money on someone who literally can't say thank you.

I live in Northern California and I see LOTS of Mexicans (I'm sure not all illegal, but will bet some are illegals) here driving like a55holes, causing accidents, yelling at women, getting rowdy in stores, and more.

It totally matters to me. I work with a lot of people from different countries that are here legally and I embrace them. They work, pay taxes, and contribute. The illegals do not pay taxes or contribute, and actually use lots of resources such as police, fire, rescue, insurance claims, etc.

Illegal = illegal. Period.

Should we wait until there is lots of evidence of problems and obvious examples of illegal immigration problems? I feel we should be proactive and simply enforce the laws.

Maybe you're correct, Slavery went on for a long time, gave the impression a disgrace to make legislation outlawing it - did it particularly make a change... Women had no rights for a long time, gave the impression a disgrace to make legislation pronouncing they're identical - did it make any change... Just cuz it has taken a whilst for persons to emerge as outraged at how damaged it's, doesn't suggest it ain't broke. California has been attempting for YEARS to do whatever approximately unlawful immigration and I think TX and AZ had been as good. Maybe one of the crucial principal states notion it used to be "looked after" over the final twenty years, however I can guarantee you the border states have now not. (oh yeah, gang individuals are nonetheless killing blameless persons, bet we misplaced that one too, so allow's ensure we do not make any legislation towards it - may not make any change.)

I for one am sick and tired of always GIVING to illegals when they dont give anything back. Do you realize what illegals are doing to some hospitals in this country because they have to give them free care? If illegals cant speak English we have to hire more teachers who can speak Spanish to teach them, that is a cost we as Americans should not have to do. I could go on and on but what would be the use?

It is natural for a people to migrate from a desolate area to a more prosperous area. This is how the world works. Nearly every immigrant is spurred to trek far and wide in desparate times.

After WWII my mother's family immigrated here from Poland after the Nazi devastation. They were met with prejuduce and no welcome. AND THEY ARE WHITE WHITIES! Blue eyes, blonde hair, rosey little cheeks...I'm telling you, some bigot a$$holes really have a more intricate system of HATE than most brown colors will know.

locally, i've seen & experienced what a heavy influx of illegals can do to an economy. They will work for cash for slave wages because they won't report any income, or very little. they send most of their money back to Mexico, instead of spending it locally. In addition to this, because their family are usually large, they need : food stamps, free heath care, etc. They also account for 90% of local crime.

We don't need them here, I am for rounding them up & deporting them ASAP!!

Illegal immigration, not acceptable

legal immigration, acceptable.

No 'if's, and's or but's..... PERIOD.

*Close the border,TIGHT!

*Enforce the law

*Step up border patrol

*Deport those found here illegally, as they are found

*Minimize illegal entry by fining anyone who hires, rents to or harbors illegal immigrants

*Reduce the number of immigrants coming into the USA overall.

*Do not give those here illegally amnesty!! (that only encourages more to come here)

Do you have kids in the public school? The cumulative numbers of poor illegals who (even if they pay taxes) cover little of their family's cost for education is doing more than costing money, it is ruining the schools for our own children.

That isn't acceptable.

I have answered questions like this numerous times and I am sick of typing the same long answer but it boils down to

I agree with shirley