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bkc99xx asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

If Hispanic invaders work without benefits and low wages and don't pay taxes, aren't they a liberal nightmare?

LIberals say that they are fighting for the middle class Americans. If that is true, then why do they continue to fight for rights for people that have entered the country illegally and are depressing wages and income growth for Americans? They are using benefits that are being paid for by Americans and straining the federal, state and local budgets. The average illegal alien will never pay the same amount in taxes as the same American earning a similar income. Even if you could find a way to prove that they get close to paying a similar rate, many send a very large portion of their income back to where they came from. They are literally sucking the money out of the economy, either directly or indirectly, and liberals are proud of that?

How can a liberal look at themselves in the mirror and not be ashamed?

Update:

Hey Reality, I have known several that have hired and employed illegals. Guess what? They pay as many of them and as much as they can in CASH. How do you think the government gets any of that? They don't. I would bet that more than half of the illegals used in bricklaying, roofing and landscaping are paid under the table. Why don't you go out and do your own survey of employers hiring illegals and see what you come up with for yourself instead of what you have been told by others trying to justify this pitiful situation.

Update 2:

Yep Beaver, I sure did! Thanks for the idea. I think it shows that people on both sides have their own reasons for allowing the system to be and pretty much stay as it is.

Update 3:

Interesting that so many of the liberals defending their position are always pointing only to the illegals that are actually on a payroll somewhere. Do you not realize just how big the cash economy is and how many of the illegals are on it? Your idea that 99% of illegals are working on a payroll and paying taxes that they will never see is delusional.

But, regardless, to only worry about the taxes is to avoid the issue. Liberals should never support depressing the wages for middle class Americans but yet they do. And they blame conservatives for their employment practices and yet will not implement legislation to stop it from occurring. Shameful

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Well first off Liberals do not fight for the middle class they merely claim to fight for the middle class.

    And they fight to keep illegals here because occasionally the government gives the illegals amnesty. Then let's them become citizens and boom Liberals get a higher voter base.

    Liberals claim to be protecting lots of different people from the evil white conservative christian.

    But again those are just claims. The evidence on the other hand shows they do far more harm than good.

    Edit: Nice try Liberals but illegals do not pay taxes because they claim like a zillion dependents on their W2's.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It has nothing to do with liberals it has to do with the money hungry industries that violate labor laws to allow them to work and that sure isn't a liberal majority of companies. If they were make legal and the employers had to pay taxes on these people then they would be paying the same rates as everyone else.

    Look at yourself in the mirror sometime and ask why can't face the real facts

  • 1 decade ago

    Who says they do not pay taxes? If taxes are not being taken out of their pay then the employers are at fault and should be gone after. Fact is that most are paying payroll taxes not to mention the sales taxes they pay when they buy goods and services. So what exactly are these 'benefits' they are using? The fact remains that it is unethical conservative businesses that knowingly pay illegals a sub-standard wage, pay no income taxes on these employees, and pay no benefits for these employees.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    They are providing you with food you can afford. Doing the jobs you think you are too good to do. I don't care whether they are legal or illegal. They are some of the nicest most respectful people I have ever met. People that I would be proud to have as fellow Americans. Unlike a lot of people that were born here.

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  • 1 decade ago

    they do pay taxes. what makes you think they don't? even if they're here illegally, they still have papers that SAY they're legal; otherwise employers wouldn't be able to hire them, even tho those employers KNOW most of the papers are faked, it still allows them to hire them for low, low wages. But, the employers till take out taxes from their checks, and guess what .... most of those taxes would be returned when they do their income tax, but they don't do income tax so they don't get back the $$ taken out for taxes, so in effect, they are paying more in taxes than most.

    As far as "fight for rights for people that have entered the country illegally and are depressing wages and income growth for Americans?", you've been listening to your right wing pundits too long and you're brain washed to believe what they want you to believe.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I think you don't understand the Liberal position.

    Right now there is a profit motive to pay these people less then minimum wage.

    If you simply imposed a fine on employing illegals, then you'd get rid of the profit motive.

    If you had to pay $10,000 for each illegal, then you'd make damn sure you didn't employ an illegal.

    - 17R3W

  • 1 decade ago

    Hispanic invaders work without benefits and low wages and our government pays for all of this for them.

    They draw food stamps and receive medicaid.

    Benefits provided by Americans.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Its a conundrum up until the point that you realize the liberal politicians (that control the thoughts of their sheepish base) really don't give a rats @zz about the middle class.

    Liberal politicians are only concerned about growing their power base. To them, these are not illegal aliens, they are future democrats.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    "The average illegal alien will never pay the same amount in taxes as the same American earning a similar income."

    What's your basis for saying this? They get withholding like everyone else, and they don't file unemployment claims or for Social Security.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    liberals aren't your average hard working middle class americans so they do not share the same values as average joe's across the country.....liberals are bass ackwards

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