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I do think the way citizens are treating immigrant is unfair just because of 9/11. 9/11 incident happened because of politics and it was sad but all immigrants are not responsible to this attach and taking away everyonce driver licences is not fair specially thise are here for a long time and have not committed crime atall and have family to support and no other intention. And if this country is immigrant based country and congress introduced Guest worker program to make these immigrant legal, then why there is contraditionn. What kind of a game is this? Infact i think it will help Govt. if they issue driver licences for three yrs, checking their criminal background, how long they are here and if they are paying taxes or not. If this part taken care and issued driver licences to them, it can clear Govt. way to issue them Guest worker program status. I don’t think so any of the congressman or ceneter thought about it, to save Govt. money and more crime to be committed by these people, not issuing driver licences.
Sabrina,
Your bias toward this subject is obvious, but before I can take your opinion seriously, I suggest you learn how to spell correctly. Once again, an obvious misuse of our tax dollars.
America wake up! Columbus Ohio is a HAVEN for illegals. The West Africans and the Somali are the real terriosts because they are killing the ecocomiy from within.
Check out the statistics on Tuberculosis here and MInn among the Somalis. Now they are applying for Social Security because of the disease. Check the food stamp program and the dire deficient the welfare program is in here because of this “refugee”
invasion. The sponsor should be held responsible.
The West Africans quietly enter illegally and have a under ground from New York to Memphis to cities where they can marry and gain legal status.
The enemy is here.
Why Doesn’t someone organize a rally petition walk on Washington against illegal immigration. If it was publicized, and people knew about it, they would get a line of cars on the interstate from California to D.C. The fact that laws are not being enforced is bull. Wake up America and get our country back before it is too late.
I agree we are 78 and 79 but we remember when we had a country proud of our laws and they were enforced so what happend??? Bush came in and opened our borders and away we all went. Americans need to do something like right now it is almost too late now. we went to the store yesterday and just test it we found 3 who could and did speak English, most spanish, some Arabic some chinese the rest ??? but if we had yelled immigration loud enough we are sure the entire store would have emptied out.
Right on, I am fed up with em, they protest us trying to enforce laws to protect our rights. It really amazes me that they can be illegal and protest for right to break the law. Lets all get together and rally for what’s left of OUR country.
What really pisses me off is la raza(small case) always screaming about racism. I have not seen such blatant racist since the civil rights era as I have since the Mexican invasion. Two friends of mine one white, one black were run off a job that an employment agency sent them to by these people who wanted to reserve the jobs for their people. Another group of people who had a Hispanic supervisor systematically fired the American workers one by one and hired his own. I know of many similar instances but what do you expect when you flood a modern society with third world mentality.
P.S. I am not just observing I am sociology grad. student
One marine grandson in Iraq for 4th. tour! One marine grandson just back & waiting to be sent again! A third marine gandson waiting at Camp Lejune for his time to possibly die. Why do the citizens of the United Statess get to shed their blood and become cannon fodder, but all the undocumented immigrants get to reap the benefits, then sit back and talk about how they deserve to get more of the same? The real question from where I sit is why has our government quit supporting the people. What ever happened to Government of the People, By the People, For the People. Now its government against the People.
I agree 200+% !!! I’m in Michigan and we have a bad illegal immigrant problem here as well, taking jobs and causing problems -hgher crime rate such as b n e, dui etc.
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We have increased the amount of immigrants we legally allow into our country to unsafe levels. That does not include illegal immigration which is totally against our laws. 20 million illegals on top of what we have is not sustainable by our system. We will loose jobs and rights and by the time a sluggish America wakes up it will be way too late and we will have 40 million more. Our politicians are in the pockets of big corporations and enforcment holds way back for fear of being punished for doing their jobs. In many cities the governments even order their police not to ask someone their legal status. We are presently seeing major attacks on our rights as citizens on every front. From free speach to guns to citizens rights. Congress twists the meaning of the constitution and ignores its intent to get what they want and so do greedy lawyers and justice department and liberal judges. It sickens me to see our country fall in my lifetime.
please, sirs.. let’s organize a nationwide rally, march or protest against this illegal immigration amnesty bill… we have to do something to get the president, congress and the illegals to hear us….LOOK HOW MUCH ATTENTION SHARPTON AND JACKSON GET WITH THIS TACTIC!!! WE COULD ACTUALLY HAVE A LITERAL “WORK-OUT AND PROTEST ALL DAY!! YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO THERE IS AN ASTRONOMICAL NUMBER OF AMERICANS WHO ARE AGAINST AMNESTY AND WANT THIS FLOW OF ILLEGALS STOPPED! I TRULY BELIEVE “THE WILL” IS THERE TO PULL OFF A HUGE PROTEST NATIONWIDE.
we can’t just sit here and do nothing and just let this thing pass… please help!!
marilyn patton
alabama
Hello, I have created this document to print out and leave at the doorstep of every business that I see that employs the invader. Please feel free to edit or change in any way to do the same. It fits on one page with Times New Roman 12 font. The translation is in Mexican, not Castilian Spanish. Please pass it on far and wide throughout the land, as I intend to. Sean Cassidy,
Good Day
You have been asked to leave by the American People who are here legally and speak English. We know you have overstayed your status. We know most of you work hard and have dreams too, but you must do it legally in our nation of laws.
We don’t hate you; in fact we love some of your culture and food, so much that it has become part of our way of life. We know most of you are very nice people. But please understand, you have overstayed your welcome from the first day by invading our country illegally in the first place. Yes, this land has been invaded in the past by many people from many lands who took it from the original inhabitants, but we are now full and there is no more room.
The business that employs you, and probably exploits your hard work, will soon be reported to the US agencies that deport illegal aliens. Very soon you will be contacted, and if necessary, deported back to your original country.
Before you let that happen, please leave our country in a safe, timely and orderly manner, and please feel free to apply from your own country to legally reside here in the future.
Thank you and have a nice day. The American People.
Día Bueno
Le han pedido marcharse por la Gente americana que está aquí legalmente y dice el inglés. Sabemos que usted se ha quedado más tiempo de su estado. Sabemos que la mayor parte de ustedes trabajan mucho y tienen sueños también, pero usted debe hacerlo legalmente en nuestra nación de leyes.
No le odiamos; de hecho amamos un poco de su cultura y alimento, tanto que esto se ha hecho la parte de nuestro estilo de vida. Sabemos que la mayor parte de ustedes son la gente muy agradable. Pero por favor entienda, usted se ha quedado más tiempo de su bienvenido del primer día invadiendo nuestro país ilegalmente en primer lugar. Sí, esta tierra ha sido invadida en el pasado por muchas personas de muchas tierras que lo tomaron de los habitantes originales, pero somos llenos ahora y no hay más cuarto.
El negocio que le emplea, y probablemente explota su trabajo difícil, será relatado pronto a las agencias estadounidenses que deportan a extranjeros ilegales. Muy pronto usted será puesto en contacto, y si es necesario, deportó atrás a su país original. Antes de que usted deje lo que pasa, por favor deje nuestro país en una manera segura, oportuna y ordenada, y por favor siéntase libre de aplicarse de su propio país para residir legalmente aquí en lo venidero.
Gracias y tienen un día agradable. La Gente americana.
Why don’t we do some kind of protest. If we all stood together it might work. We live in Southern Calif and you can’t go anywhere and undersand the language. Feinstein said if she gets flooded with calls she’ll change her vote. Everyone needs to call their congressmen or women. We can’t wait. Listen to kfi am Los Angeles the John and Ken show. Lots of numbers to call!!!
WHY DOESN’T THE GOVERMENT PASS A LAW TO FINE THESE BUSINESS WHO HIRE THESE PEOPLE. THEY OUGHT TO BE FINED VERY HEAVY…AND WHY DON’T OUR GOVERMENT PASS A LAW NOT TO RENT TO THESE PEOPLE. AND THE PROBLEM WITH GETTING THEM HOME, DON’T WORRY ABOUT THAT, IF THEY HAVE NO PLACE TO WORK, AND NO PLACE TO LIVE THEY WILL GO HOME. AND THEY WALKED HERE, LET THEM WALK BACK. THEY WOULD BE LESS LIKELY TO WALK BACK OVER HERE THEN…THEY NEED TO LET THEIR OWN GOVERMENT TAKE CARE OF THEM. NOT THE AMERICANS WHO PAY TAXES WHO SUPPORT THEM THROUGH WELL FARE PROGRAMS. SOMETHING THAT THE AMERICANS CAN NOT GET, AND THEY ARE AMERICANS….
Daily we read or hear about, the immigration bill weather it will pass or be voted down etc. etc. etc.
We also hear or read about demonstrations and marches for equal rights and jobs for the illegal aliens here in our country.
Seldom do we hear the American public’s opinion on this subject, I believe no one blames someone for wanting to better their life and as Americans we are proud of our country and what it stands for. But there are certain things we should not have to tolerate as citizens of our fair land.
One is walking into any local establishment and being bombarded with a foreign language. English is our national language, all of our forefathers were proud to learn it and “become Americans”. Many, many people here have other languages as a first language but have cared enough about America to learn ENGLISH…Not insisting that all immigrates learns and use English is an insult to our past. If one culture can not or will not change to become Americans then why are they here?? Why does America have to change to fit someone else’s culture?
Two is the demonstrations and marches we all have heard or seen by illegal and legal immigrates, first of all them being illegal immigrates they have no rights, and the legal ones do, so what’s the deal there?
We are a country at war, but daily our borders are being overrun by people entering the US illegally. I believe that one way of becoming a citizen of the U.S. Is to join the military, so why then are the recruiting offices not full?? How long do we the regular everyday American citizens sit back and watch our country being overrun and disrespected?
Third some would say that we need immigrates to pick our food and do other work, that needs done.
Believe it or not we all had food and the work got done without illegal immigrates doing it before. I really do not care for people who have not had vaccinations and regular medical checkups doing anything with my family’s food.
Fourth there are legal ways to come into our country to work or go to school, allowing illegal immigrates to stay (with help) is a slap in the face to those who do it legally, after all they are breaking a law to be here, the U.S. needs no more criminals do we?
I believe the wall between the U.S. and Mexico should be built as soon as possible with it buried deep enough that it cannot be tunneled under; I believe we should guard our borders as a country at war should guard its borders. All illegal immigrates should be returned to whatever country they were before coming here. Our healthcare systems are being bombarded with thousands of people with no insurance and no money to pay for services. Who do you think is footing the bill; you guessed it us everyday hard working tax paying AMERICAN CITIZENS! Illegal immigrates going to college with grants etc. who is paying? Yes there again us. We are paying for their education while we struggle to send our children to college. Why? When they will not or can not learn or speak ENGLISH. I believe that it is time for us everyday Americans to stand up for our country and our heritage. I am asking that everyone call or write your Congressman and Senators and demand a change immediately in our Social Service departments, INS and Homeland Security departments to help secure the United States against all violators, terrorists , drug runners , illegal immigrates and any and all threats .
If they are going to raise my taxes, do it to build the wall, not for services to illegal immigrates. At least I will know my children would get something out of it. What kind of country are we leaving the younger generations of Americans? Now is the time to decide.
Any employer who hires illegal immigrates, anyone renting to or selling property to illegal immigrates, or helps in anyway to make their stay here better should not only be fined but should have to spend time in jail for each violation, regardless of the circumstances or what title they hold. Let them try to come in legally or not at all.
Signed
A fed up everyday American
our government officials are corrupt and breaking the laws of this country. until they are held accountable for their actions this type of illegal activity will continue. LAW STUDENTS AN PARALEGALS SHOULD BE DIGING DEEP INTO THE LAW BOOKS AN COMING UP WITH LAW SUITS AGAINST Laraza the catholic church the bank of america Ted Kennedy and the other washington crooks. the two party system is not working.Its time for a third party.real change means the end to the double standard.its time to put the real crooks in prison.the politicians.
Im so glad the rest of America is now seeing the illegal immigration problem that Los Angeles has had for decades. As the Mexicans move into middle america, what used to be a Southwest problem is now a national problem.
Too bad it’s too late to do anything about it.
The attitude of Mexican-American (legals and illegals) is hostile toward non-Hispanics…called “anglos” by hispanics. They have broken our hospitals burdening emergency rooms and maternity wards, our public schools and take places in our universities that should go to American citizens (who are paying and parents have paid for). Many families,like mine took a decade on waitlist before legally immigrate from Europe, and never would even consider going on any social assistance. We all work hard, carry insurances, paid for our colleges,and pay our taxes. We never expected handouts as these people angrily do. Many go to university on all the taxpayers’ money while the American-born and legal immigrants pay their own way. Why should thousands of Mexicans be able to enter legally every day? Can’t the National Guard protect the country from this continuing practice. Our taxes are going to be sky-high (I predict over 50%) if this continues.
Pete:
The “rest of America” is experiencing the massive influx of immigrants albeit, just a little different than L.A. Seriously, can you believe that Michigan has one of the worst ‘illegal immigration’ problems in the USA?
I am true blue (Dodgerblue, even ‘Forum-blue’) Californian as they come. The illegal immigration problem that the ‘rest’ of the USA is quite different than that of L.A. We all know that President Reagan and his Secretary of State, Edwin Meese, completely sold us out to illegals by allowing for amnesty.
That was supposed to be a One-Time-Only-Deal; as we both know it never, ever has stopped; contrarily, it’s only gotten worse by ten fold. The other parts of America are suffering a completely different kind of immigrant problem — most seen in ‘student visa’s’ or tourist visa’s that the government could care less about.
What I’m saying is that it is NOT illegals from Mexico moving into middle America any more than that of L.A. New York for example has a problem that is out of control. Lest we forget areas such as Guatelmala, El Salvador, Columbia, basically all of Central and South America.
However, it really bothers me that you’d just as soon have the attitude of: “…to late to do anything about it” insofar as I believe that’s exactly what the illegal’s AND the US government want us to do. I am not an open borders type of person and never will be.
In the time it took to write this little response to you and this board, in Word I’ve written my supposed ‘elected officials’ who have the next five weeks off.
jps
Hey Día Bueno!! The language of this country is ENGLISH!!!! LEARN IT!!!!
Heres an Idea we came up with after we read an article about Bush’s 29 acceptable forms of identification….
An American ID
(The only form of Legal identification)
Illegal Immigration is an issue that affects all Americans.
Building border walls can only do so much.
Humans are creative and desperate humans even more so.
They will always get in…the real trick is making it Impossible to and live here illegally.
We all need ID’s to live our everyday American lives:
1. To Drive a Car
2. To Vote
3. To Be Employed
4. To Cash a Check
5. To Buy Alcohol
6. To Obtain Credit
The List goes on and on…..
Without a Valid ID, there is not much you can get done in today’s world.
_____________________________________________
An American ID
A universal American ID it would eliminate any confusion.
This system can be modeled and adapted to Credit Card Verification System that already exists.
Here is an example…
The Front is your Basic information, everything that you would find on a current drivers license, because it would replace all current drivers licenses. (If for some reason you Need to hold multiple separate ID’s the information would all be associated with this one ID.)
The back is a large photo, like on your Drivers license with your
State seal and a Card Number on the bottom.
These ID’s are linked to a Newly Created National Identification Public Database.
A Database that contains the information on the physical ID PLUS:
You’re Social Security Number
You’re Thumb Print
You’re Signature
When we go in to get our new drivers license we simply bring our current legal documentation. (i.e. A Birth certificate, and Social Security Card, and/or a passport ect. and we use it in conjunction with a scanned thumb print)
One Active Card per American Registered Social Security Number at a time…
No-one needs two drivers’ licenses.
Every time you get a new one the old Card number becomes invalid in the system, just like a credit card.
Any American can go to the any number of legal authorized locations and access but not alter there own information profile.
This Profile will be used by any public or private entity that is legally required to verify your TRUE Identity:
By employers to verify right to work
By Landlords to verify right to live in US.
US Postal service to verify current address
By Voting Locations to Verify right to vote and track if you have already voted in the US for that election.
By Health Care Providers if we ever get universal health care
By Banks for banking privileges
To Input Birth Records (Print at Birth)
File Death certificates (Make ID and SSN# invalid)
Ect..Ect..
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If you Lose or have your ID Stolen, your old ID can be immediately cancelled and a new card can be issued easily at the proper legal location by using your Thumb Print to verify your identity.
When you lose your id or it is stolen that card number is deleted from the system. Just like a stolen Credit Card. Any legal entity that required register/validate your identification through this system will receive notification.
Example: There are thousands of people with the name Mike Smith. (If I borrowed Mike smiths identity I could currently get a job, earn a paycheck, forge checks, buy a car, rent and apartment and more with his information).) But only one Active ID per person this would make this impossible, so even if you have all of his information it is no good without the One Active ID.
Example: Employers are required to imprint the ID number on payroll checks. So banks can then match who has the right to cash this check legally. (Thus your employer will be notified and will not be able to issue you a check until the new active ID card is verified with employer).
Example: Retailers, and other places that require proof of age to sell any product, would be able to have you swipe your id through the existing Credit Card terminal to verify it is an active ID before selling you the restricted item.
Example: You must swipe your active ID when you swipe your Credit cards. (You can’t use one without the other) (Credit card then ID card, ID card number is registered with CC Company and becomes a normal part of transaction) (This would save billions in US credit card fraud) (If you cancel you’re ID, then your credit cards are no good to anyone anywhere)
Example: You Childs Birth Record with Prints are recorded into this system at time of birth with the mother and fathers thumb prints. This Creates a Permanent and True ID record.
Example: You cross the border illegally so that you can have your child on United States soil, like in LA your child will be printed at birth and entered into the ID system with dual citizenship with the United States, but your child must return with you to your country at hospital release. Your child may then apply under legal conditions for full legal citizenship at age 18 and will retain the original burden of debt for his medical bills from his birth)
Example: Your landlord is required to verify your right to live in the US. You must provide your active id and it is verified by phone prior to a lease being issued. Your landlord will not be required to maintain your lease if you do not provide your new active ID within a set time frame after losing it. (This is for if I access my profile and see that I have an active address that is not my own, it is then legally reported to the landlord of that address so that occupancy must get verified act.)
Most importantly to protect privacy:
Only information needed for type of identification verification is made available to each registered legal users of this isolated secure system.
It does not contradict how we do things now; it just creates a more streamline and secure way of protecting our right to prosperity in one manageable system.
GOD help us and our futures. We are losing to people who broke our first law do not come here illegally. I hope one of my family members never get hurt by these law breakers. Our government and many big businesses are making them feel welecome and hurting fellow Americans. Some lost jobs and some homes Some how we need to be heard
I am just sick and tired of all these law breaking, opportunistic breeders and scalawags. They are not people. They are a nuisance!
I have been in the drywall bussiness for almost 30 years. Its the trade I chose to learn and build my life with. Over the years I have built up a high quality, honest american owned and operated company. Because of my refusal to use illegals my bussiness is going under. Not only am I losing the bussiness that I have devoted my life to but I’m using up my savings just to stay afloat. If this is happening to me it must be happening to thousands of dedicated americans. PLEASE WAKE UP AMERICA! We are losing our country and to few people care.
YEA OK… BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA
THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING! BY SITTING HERE WRITING BS ABOUT US ISNT GOING TO HELP IF YOU ACTUALLY ELECTED RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE, MAYBE WE WOULDNT BE HERE CUSSING EACH OTHER OUT ONLINE, COME ON, THIS IS RIDICULOUS… WE COME HERE FOR A BETTER LIVING THATS ALL….
HAHAHHA… THATS FUNNY… INVADERS… INVADERS THAT IN THE LONG RUN HELP YOUR ECONOMY, HMM……
It’s funny how everyone of you bitches but support illegals by either going to the Golden Corral buffet or any of those “Asian” buffet and eat there because it’s cheap. How do you think it is so cheap without illegals?
They say that it would take a lot of effort to deport the illegal aliens and a line of buses about 2000 miles long. Don’t worry I volunteer to drive one the buses.
So you northamericans, do you prefer, give a visa to people to come to destroy your biuldings and kill your people than give visa and to the immigrants that biuld your houses, that make posible your proyects, by cheap manpower????
We don’t set bombs under your cars.
This country was made by immigrants, like your grandfathers, or tell me, is your last name Tomahak, Cherokee, or cheyenne ??????? or not remember that all that people was killed for the “new americans?? or new killer??
Think! we don’t want to stay here, but sometimes we don’t have choice. Don”t generate hate againts immigrants, don’t create Osama’s friends.
Deportation rights and laws for Migrant Workers and Hispanic Immigrants
When the government wants to remove Hispanic Migrants, they must serve notice to that person, giving them a certain amount of time to appear before an immigration judge.
Here’s the kicker everyone .. got your reading glasses on? I lost my job due to my brakes going out. My husband trying hard to work for a good wage is being hired in at all time low wages. As I went and applied for assistance and meeting obstacles all the time, being forced to sign papers documenting my citizenship .. hello born and raised here .. white american .. but prove I did. To just meet far more obstacles. Then in walks an ILLEGAL ALIEN with an interpetor. This woman has 5 children born here .. she is on assistance .. 860 a month in food stamps .. while I am being forced to beg for food from churches .. wtf is going on here? I paid in .. female or not I by trade am a insulation installer .. working my butt off for many yrs paying in the system to be turned away!!!!! She was complaining she wanted more money and food stamps .. needless to say this AMERICAN caused a scene .. yes I did .. security put me in cuffs .. I am 5’5 89 pnds … cuffs I say .. this was today .. how dear they turn me down and force me to give money to support her and her children .. round them up and send them back. I am done with this system which turns it’s back on OUR PEOPLE!
My daughter .. is an american citizen but still the Birth certicate the S.S. # .. nope prove it .. so I did .. why is it that she can’t have medical but that B can … I wanted to hurt someone .. I did start to mess up the office I don’t care .. I am angry .. I am hungry and I want to be paid good wages .. had two employers here in bradenton fl .. and this is going to piss you all off to no ends. Cut my wages .. from 8.00 pr hr … to 4.33 and do you think wages and salary did anything NO. Was basically told that is how it goes .. what has happened to OUR homeland ..
Tired of the B.S. in FL
We could always join in a petition as illegal immigrants are bad matters for all. Government should handle this issue with further caution. Unskilled immigrants can still be a problem, but with illegal ones, the trouble would pile up even higher.
The Mayor of Los Angeles is adding another utility tax for California taxpayer to support illegal immigrants assylum. With the country in a near recession, jobs outsourced to other countries, Californians cannot afford to take care of a another country’s problem. In addition, California is the only state that has illegals working at their schools and if government jobs. What’s wrong with this picture? What can we do as Americans to fight unfairness?
I cant believe that DHS isn’t using these upcoming marches as a way to deport all of them. What distresses me even more is the City I live in is making a Law that states when people are tagged by these Illegal Gang Bangers that they will be fined if the Graffitti is not removed within 24 hours. What has happened to our rights. If we break the law we will go to jail but these (ALL ILLEGALS) people seem amune, Why is that? I for one am tired of hearing the excuse of we dont have enough man power at our police stations to handle the gangs. Does this mean they have won? I have an Idea how about if we fly them out to an Island in the Pacific and drop them off when they are cought breaking the law. If they want a Nation of their own then lets give them one. I am tired of paying taxes for these Pompus Airbag Illegals to squander. If they want to complain about something let them return to the Country they came from and make that system better instead of raping ours. That would take courage and I know thats asking to much.
To anyone who has a heart. Read this story
I have a thing or two to say about illegal immigration. I don’t have a lot of education, but I have worked hard all my life. I used to pick cotton, barn tobacco, and work in the fields. I tried working in factories but I couldn’t make enough money to feed and cloth 5 children. So I started doing construction work. I worked hard @ $3.00 an hr until I learned the trade. I love working in construction. I have framed and done siding work mostly siding work. I saved enough money to buy some scaffolding, then hired some help to start on my own. We work very hard and my first priority was always to make sure my work is done with pride . Quality is my standard, we always use the right equipement and tools. We have always been some of the fastest and realiable companies. I have been doing this for about 25 years. I have never tried to get rich, I just wanted to make a decent living and pay my employees enough to provide for the children. Now the company I worked for JW Homes just put me out of a job because companies that work illegal immigrants because of their cheap costs of labor. I have not had a raise in over 5 years because of trying to compete with the lower bids from these companies. I have went $25,000 in debt just trying to stay in business, but to no avail. It makes me very angry to hear people say that the illegal mexicans are just doing jobs no one else wants. THAT IS NOT TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What is the lower class white and blacks people suppose to do? Lay down and give up. Don’t we have rights also. When the people that are trying to protect these illegal immigrants lose their job they will see what it feels like to be betrayed by the politics and government that have vowed to protect its people and who’s taxes pay their salaries. Our constitution was wrote well over two hundred years ago before there was such a population we have now and this is just starting so look forward to it only getting worse. If you have been through this or going through this call me, because I understand and can see things from your point of view. By the way yes I am a woman construciton company owner. When you work as hard as you can for a company like I have for 12 years and then they just cut you off and don’t even say thank you or anything like a explanation it hurts and you feel very betrayed. (919-936-2335) Call me and maybe I will still have a phone. MAY GOD BLESS EVERYBODY!!!! PS I don’t hate illegals I just think if you break the law you should be corrected.
wow! with all do respect!> some of you guys here are being so selfish.. yyou can go to their countries and have fun and visit even work there but we cant be in peace here. i am against illigel immigration and bad ppl who cum here. but if ther ws laws against and for it you would keep bvad ppl away frm here and good people who are willing to work hard for 3 dollars an hour. and no we are not taking your jobs we are just eilling to be your slave and we dnt take them, ur employers are the ones that want us over you because they can exploit us 4 less money and NO BENEFITS. just tink about it
THEY DNRT LET NME POST
Karla,
Yes we can visit other countries, and even work there. But, the big difference is that we do it LEGALLY. Very few, if any, countires will provide an American citizen cash, medical assistance, and other benefits if they decide to stay there illegally. Many countries will forcefully kick you out. My wife is Korean and came here legally. We had to pay the fees, complete the papers, and wait until we were finally together. Is this too much to ask for others? This is not a racist thought. I could care less what country the illegals are from. Come to this country, send us your masses, but come here legally. My tax dollars are for CITIZENS to use. I work for a state assistance contractor and see too many of my $$$ going to illegals. Only after my schools, roads, and environment are paid for should any illegal get one hard-earned dollar of mine. It’s time for legal immigrants and citizens of this country to revolt.
america hasnt been america since the 1970′s, we politically corrected ourselves out of a lifestyle and way of life. we are so worried about making a bad impression on someone. who cares. no one likes our country anymore. why pretend. we let everyone walk over us and we say please tread on me, instead of dont tread on me. iraq doesnt even want us there, but we keep pushing our way in to other countries problems. why dont we take care of our problems and export all of these illegal immigrants. do something for ourselves for a change.
I said da same thing about the driver lic. Idea after I finally figured out my husband only married me to gain legal status. A relationship of lies as I now look back. I feel the government should do something about this because an I.D. Is something I like to check to make sure a person age is what they say and if there would have been something to distinguish the differnce I would have been able to ask the questions I started asking as a wife I could have questioned as a girlfriend and saved myself a lot of heart ache and pain and money. I still love my husband but I’m looking into a divorce. He left the US and now is in canada and that’s when our relationship really got rocky, the more questions I asked the more he told me I wasn’t doing anything for him and I’m his wife and I should listen cause a wife is suppose to listen to the husband. One of the big tricks they like to use to trick you to think they are good and in love with you is by using God, espescially if they know you are religious in anyway and then when you look @ the picture after you are married you start seeing a little clearer.
I have mixed feelings about illegal immigration …I am myself considered “illegal”(which I think only serves to reinforce negative stereotypes and dehumanize people), So i’d like to call myself an undocumented student. Anyways my parents brought me here in the summer of 96′ i was 5 years old. I guess we’re not the typical “Illegal” or “immigrant” family a lot of americans stereotype. My father has a bachelors degree in business administration and a masters in college education, my mother has a bachelors in education. We were happy in our country (Mexico) if it weren’t for the economical crisis, corrupt politics, and the life threatening situations we would of stayed. But life takes so many turns, you don’t know if the next one is gonna be a good one for ya. My father applied for an american visa he did everything to come here legally but for unknown reasons was denied. Perhaps it was because of his unemployed status at the time, who knows. He had to quit his job due to illegal movements and corruption the company he worked for got involved in. It’s really sad that Mexico’s government can’t take care of their own. My father tried getting other jobs but it’s difficult to get a job with a good position, you have to buy your way there. And the fellows he worked with didn’t help much. He had no references. Anywhoo after a year or so of searching he tried getting a visa once more, and once again was denied. Really it surprises me how they could give visas to people that didn’t have a career or a recognized position. It came down to one thing he either came illegally or stayed to his(our) demise really sounds dramatic but its reality. He crossed illegaly, short after my mother and i crossed (legally) with a visa, but we overstayed and now we are stuck in the u.s as illegal immigrants, why can’t the government do something about people with careers and education. We’re not looking for citizenship we just want a legal work permit. America is in need of teachers and much more in the education field. America is in need of nurses and others in the medical field. Those are just a few to mention. Americans say we are taking over their jobs etc. Really? then how come there is a shortage of people in many fields? I don’t see americans in those jobs? and is not because they don’t want to, is just that they don’t have enough people with a degrees for it. Most of the lower to middle class americans prefer to do a job that does not require a career or degree. Im talking about the people you see working at department stores, grocery stores, etc. you get the idea. Getting out of subject here, America really needs to do something about their educational system for young people and future generations. This country makes it so easy to live a life without an education. It doesn’t matter if it means working everyday and earning the minimum wage. You don’t die of starvation or because you don’t have a place to live. They have all this programs to help them such as welfare and others, thus encouraging a life without a career, why are they going to get one if they can just as good live without one. These programs (which by the way illegal immigrants don’t qualify for F.Y.I if you didn’t know, only if they have kids that were born here that makes them U.S. citizens and then for qualify just as any other citizen, they will get the help only for the kids not for the parents) should be only given to an specific group of people that meet a standard and that are disabled of some zord or something that denies them from a normal living. Anyways if they don’t need “us” immigrants then why are they pulling people out of foreign countries to come work here? Yes, legally that’s what we want. There are many undocumented immigrants in the U.S. highly educated, bi-lingual, sometimes even tri-lingual. Why can’t we get a work permit? That will lower the illegal immigration toll by at least 3 to 6 million. Im not making up numbers here people i’ve been doing research. These are people like us that have been literally forced to leave their country in an effort to survive the economical crisis. And like others say “A better living”. I understand and I know that many americans have to deal with the unfortunate uneducated people of my country(Mexico) and other third world countries immigrants. And needless to say they are the ones that make up most of the illegal immigration numbers and the ones that don’t speak english. But I can’t blame them it’s not their fault they were brought up like that. And I can’t blame them of wanting something better for their family or a better living. Surely they are not here because they want to. They are forced to leave their country. Please open your eyes and not just judge on what you see, remember there is a stronger motive behind everything. I mean what would you do if you had three kids, a wife, and unemployed. Or better if you had three kids, a wife, a loaf of bread, half of a whole chicken that was cooked the day before, a small pot with rice. Imagine you had to buy one whole chicken, a whole wheat bread,a bag of rice, one of beans, and a few vegetables and that was all you had for at least 2 weeks? Well most of these people you see here, that was their case. Can’t blame em’ for wanting something better. Fortunately, that wasn’t my picture. I was better in my country years ago, but like i mentioned things change they can’t always stay the same. Now all we want is a legal way to work and earn some money, save up so we can start our business, and LEAVE! We aren’t looking to stay people we just want an opportunity to make our life better. Blame the government for the screwed up system not us. And im not speaking for all immigrants I’m just speaking for the ones in my situation, because there are lots. That’s why in the beginning i said i have mixed feelings about this whole situation. I know how hard it is to live in a country where you dont “exist” or you have no way of proving your identity. You literally live in the shadows. I am a 19 year old college student. I look american, I speak perfect english yet there’s a truth behind it all. There are many of “us” that blend in with everyone, we go to school, make good grades, have a good education, “work” etc… why can’t we get jobs? If we have lived by the rules most of our lives? Oh! and yes we pay taxes!!!, not all of us do, but some of us do. And we’re not getting any benefits, we feel like you do. You say “Oh, I can’t believe I’m paying taxes for illegals benefits…blah blah blah” lies, we don’t get any benefits, show me what these “benefits” you are talking about? Think about the ones that have played by the rules. Shouldn’t we get something? some kind of help? at least a legal permit? Anyways I could go on an on on this issue and I am sure there are many of you that will debate with me on different issues.I just wanted to inform many of you of our reality. Which, by what i am reading it is mainly misunderstood. I am currently looking for a sponsorship in the medical field that will help me fix my situation, possibly by acquiring a visa or legal work permit. If you want to further this discussion with me feel free to contact me to my personal e-mail gaby.mtz@live.com. I will more than likely love to answer your questions.
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undocumented individual
Dear undocumented individual:
I have attempted to answer the majority of your questions. Since you are the writer of the primary source document it should be easy for you to be able to reference my comments. Furthermore, I will be honored to utilize the email you’ve listed insofar as I love to hear the ‘other side.’ So here you go…I will probably have to break this into two submissions.
Seriously, let’s just stay on track here; no political correctness or mincing of words, okay? If you are in this country without the permission of the United States then you are illegal.
Please do share with me…Why do you think there is a ‘negative stereotypes’ and dehumanization for those who willingly and knowingly break the law? I am empathetic to your situation; however, it is one (situation) that can be rectified easily if done correctly.
Are you aware that the entire world is in an economic crisis? If there existed non-corrupt politicians in the USA then I’m sure that immigration would be under control and manageable. It is America’s corruption dealing with Mexico’s corruption that most likely created ‘our’ problem. By the way, there are ‘life threatening situations’ everywhere.
Big news flash here! They don’t give visa’s to people who don’t have sponsors, are unemployed, or have a recognized position – however, people just come to the USA anyway! And quite openly, this is what angers a lot of people.
You bring a very good and valid point to the discussion, and believe me; most of America feels as you do. Why would a person get up, go to work, earn a living if they could get more dealing drugs or guns and Welfare too? This scenario is locked up somehow in the ethos of government – they call it tolerance.
part 2 on the way…
part 2, con’t…
The children you refer to are called ‘anchor babies’ and that is a portion of the US Constitution that needs to be changed; it is important to mention that the original framers DID NOT mean, “…hey c’mon over and have your kid…” Furthermore, illegal immigrants do receive entitlements, more than I care to list. Why do you suppose that this ‘Health Care Program’ isn’t going to work? The tax-paying public is overly tired of taking care of those who receive entitlements without just cause.
As for me, and I know I speak for untold millions of other people – it is in the notion of breaking the law only to be rewarded. Why is it that there are those south of the border who feel as though they are above the law? Why should the USA take a position of “…go ahead, commit the crime first (not just coming here illegally), but murder, auto accidents, and crimes against people.
There seems to be a real problem (and I mean a serious one!) with undocumented-illegal-aliens taking attribution for themselves. Attribution is the responsibility for being accountable for one’s actions. The way you are presenting the story (last 1/3 of the statement) why can’t anyone blame them? Why isn’t it their fault? We cannot push an entire mess on ‘how we were brought up.’
And I quite agree with the assessment of ‘wanting something better for our families’ so why not do it legally? Why do people feel as though they can just ‘walk in’ and make a better life for themselves? People don’t seem to understand the sociology behind the notion of “we have made this place…it is ours…please come on over…but don’t break the law.’
I’m sure you are aware that well over eighty percent (80%) of what illegals make in the USA is sent back to Mexico. At last counting I believe the figure was approximately $10 billion annually.
Respectfully I submit this and I know that you’re frustrated: ‘We want a legal way to work, earn some money, save to start your own business and LEAVE! Please…where would you go? Moreover, is it fair to do that?
How is it that illegals are so very savy and aware of and always getting everything for nothing and always looking for more (as “gaby says ” I am looking for a sponsorship in the medical field that will help me fix my situation…” contact me “gaby….” … “undocumented individual” and proud of it.
???? Of course! Their networking is unbelievable and they have no shame in expecting all their sponsors to hand it over.
yet, Alice, an American who worked all her life & lost out is denied anything for her kids while she sees an illegal who doesn’t speak English with her interpreter demand more than her $850 benefits! Something is definitely wrong with this picture.
Olga,
Keep on writing please! I enjoyed the opportunity to read your first reply two nights ago, and was so inspired you and yours were ‘spot-lighted’ on my blog. Up to this point I was overly cautious about using your name or any particulars; insofar as I believe a person has the unalienable right to privacy above all.
It is these kind of cases – that you mention today, as well as your own personal experience – that reek of reform. At times I wonder just what are these politicians doing? However, I lived in the USA far too long (since birth) to even struggle with that notion.
There is no excuse for ‘lowering the bar of acceptable standards’ in this country, moreover, illegal is illegal and that’s the easy parts. When I think of reform I think of folks like your family as well as some of the folks who responded at my site (some illegals to boot!) the ‘elected officials’ in our Nation need to fix the system where a person waiting 8 to 10 years for acceptance is unconscionable.
jps
WELL HERE IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT, LETS ALL BECOME DUAL AMERICAN -MEXICAN CITIZENS , THAT WOULD GET YOU A FREE GET OUT OF JAIL CARD WHEN YOU KILL AND ROB SOMEONE IN THE U.S.A. ,THE FACTS ARE THAT MEXICO DOESNT HAVE A DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER AND THESE INVADERS KNOW IT. SO WHY SHOULD THE BAD ONES CARE, WHEN THE BOYS AND GIRLS IN GOVERNMENT ARE DISARMING THE WHOLE NATION,WE ARE BEING MADE DEFENCELESS VICTIMS BY THE TRAITORS IN ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, AND EVERYONE COMING HERE ILLEGALLY KNOWS THAT IT HAS BECOME OPEN SEASON TO DO AS THEY WISH,WITH THE GOVERNMENTS BLESSING ( THE GOVERNMENT>THE NEW WORLD ORDER , SMELL THE STINK WE ARE BEING GENOCIDED OUT OF THIS WORLD, AND FOR WHAT? SO THIS NATION CAN BE CHANGED INTO A SECOND BOLSHEVIC STYLE RUSSIA , BY THE NEW WORLD ORDER ZIO-THUGS THAT HAVE SEIZED POWER HERE AND CONDONE ALL AMERICANS TO BE DISARMED AND VICTIMIZED BY EVERYONE .
Nothing too surprising here, besides the contents of some of the comments. It is difficult for some people to understand illegals and how they approach having the rights of natives. Since we were born here, it is difficult to have a perspective that is sympathetic to theirs.
What’s up,
How is everyone? I’m unfamiliar here!
Bye for now…
Athena
– Midwife Austin
This is pretty much your classic debate on immigration, and as usual there is little new ground broken. How do people feel about the EB5 program? This eb5 green card allows immigrants to gain permanent resident status if they invest in a regional center. This creates 10+ american jobs per immigrant.
Anyone in the NY/NJ area and wants to join our group NYICE and/or NJ citizens against illegal immigration, Please Email me at- Tremley@comcast.net
Ofcourse immigrant’s aren’t the problem, so stop saying immigrants if you don’t know what an immigrant is, let me help you learn what an immigrant is.
An immigrant is a person that enters a country the proper legal way, by going through the proper channels, getting the proper document’s, learning the language of the country, assmelating, and loving the country they are becoming a citezen of, and doing everything requiered of them by the government to become a law abiding citezen, and many many have done this, and many have waited many years, in true wartone countries for 5/10/20 years for their papper’s to go through just so they can enter this great country legally.
Now for the definition of an ILLEGAL alien, not “UNDOCUMENTED” WORKER, not “UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT” but ILLEGAL!
An ILLEGAL alien is a CRIMANL no if ands or buts about it, an ILLEGAL alien is a person that enters this country ILLEGALLY without DOCUMENTATION, without going through the PROPPER DOCUMENTATION to enter this country.
They steal JOB’S and RESOURCES and SERVICES from the american citezens, they BRING THEIR GANG’S and LOYALTY OF THEIR NATIVE COUNTRY WITH THEM, which should not be allowed to continue to happen.
They protest for SERVICES and RIGHT’S they are not ENTITLED to, they AREN’T EVEN ENTITLE TO MARCH AND PROTEST AT ALL BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CITEZENS OF THIS COUNTRY, they wave thier NATIVE COUNTRY’S FLAG, they STEP AND BURN OUR AMERICAN FLAG, but yet they are allowed to do so without being arrested and deported.
They get all of the help and privellage’s that american born or immigrated citezens can’t even get, and it cost the american citezens billions upon billions per-state to take care of these illegals while the american citezens are struggling just to scrap by, yet there’s no help for us U.S. citezens can’t get theamount of help, or the type of help that the ILLEGAL alliens get in this very country of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
When will something be done? i doubt ever, politions want the vote’s and the corporations love the cheap labour, it’s a win win for them and the ILLEGAL alliens, and a lose lose fornthe american citezens.
Sorry for the spelling, no time to proof read.
I live in michigan and we have a large population of illegals here. Was hit by a drunk illegal who paralyzed himself and diabled me in the accident. He was not prosecuted nor deported, but instead gets to stay here so tax payers can take care of him. Meanwhile 2 years later I still have no income- no assistance. Disability was denied. He had no insurance or drivers license so there wasn’t any compensation in that form either
Where’s the justice?
What’s wrong with this picture?
Where’s our safe borders? I’m in Michigan how are illegals making it all the way up here in such high numberd?