Lets make May 1 "BUY BACK AMERICA DAY".  lets show that illegals cannot effect our economy.?
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I Have A Bad Feeling That This Whole Shi**in Mess Is Gonna Get Alot WORSE Before It Gets Better
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I don't think the illegals are to blame for our bad economy. This country has lots of laws that makes us a good target for leeches. \n\nLike for example the law that says hospitals shouldn't turn away anybody who needs treatment or medical procedures. People from all over the world come to America to have expensive surgeries and don't pay a thing. We have no way of making them pay because after the procedure they just fly back home. Who ends up paying the bill? We do. Taxpayers and insurance money.\n\nThose countries that America has been in war with before, we help those people too, let them in here and give them money and benefits to start with. They also have special housing. I know a lot of them. \nI have a friend who manages an apartment and she's got a lot of people from another country on the list of those who can benefit of just paying $600/mo for an apartment priced $3,000 for the rest. They were even bragging that the US government would pay them $500/mo  per child if they go back to their country, give birth and raise their children there. Where would the US government get the funds then? Who let them in here in the first place and gave them Visas? Our country did. Illegals can't do that here because they wouldn't have the right to do it and they wouldn't have benefits these people does.\nThere's a lot of things going on in our country that politicians don't change. They only think about their pockets. Election comes and they promise things but never delivers.\n\nWe created our bad economy because we just didn't care enough to voice out.
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The whole land of the free thing comes into play. I read an article in USA today this year that stated how many millions of dollars are earned by legal and illegal immigrants and shipped back to there home country to support their famalies. Not even there illegal income is being recycled back into our economy. I am a strong democrat and have strong beliefs on this issue. My daughter is in fourth grade and has to listen to her teacher teach a lesson in both english and spanish. This is distracting to other students and not fair to our already underpayed teachers. It takes away from what we as legal US Citizens pay for. A wall is a good idea, but they will probably find a way over it. Illegal should be against the law and we shouldn't waste our tax dollars taking care of them in jail when they get picked up. I think they should be deported too thier own country at their own expense or to the expense of their country. If the Coutries of origin start getting hit in the pocket book. They will tighten up on their own borders and maybe between the wall and monetary fining it might slow down illegal immigrants. I could go on forever. But I agree with you and probably 50 percent of the rest of the US population. Not to mention the jobs they take because 10 illegals will do the work of one man in a fraction of the time for the same pay or less. Fines for employers and stiff fines should be implemented. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!! okay have to stop now.
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"We help the comunites and without us you would be nothing."\nHAHAHAHAHAHA!\n\nOh I’m sorry I know laughing isn't very professional but that comment was so damn funny.  Obviously you either lack an understanding of basic economics or you haven’t thought things though.  The U.S. has a very capital intensive economy meaning we work 'smarter' in most sectors using machinery and educated workers in order to be more productive.  \n\nThis is totally opposite of third world countries such as Mexico which have to use large amounts of unskilled labor in order to produce labor intensive goods.  If all the illegal immigrants left the United States we wouldn't be dealt a crushing blow.  Quite the opposite, we'd be forced to eliminate tariffs and subsidies and then import labor intensive products such as strawberries and tomato’s at a cheaper price from South America.  \n\nThis would allow us to pursue our comparative advantage by producing capital intensive goods and services such as: software, engineering, financial management, etc. And propel our economy forward.  \n\nThe illegal immigrants filling positions which cannot be out-sourced or replaced by machines [which are very few positions] will be filled by citizens of this country.  But instead of those positions being filled by illegals' working under the table for $4 an hour and not paying taxes; the smaller supply of labor being provided by U.S. citizens will raise salaries these back up to a living wage.  Citizens will be able to make a living as a janitor or construction worker again, our economy will be better off due to lowered import tariffs and trade barriers, and we will know that one of Osama Bin Laden’s flunkies isn't sneaking across the border with a Nuclear Bomb.\n\nEveryone wins but the illegal immigrants.  But hey they shouldn't be here in the first place. \n\nBasically this all boils down to us looking out for our own interests as a nation.  I'm all for LEGAL immigration.  In fact I support it.  I think that we should allow people to immigrate to this country based on: \n\nEducational level - The more educated you are the more you bring to the table in our capital intensive economy.\n\nEconomic status - If you bring a lot of money to invest, it will benefit the U.S.\n\nAbility to speak english - English is the common language here.  Duh.\n\nEthnic Diversity - We are a nation of immigrants from around the world.  Diversity gives us strength.  Plus it's unfair to allow citizens of one country a greater chance at staying here then everyone else.  Also if you take a homogenous group of foreigners and place them together geographically it makes it harder for them to assimilate to our culture.  The idea is that THEY become Americans not that WE become: Mexicans, Indians, Koreans, etc.\n\nNeeded Job Skills - If the need for more workers in a given field is adversely effecting our economy we should import them.\n\nPolitical Persecution - If you are fleeing from an authoritarian regime such as Cuba, Iran, or North Korea you should be given extra consideration in coming here.\n\nI don't know why so many illegal immigrants, especially latinos have a huge chip on their shoulder all of the sudden.  After all THEY ARE THE ONES WHO BROKE THE LAW and they are the ones who shouldn't be here.  I wish our representitives would grow enough balls to tackle the problem head on and put these criminals in their place.\n\nEDIT:\n\n"When they specifically say mexicans instead of just saying undocumented workers or mentioning all the other groups that also come to the States illegally, they come off as racist."\n\nHey jackass: Mexico is a country not a race of people.  So how can people be racist when refering to a citizens of a specific country?  For example you can be of Filipino descent [and there are Filipino communities in Mexico] and be born in Tijuana and you will be a 'Mexican' citizen.  \nCalling someone
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Really, I do not think there will be much of a financial impact.\nRemember the campaigns last year urging people not to buy gas from Exxon-Mobile or not to buy gas on certain Mondays?\nDid that work?\nWhat about the anti-war protests? Any effect?\n\nI am guessing that, like most of us when we take a day off, Hispanics that take May 1st off will have to work more the day before and the day after.\n\nAt the end of May, we will celebrate Memorial Day. All government business will be closed. Millions of people will not work that day. This happens every year and somehow, we all seem to get through it without a catastrophic collapse of the American Government.\nAs for the schools. If parents are going to protest the fact that their children are receiving a free education for their children they are just ungrateful!!!\n\nIf I ran a business and people decided to take May 1st off to protest. I would fire them. I am sure a lot of people feel the same way.
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They are not being blamed for driving down the economy.\nPeople are torqued about immigrants coming into country illegally.\n\nPreganant women time their entry into country.\nThey cross the border and wait in hospital parking lot until they are well into labor. Then they go into the hospital.\nIf a child is born in America. The child is officially American. Irregardless of whether the Mom crossed border illegaly eight hours earlier. That has to change.\n\nPeople are upset with the concept of Mexico  dictating domestic policy to us.\n\nMexico is corrupt.\nThey use America as pressure release.\n\nThey like the money that is sent from relatives working in America illegally.\n\na lot Americans resent display of foreign flags en masse on U.S. soil. \na lot Americans resent the display of American flags in upside down position.\nWhen an employer uses illegal workers the employer that is in compliance with the law suffers financial loss.\n\na lot Americans resent the attitude of the immigration reform groups. They are saying ...basically..."screw American immigration laws."\n\nHow does "screw Ausralian immigration law" sound\nOr Japanese immigration law.\nor Norwegian immigration law.\n\nwe are here and we are going to do what we like.\nwe will avail ourselves of all the social services we possibly can.\n\nWe will strain the school systems to the limit and DEMAND bilingual education. \nDEMAND DEMAND DEMAND!!!!\n\nWe will form all the dangerous gangs we like and we will deal drugs whenever we like.\nCrime and drugs rampant in Georgia.\n\nThey are saying.....\nYou can't fingerprint us, you can't check to see if we have criminal records.\nWe don't have to have social security cards and we don't need identification. \nand we can work off books and not pay social security taxes and Federal income tax.\n\nI am American.\nWhat country are you from?\nWould your country tolerate this attitude?\n\nIf these people are so keen on social justice.\nIf they are such ardent social activists.\nIf they are so concerned about the welfare of their own people.\nThen why are they not marching in Mexico City to change their own corrupt government?\nwhy ?...cause they'll be shot!\nI haven't  heard of large protests in Mexico.\nThey cross the border illegaly...then they protest.\nwhat that all about?  \nThey come across border illegally and then make demands on us..\n\nWhat country are you in?\nWhat would the authorities in YOUR country do if people entered YOUR country illegally and than said to hell with YOUR laws?\n\nRacism???BILGEWATER!!!\nMexican, Honduran etc...these are nationalities ...not races..\nRacism is an emotionally charged buzzword...that is all..\n\nRacism?\nIf I went into Holland illegally. \nThe authorities would handcuff me , take me to airport and send me back to America....and I am white guy...so ditch the racism argument.\nno temporary visas...no slack.\n\nHow would your country react to all this?\nWhy does the world hold America to higher standard and demand that everybody that wants to enter America is ENTITLED to enter America. And once in the country are subject to different standard than people from further away countries who  submitted their immigration requests through proper channel.\n\nAnd by the way...If America is so unjust and America is a racist state and Americans are intolerant to the point of xenophobia.\nthen\nWHY IN THE HELL DO all these people want to come here.\n\nIf everybody that wanted to live in America was able to just come on over.\nThe popululation of America would exceed that of CHINA.\n\nWhy is this unjust racist predatory capitalist war mongering country so desirable?\n\nthink about that.
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I have several hispanic friends that agree with me when I say...\nI think May 1 is a great opportunity for the citizens of the United States that need jobs to go and apply \nWhy should we give immigrants that are here ILLEGALLY so many privileges. \nWould Mexico give me those special privileges? Absolutely not. \nIt makes me angry that they call this movement "The Great American Boycott". You are not AMERICAN if you are not a citizen! Call it the damn "Mexican Boycott"!!!\nI have a great idea! Let's have America boycott illegal immigrants for one day! No jobs, medical care, etc. I bet it would hurt them a whole lot more than it would hurt us. \nDon't wave your Mexican flags and then ask to be Americans! If you want to be an American then you better show it and waving your countries flag is NOT the way to do it! If you are so proud of your country and where you came from...STAY THERE!!!
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YES I DO. This is MY protest.\n\nFirst of all, do they really think that it will make any difference at all? It won't. In order to actually make a noticible dent in the economy, they would have to hold out a heck of a lot longer than 24 hours...and I just really don't see that happening. Second of all, where do they get off? Nowhere else but in America could someone protest, throw a fit and expect someone to make allowances for the fact that they have, in fact, broken the law. There are legal ways to enter this country, they could have chosen one of them and then there wouldn't be this problem. However, they chose not to obey the laws of this country and, in my opinion, they need to be held accountable for their lawlessness. \n\nIf we allow all these illegal immigrants amnesty, what message does that send to all the immigrants who entered this country legally, who paid their dues and did things according to the rules? Gee, we're sorry we put you through all that because our laws are completely meaningless and we're going to give amnesty to everyone who decided they didn't want to be bothered with the pesky rules? What next, are we going to allow all mass murderers to run free because, hey, if you can break one law, why not all of them. What if all the rapists in every maximum security prison across the country stage a protest demanding their freedom? Why have any rules and laws at all if they can just be arbitrarily changed to exonorate a group of people just because they protest and demand it?\n\nI understand that the people coming here illegally are desperate and in dire circumstances, I don't doubt that at all. However, as someone who grew up in dire circumstances myself (yes, I know what it's like to go to bed hungry for weeks on end, to not have heat in the winter and to face the uncertainty of whether or not you're going to have a roof over your head), I still believe that breaking the law is unacceptable. That doesn't mean that I don't understand the motivation behind it, but it is what it is. After all, we have hundreds of thousands of legal American citizens who are homeless, who are hungry, who are in desperate situations and who are crying for an opportunity to support their families. However, should one of these people choose to rob a bank or sell drugs in an attempt to support their family, we don't see protests in the streets to exonorate them of their crimes. We may understand the motivation behind their actions, but the truth is that they've broken the law, regardless of the reasons/circumstances and in this country, there are consequences for breaking the law. If there aren't, then what's the point of even having a legal system?\n\nCome here legally and I don't have a problem with it. Come here from whatever country, make a life for yourself, send your kids to college, make yourself a millionaire, win the lottery, start a fortune 500 company. I. DON'T. CARE. That's the sort of thing that this country was built on. I, myself, have relatives who immigrated to this country legally and who have been very successful in building their lives and their fortunes. Great for them! Certainly there are those who are racist, but don't make this a racial thing, that's the easy cop-out.
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I say keep on walking back across the border.  If it's so damn bad for you here, get the hell back to Mexico- rally there and see what happens. So the price of lettuce goes up, whoopee.   \n\nSalma Hayek and John Leguzamo can leave too, I'll not watch one their stinkin' movies again.   Take your flag, take your welfare education and take your  National Anthem in Spanish with you.  Do not pass go, do not collect $200, go straight to jail with your illegal butt.\n\nNothing Gringo day?  You can take that and shove it.  Hypocritical *holes.   Yes, we love your country, my *ss.
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There should be restrictions on trade. Many Americans are demanding to get more benifits. If we could take things slow and not demand so much from our employers, would that help. A bit maybe. However, look at the profit of businesses and the billionares that are today. These people are stealing from the U.S. workers. Sending our jobs out just so they can make a fast buck. Is that what Americans do? So angry about greed that is going to distroy us.
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The government is proving to us that they will not take a stance against ILLEGALS.  Therefore, the government will allow a takeover.  It's the American citizens and legal immigrants who will have to fight to prevent a takeover.\n\nLord knows, we have the resources, drive, and ability to do it.  "Let's Roll".
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I will sit back and laugh as the whole thing does nothing and here's why...\n\nFirst of all, do they really think that it will make any difference at all? It won't. In order to actually make a noticible dent in the economy, they would have to hold out a heck of a lot longer than 24 hours...and I just really don't see that happening. Second of all, where do they get off? Nowhere else but in America could someone protest, throw a fit and expect someone to make allowances for the fact that they have, in fact, broken the law. There are legal ways to enter this country, they could have chosen one of them and then there wouldn't be this problem. However, they chose not to obey the laws of this country and, in my opinion, they need to be held accountable for their lawlessness. \n\nIf we allow all these illegal immigrants amnesty, what message does that send to all the immigrants who entered this country legally, who paid their dues and did things according to the rules? Gee, we're sorry we put you through all that because our laws are completely meaningless and we're going to give amnesty to everyone who decided they didn't want to be bothered with the pesky rules? What next, are we going to allow all mass murderers to run free because, hey, if you can break one law, why not all of them. What if all the rapists in every maximum security prison across the country stage a protest demanding their freedom? Why have any rules and laws at all if they can just be arbitrarily changed to exonorate a group of people just because they protest and demand it?
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If illegals are sent back to their countries (not all illegals are mexicans), it is going to hurt our economy. Lots and lots of them have bussines around and debts and ongoing credits, the loss of moneys would be too great for commerce. Also, there are jobs that won't be filled, like right now, in florida farmers are starting to complain about the shortage in help to pick their oranges, tomatoes and strawberries, I'm already expecting an increase in vegetables price for next year.
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On May 1st, I noticed alot of people were really happy and shopping. Traffic was great. Mexicans take it personally because 65% of the illegal population comes from Mexico. Of course they will raise a stink, they hate America but they love our money.
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someonecanbme is correct, the question is how can we stop it.\n\nEvery person for illegal immigration needs to compensate these innocent people who have had their social security numbers and identities stolen by these illegals who invade our country with no care who they hurt. They should have to not only compensate the money lost from their social security accounts after they are zeroed out once the fraud is detected, but every last cent the victims had to pay taking time off work, every cent that went into photocopying documentation, every cent that went towards lawyers and gas driving somewhere to get this mess taken care of, and any other financial expenditure the victim had to cough up. They should also be forced to compensate the victims for the emotional hardships endured. They should have to compensate for the money and time spent trying to straighten out their credit ratings after these illegals have ruined them. They should be forced to compensate these victims for every single hardship related to what these illegals have inflicted upon these people. Currently, the system does not provide any compensation at all and a lot of people are never restored to previctimization status. Oh but these pro-illegals claim that illegal immigration is a victimless crime that hurts no one and that we are whining when we complain. \n\nYou think these illegals care that they are hurting innocent lives? Their loyalty is to Mexico. They proved that during one of the first rallies when they took down the American flag, hung up the Mexican flag, and then hung the American flag upside down underneath it. THAT is how they feel about America. \n\nhttp://michellemalkin.com/archives/004869.htm\n\n\nThen the people who want to appease them pull out the excuses about how people who are not even alive now, and haven't been for hundreds of years, 'stole' the land from the American Indians. Even American politicians are carrying out this traitorous attack on our sovereignty! If this keeps up, the United States of America will become a 3rd world country, just like Mexico! Mexico's problems are not the fault of Americans, but they are becoming our problems because the Mexicans are invading us and bringing their problems with them.\n\nThe illegals make up about 5 % of the work force. The unemployment rate is about 4.5%. Keep in mind that the unemployment rate does NOT represent everyone who is unemployed. It only counts those who are collecting unemployment. Everyone else's plight is ignored. The unemployment rate if everyone was counted would be tremendous. We do NOT have a shortage of labor, we have a large surplus. The more illegals that come in and take our jobs at minimum wage or less (often less) puts more and more Americans out of a job. Most of these Americans are never counted in the unemployment rate if they do not manage to get unemployment benefits. Unemployment benefits are hard to receive.\n\nIllegals draw welfare by stealing people's social security numbers and identities. That means there are a lot of people being directly hurt by these people as well. Innocent people are having their credit ratings ruined, having IRS problems, and social security problems. If someone who has had their social security number stolen gets married, if either spouse dies or become disabled then they can be denied their benefits. \n\nMy family moved to the US before WWII. Those of my family that didn't make it over got killed by the death camps. Our family assimilated to the American culture. We didn't expect the Americans to change to suit us. The illegal immigrants from Mexico are not civilized like that.\n\nThey not only changed the National Anthem to Spanish, they changed the words. They already burn our flag and hang our flag upside down. They waved the Mexican flag during a lot of their protests. Some schools have stopped hanging the American flag and forbidden students from wearing clothes with any part of the American
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I think it showed that they have no allegience to the US, or else they would not intentionally try to harm the economy.  However, I don't think they did...and this business about protesting until the government gives them their way...sounds like a temper tantrum to me..and one that needs to be stopped.  And this does not make me racist...it makes me sensible..illegal is illegal, period.  And to the people who are going to talk about the laws 200 years ago...times have changed, laws have changed.. Check out citizenship laws in Mexico...they don't allow illegal immigrants, much less give them drivers lisences, translate all into a foreign language for their convenience, or allow them to protest.
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Correct on EVERY thing you have said....Nice job sassy. Not to mention..It is being said that prices of goods and services would be on the rise when we deport the "illegals" from our land. If this is the case..why haven't prices gone down as a result of there illegal employment?