Are you insulted when someone says "They do the jobs Americans won't do"?
442006
americans should be concerened about taking the good jobs and should not be worried about the crappy jobs.. seriously .. not a cop out
936875
YEP!!\n\nimmigrants do the kindof jobs most of us wouldn´t...\nI´m sure more americans wouldn´t like to scrub other peoples floor or clean the bathroom of someone else´s house or restaurants.. of go out to the farms and work from sun out til sun down...
500854
"Third, I don't like the idea that they take jobs from Americans who are willing to work. However, many of the jobs they take are jobs that legal Americans are unwilling to do because they are "demeaning". Also, Americans expect to be paid more because we want to buy the house and the car and the big screen television. They on the other hand want to put food on the table and clothes on their kids."\nMaybe Americans also want to put food on the table and clothes on their backs?  And what's wrong with wanting to get paid more to buy a house or a car?\n\n"Further more, have we forgotten that Texas was originally Mexico? Let's give it back! While we're at it, let's give back Hawaii to the Hawaiians, Alaska to the Russians, Louisianna to the French, Florida to the Seminoles, The Midwest to the Cherokee and Sioux and the East Coast back to England. Oh, and while we're at it drag all the Americans back from Japan, China, Taiwan, South Africa, and Australia."\n\nUh, many of those places you speak of were purchased.  And regardless of what the past was like we live in the present now.  It doesn't matter if the land belonged to someone else before.  The U.S. is U.S. property and it will and should not change.
665970
Hey...I don't care...Don't think ANYONE SHOULD BE RUDE...because you are a tax payer....you help in OUR COMMUNITY...DUH...what bad thing CAN they say? C'mon people...we all came here one time LONG ago...we were ALL like them ... so fuck off the immigrants thing already people.
511243
Because the pro-illegals and anti-Americans want to paint American citizens as lazy trash. Americans will do the work that they used to be allowed to do if the illegals didn't keep stealing the jobs by undercutting and depressing the wages. \n\nSince I have applied for the jobs that Americans supposedly refuse to do and I'm an American then it's obviously false. The only reason I am not doing work as a maid, for example, is because they REFUSED to hire me and hired illegal invaders in my place. Then they spin it around to try to blame me and others like me who they've refused to hire. It's like the people who say the Holocaust never happen spin it and say the Jews are the villians. Just a bunch of spin by liars who cannot keep their arguments straight.
1068227
Then you have first hand experience that those types of jobs are not exclusively done by illegals and that there is no such thing as a job Americans wont do.
703905
What's your point? If you don't like the system here in the USA, go back to your home country and quit coming here trying to steal jobs.
494615
I think this is a very valid question.  It shows how hypocritical it would be to give amnesty to those who did not follow the rules.\n\n---\n\nin response to the person above, that is not true.  They are not all "doing the work that no one else will do."  They are doing jobs U.S. citizens will do, but are doing it for such cheap wages, often lower than minimum wage, that they are getting the jobs.  They are bringing down the value of a jobs worth.
1128294
I don't think anyone should do a job that's beyond their abilities,especially not when they do it just to prove a point.
643751
Have you evern seen the fields in California, in Arizona? Those people working under the hundred degree weather are all Mexicans, South Americans, Central Americans, probably undocumented. So far I have not seen an Anglo doing those jobs! How about construction? Those jobs are so dangerous, so hard to do! As for myself, I would not expose my life, my health, doing those tasks, for the cheap pay. Someone has to do it.\n\nWhat are my excuses? My allergies, my "education," my pride, you name it, I got it. I prefer to work in the shade, with "educated" people, with benefits. There's a lot of people like me... I love to buy my vegetables, my fruit, at a decent price. What will we do without immmigrants? The cost of everything will get so high it would not be affordable.\n\nAlso, when I travel, I like to find a clean bed in the hotel where I spend the night. I love to eat in restaurants too. Who do you think cooks that delicious Mexican or Chinese food you and I like? Who will be humble enough to clean the mess we Anglos make?\n\nOne more point: when I grow old, I want for those people who take care of me in the nursing home to be nice to me.
997122
Just remember that you reep what you soe, and I bet you won't be throwing out anymore insults after that. People like you give the United States of America a bad name. Idiots like you make people think that we're ignorant snobs.
302814
I don't hate you foo I think some people might be a little over sensitive when you pose questions challenging their American dream, ,, poor loves they can give it but they cant take it\nChristians might have an issue as well,, I'm not a christial so I don't give a rats
331397
sukey, we are d*mned if we do and d*mned if we don't! I am all for The United States of America staying out of other countries messes. It would save us a fortune and they could all see just what things would be like without our help. Maybe they are right and they can handle it all themselves, but I sure know that we have been called on to help other many times and we get slapped in the face after it is all over. Fortunately we know what kind of country this is and what kind of people we are, so their nasty little comments don't have the affect they hope will happen. \n\nS.S.
641051
In general no.  BUT, when there are Mexicans who came here illegally waving Mexican flags and then talking about their "rights" and how they deserve a get out of jail free card (amnesty) because they work for a living does offend me.  It would be the same with the Irish, the Canadians or any other nationality.  Also, I do get offend when people wave the Nazi flag for obvious reasons.
80212
Of course the writer understands that her statement is an exaggeration and a blanket statement.Its meant to be understood in that light.What it is specifically,is an indictment of American arrogance and even more so the American mentality that our way is the only way.Your either with us or against us thinking.Read your tocqueville,our need to conform,to see that all around us conform as well.We glorify in the means,and not the ends of a good purpose.Were not cognizent of the existence of multiple paths to reach said good purpose,in other words tremendously narrow minded,judgemental about others ways and behaviours that dont coincide with our way of looking at things.Were trememdously materialistic to the point that we have become a nation of robotic convenience oriented worker consumers,as the process has meant for it to be.Were apathetic when it comes to our politics,our libertys.We leave these things to our policy makers,who believe me know what their best interest are.And they on the other hand know what their purpose is and believe the means always justify the ends.want a few more things, how about our education level compared to that of europe, (on the whole)how about this lovely trend of political correctness weve engendered throughout the world (to some degree)and american sensibilities that seem almost effemine,oh theyre heavy smokers ,oh my god,be a man.oh and as far as class goes partner ill bet that little lady has more class and probably more guts than a lot of people,who are afraid to disagree with the status quo.
382573
They are doing themselves a disservice by getting American citizens more and more angry.  It's going to backfire on them.
1157133
news flash folks...people thought this long before Bush was in the white house. lol Could blame Clinton too. Could blame the attitude people see among rude demanding people travelling in their countries. \nI have a good friend for years in Canada and he always used to grumble something about Americans then laugh and say "not you you're not like that". I'd always ask like what but he couldn't describe it. About 10-1/2 years ago I started working in an international hostel...and one night all of a sudden I got it. Americans come through the door demanding me me me me. Some others do too but not as much as Americans. They'll elbow in front of other guests. They are inconsiderate. Not all are like this but if that is all you see of someone it's easy to think everyone from there are like that. There were people travelling from UK or other countries that knew more about US geography than some Americans did.