In any wester country, immigration is a threat to local employment. Why not put a ban on immigration ?
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Why ? If you are an American then you are an immigrant. If you are not FOR immigration then you better hand it over to original Indians. Just because you got comfy comfy so you want to deny it to others?
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Because there are laws and regulations and background checks that need to be done. I think you need to show that you are an asset to the community, that you are NOT a felon or wanted criminal in your own country.\n\nMoney and influence have nothing to do with it. That's one reason everyone wants to come here...we treat them like humans.
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Because they haven't properly applied.  Just because Mexico has destroyed their labor market and economy doesn't mean we should flood our country will people escaping Mexico and destroy our economy too.\n\nPersonally I think our country should take the policy of many countries in europe and shoot border jumpers on site.  It threatens our countries security and economy.\n\nI also think that citizenship should only be granted AFTER the person appying has proven they can speak and write our primary language - ENGLISH.
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There are just too many immigrants in the country that its own citizens couldn't make room for employment anymore. The best jobs should be first and foremost for the citizens of the country - now we have competition and the immigrants are bound to replace the Americans.\n\nWe all know the history behind Hitler's angst for the Jews - they are in a way doing the same thing and the Germans are being replaced. America would not let that happen anymore. We would not want another Hitler.\n\n Further, the lax implementation of the policies of the immigration has induced many foreign criminals to settle in the country. With the advent of technology cum plastic surgeries and as the power of money and connections takes control, the American nation see it fit to double check immigrants. \n\nBy the way, it's not realy getting rid. That's a bit too harsh I guess.:)
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people have a problem with people coming into the country illegally because its illegal.
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Not only Muslim countries, ALL immigration needs to be curbed!! The whole immigration system needs a good overhaul. Its common sense that as a small island, we cannot sustain the huge influxes of immigrants,no matter where they come from!!\nImmigration is now on an unprecedented scale. \n The pressure on our borders continues. Demand for visas has risen by 33% in 5 years and is now 2.5 million per year. The economic benefit from this inflow is very limited. Government arguments are fallacious. Immigration is not essential to our economic growth. It adds to economic growth but also adds nearly proportionately to our population so that the benefit to the host community is small. \nImmigrants will have little impact on our ability to pay pensions in future. The Turner Commission dismissed this argument for the simple reason that immigrants too will age and require pensions. Their financial input to the Exchequer is, despite government claims, approximately neutral. \nImmigration is welcome to many employers because it holds down pay levels, especially for the unskilled, and contributes to lower interest rates. It can also be a source of cheap skilled labour with no training costs. But it is the tax payer who picks up all the costs of the extra infrastructure required. \nTo the extent that immigration holds down wages it makes it more difficult for the government to achieve their stated aim of moving from welfare to work the 1.5 million unemployed and the 2.7 million on Incapacity Benefit. There are now one million young people in Britain who are neither in work nor in education. \nAre immigrants doing jobs the British will no longer do? No. In large parts of Britain where there are few, if any, immigrants British people are doing all these jobs. The fundamental problem is the benefits trap. Wages are held down to a level where for some there is little benefit in working rather than collecting benefits. Wages should be allowed to rise to make lower paid jobs worthwhile and to encourage productivity. Increasing productivity is the only way that a nation can become richer. \nThere is growing resentment among the native population of whom 70 – 80% wish to see a tougher immigration policy. They feel that their concerns are being ignored, or dismissed; only 10% feel that the government is listening to public opinion on immigration. The ethnic population is also concerned about the direction of events. A majority of them (55%) also wish to see tighter immigration control. A majority of the population (69%) feel that Britain is losing its own culture.
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ILLEGAI IMMIGRATION I SUPPOSE ,CONSIDERING THAT MILLIONS AMONG THE WORKFORCE ARE ILLEGAL.IF THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED WORK THIS WOULD IMPACT NEGATIVELY ON THE US ECONOMY BEARING IN MIND THEY ARE DOING ALL THE MEANIAL JOBS.
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Because many are here in our country illegally and fear that if they do not perform well at work or if they neglect their family they will be reported to immigration and deported.
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People tend to see immigrants as "other", "not us", "suspicious", and hence, "dangerous."  I for one welcome immigrants who will work and wish the process of entering with limited privileges (e.g., freedom to work but few government welfare) would be streamlined so as to only ensure the safety of the American public (no diseases not already here, low criminal history, etc.) and the limits on immigration lifted to "as many as we can process."\n\nI really don't understand why conservatives and liberals alike hate immigrants.  Well, I do understand it, but it's still irrational...\n\nUPDATE: Clarified that I don't hate immigrants... ;-)
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Not really its a way to keep people who sneak in ,  out.  Why would we want illegals here ?  To not pay taxes, to add to the crime we have now,  too add to the already over populated areas?  Tell me what positive thing comes out of it at all for the country?  Use your brain or common sense if you have either lol, its a known problem.
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Those citizens that are out of work are aware that there are jobs out there.  Employers hire whoever is qualified for the job.  If that person is a foreigner with an actual legal work Visa, more power to them!  Why don't you go worry about the illegal immigrants?\n\nI used to work in the welfare department.  Very few of those people were willing to take jobs and get off welfare.  I got disgusted with humanity working in that place, watching people sit on their butts and actually say no when offered jobs.  One person told me she was earning more in that welfare check than she would at a minimum wage job.\n\nSend your brother down here to New Orleans.  We'll put him to work.  Employers here can't get enough people to fill the job openings.
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I don't get it.  The problem with this debate is that there are too many Squares that must follow the rules. Given how much a job in the US means to an immigrant's family I feel that it is okay to look the other way.   Plus anything that makes it illegal for Children here in the United States to get an Education or go to the hospital because they'd get arrested is complete BS.
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There have been restrictions on immigration from the time that the U.S. was formed.  There are several reasons for this.  I will give you three:\n\nStrict control of immigration protects our national security\nby keeping out spys and terrorists.  We relaxed our immigration laws incrementally from the 1930's and continuing to today and we have seen multiple terrorist attacks in that time.\n\nControlling immigration controls allow us to screen out the criminals and deadbeats.\n\nToo large an influx of immigrants at any given time could potentially cause our economy to collapse.
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There is controversy. I know someone who had to teach the foreigner who was taking her job what to do. It's rough up here in the Mitten, but how can one protest against something going on overseas when it's easier to protest what's going on at home?\n\nAfter all, we need jobs here NOW. Illegal immigrants are taking away those chances. We also need the jobs overseas, but we can't be immediately affected by them (in terms of, if the owners said they'll come back, they won't be back for months or maybe years.)
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It is a matter of magnitude.  There has always been some illegal aliens entering the country, but now it has grow to huge proportions with many demanding rights of full citizens and some saying that the Southwest United States is actually pat of Mexico.  Obviously this can’t continue.\n\nBegin with enforcing actions against companies hiring illegal aliens with large fines and jail terms on the business management and business owners.  Control the border at least as good as does Mexico protecting its Southern border.  That  is, close it.  \n\nThese actions will both cut to a trickle those illegally coming in our country and those here illegally will (to a large degree return to their country of origin.\n\nAfter that is done we could look at the cause of the problem.  People who want to better their lives coming to the United States for a better future.  In their shoes we would do the same.  Begin to work with Mexico to establish a better business climate in Mexico.  Then begin making incentives for those companies who have built businesses over seas, to move those businesses to Mexico.\n\nNone of this will make all of the problem go away but it should diminish it to a more reasonable size.
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The fence is one of the many stupid ideas that Bush has come up with. A fence will not stop immigrants from coming to the U.S. What America does not know is that immigrants will do any job that Americans will not do. They have taken over jobs that have low pay. Yet, they have contributed to the economy in many ways.
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Giving YOUR job to someone who is willing to do it cheaper in another country.  Not a good thing for your citizens and those in your country looking for jobs.