do you think if immigrats don't work in US the economy  will go down?
440594
no it would not.\n\n\nthe government could put some of the welfare members to work.
394210
I absolutely think we can and will eventually have another economic depression.  The things you mentioned along with product prices going up, but work wages staying the same and the ever-fateful credit spending is slowly dragging our economy down.
471569
The world is changing, and there are more immigrants in this country than ever before. Census reports show hispanic rsidents as growing rapidly in numbers. This is difficult for the economy because of the expense to educate immigrant children, and provide Medicaid & housing for immigrants. However most of them come here just looking for a better life. Can you blame them?
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I don't think they will be hiring less immigrants. Just less ILLEGAL immigrants. Hopefully this will force them to pay hirer wages also. They will have to start doing their homework and background checks (which should have been being done anyway) I don't feel sorry for them (the company's) they did this to themselves..
342651
NO. I think that would be impossible. We cannot flourish if people are not working. Outsourcing causes Americans to loose jobs. Think of the problem on an individual level, if as an individual you cannot take care of yourself and have to depend on others what would happen? Just like individuals our country needs to be self sufficient.
723533
no they won't  b/c if they did then i don't think there would be poor people in this world b/c the jobs are endless when it comes to picking fruits and vegetable and working in hot ass sewing factories.  many americans wouldn't be caught dead working in places like that, they would rather get on welfare and live off of others.
177478
come back, because Americans are the industry and without us they wont thrive. they will become immigrants of their own country hahaha that is funny stuff!!!
279401
Good! that will help everyone, I see that if 11,000,000 undocumented people become documented, there will be 11,000,000 more tax payers, that would make things more cheaper for all of us, I work for a financial Magazine for TIME'S in NY, and as the economy in the U.S. is really going down because of the national debth, sending them back would be a mistake because more money would be spent and the U.S. could be in another depression, right know this country is in recession, and believe me!! we don't see it this way but it's dangerous.\nIf they start paying taxes, that would make more benefits in the employment area and wages would definitly go down, don't  we hate pay those high GAS prices?, what about if mortages rates aren't locked and all the suden go up in interest rates?, wether we like it or not, some bussines that hire hispanics in majority, probably will shut down and the"jobs that they are taking" would not be avaliable for neither one's , born americans or undocumented ones.\nIf the senate make a wrong decition whithin this two weeks, we all will pay the concecuences, and just like always happen; it will be too late if they regreet it.\nmy personal opinion is that they should legalize them all if possible, that will help us all.
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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.
120250
No. The economy in the US is changing--other jobs are being created here.
1187669
Anti-immigration...that will have a great impact on the labor resource market, won't it?
1072549
i hope not.  Because ALL the people in the US are contributing to the economy.  Just think of the monetary implications it would have on the stock market and economy.   It scares me
1082212
I think the issue is more then a depression. The United States is losing confidence throughout the world. Foreign and American investors are turning to Europe as the solidified economy. A depression indicates a periodic significant drop in the economy. I think its going to be much worse. It will be permanent. New jobs consist of unskilled and underpaid positions. When 10,000 Americans are applying for jobs that pay 8 dollars an hour, just so they can work, and basic fuel products, gasoline, natural gas, heating oil etc are skyrocketing, how are people going to afford this at 8 dollars an hour? We are watching the decline of the American dream and hence its empire. This is sadly written by someone who loves America.
868790
People of ALL races will lose jobs. Prices will rise, then they promised to raise minimum wage again. It will be a vicious circle of inflation!\n\n\nInstead, why not install a national Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) or all?
849933
It would create a huge underclass in the US.  This would in turn be a huge burden for the American tax payer.  The country would probably collapse.  Many educated Americans would move out of the country to protect their money.  I know I would.\n\nCheck out WWW.Numbersusa.com
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Immigrants contribute 7 billion in social security per year. they earn 240 billion, report 90 billion, and only are reimbursed 5 billion, "where are the 85 billion?"  They also  contribute to the U.S. economy 25 billion more than they receive in healthcare, etc., etc., etc.  According to the anti-immigrant politicians and hatemongers, "immigrants are a drain on society."  If this is true, then during the day on May 1st the stock market will surge, and the economy will boom.  If not, we prove them wrong once and for all.  We know what will happen!
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Absolutely, they should stay. Our economy is extremely dependent on their labor. And as far as paying taxes go... every illegal immigrant pays taxes one way or another. Most pay federal and state taxes through their paycheck because they rent social security numbers from people not working. So not only do they pay taxes and social security, but they will never receive it. Also they pay sales tax on everything they buy. Also, if the US wasn't so discriminatory about our visa policy then it wouldn't be as big a problem. Do you honestly think an agriculture worker from Honduras can get a visa? Hardly.... we should be looking at that as well because we need the labor on farms, in the meat industry, garment industry, etc. Anyone who thinks we don't is blatantly basing their opinion on nothing. Perhaps we should start another huge worker program like we had up until 1960.....