Should illegal immigrants be granted legal residence?
539084
I believe illegal immigrants should not be granted legal residence, my reasoning is thus, many people immigrate to this country legally.  It would be unfair to grant people who do not follow the rules and regulations of immigration to be granted residence.  My mother is a foreign born person.  She followed all the rules to come here.  If she had to follow the rules everyone should follow the rules.  It is sad to think that by breaking the law some people would benefit.  That in itself would be a bad example to those who long to be on the road to citizenship.
396432
If people obtain legal documents saying that they will pay taxes to the USA then to me they can do anything they want to as long as it doesn't do anything bad. But if they're here illegally then they should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. The option to come over here legally is always open but unfortunately some people would rather live in fear than knowing they did something right unlike millions of other people.
628675
Interesting question!  Most anti-discrimination laws include "national origin" as a bar to discrimination.  This would tend to indicate that the landlord might not be able to refuse for that reason.\n\nThen again, since legal status isn't included in anti-discrimination laws it may be an entirely acceptable and legal discriminatory factor.\n\nBTW, being "illegal" isn't a felony, at least not yet.  Nor is giving aid and comfort.\n\nNow, if the landlord has his or her rental criteria set properly they may be able to bar illegals on other common grounds and side-step the national origin and legal status issues entirely.  Such criteria might include:\n\nSix months with same employer.\nMinimum credit score.\nVerifiable favorable references.\nMinimum verifiable income.\nSpecific debt-to-income ratios.\n\nAs long as the criteria are applied to all prospective tenants the issue of legal status will probably never arise.
1132726
Yes, and kindly start in the Los Angeles County area of California. They are committing an illegal act and as any American citizen can tell you, if I were committing an illegal act I'd be arrested, prosecuted and jailed. ALL ILLEGALS NEED TO BE SHIPPED HOME AT THEIR COUNTRIES EXPENSE.
865659
No, they should sue the criminals who broke the law by coming here illegally! No more hand outs.
1103738
Nope. Illegal is Illegal. Deport them no matter where they come from.
651552
No..they are strict about ILLEGAL immigrants being here and with due reason.
678979
If a person wants to immigrate to any country, he/she should do it legally.  Thousands of others can play by the rules so everyone should.  Otherwise, the person who is in a country illegally is a criminal and stealing a job, housing, other benefits from someone WHO should be given these opportunities.
799676
No.  But it may be easier to get permanent resident status.\n\nEdit:  AND what map said.
309729
Of course. Many people say that illegal immigrants are criminals. Well, they will not be criminals if there was a reform.
679724
Not illegally, if they want to be here, they should do it the right way and become a citizen.
838849
I think no illegal alien should be allowed to stay here no matter what country they are from. NO AMNESTY TO ILLEGALS. I do not care if you give me a thumbs down, you are still here illegal and not welcome until you come here and apply for citizenship and speak English so I do not have to look at everything in Spanish. I am not in Mexico or Central America, or Spain. I am American living in America, and I have the right to say this as I am Mexican descent. My grandfather came here legally and became a American citizen. He spoke English and told my mother and her siblings that they were to speak it as much as Spanish. He was loyal and loved America.
430492
As it stands, it would allow illegal immigrants become legal.  The biggest barriers appear to be in terms of enforcing our current and potential laws for managing immigration.
387768
I agree, they are not legal, we should not provide them with housing, medical expenses. At those rallies they should of check residency and green cards,and if your not a residence then kick them out!
679819
I think that if a child is born here to illegal immigrants, that child is also an illegal immigrant.  We can't keep the baby and put the Mother and Father out of the country.  We we could but hopefully we aren't that callous.  I think that if the parents are here illegally the baby should forfeit its citizenship.  It had no choice, but the pareents did, and chances are they came to this country to give automatic citizenship to a child.  In most foreign countries I may be able to buy a house, but as a non-citizen of that country I am never allowed to own property.  Our nation is primarily owned by Corporations or individuals of foreign soil.  In Mexico, it is illegal to hire an American.  What a wonderful way to be sure that all of your own people get work, and to keep people from overrunning your country.
505147
Please go back and research some of the answers to that very question. It has been asked by many people here. Why don't you tell us why we should allow them to stay. the burden is on the illegals and their supporters to convince to population why criminals should be allowed to benefit from their crime.
832416
Yes, Valid Proof Should Be Required\n\nIf The Prospective Tenant Cannot Provide\nValid Documentation Verifying Their SS #, Immigration Status\n(At LEAST A Green Card, If Not Citizenship Docs)\nThe Prospective Tenant / ILLEGAL ALIEN\nShould Be Immediately REPORTED And DEPORTED\n\nSame For Employers Hiring Prospective Employees\n\nAnyone ATTEMPTING To Rent A Dwelling\nOr Attempting To Get A Job\nWithout Valid Proof Of Immigration Status\nOr \nUsing Fraudulent / Stolen Identification Of ANY Type\nShould Be Immediately REPORTED And DEPORTED\n\n\nEconomic Terrorists \nShould Be Treated The Same As ANY Terrorists\n\n.