Which group of illegal immigrants cause more financial damage to the u.s.? Nigerians or Mexicans?
553483
The illegal Mexican immigrants cost the state of California 6 million dollars a year.  I prefer the Nigerians.
386089
Everyone in this nation is an immigrant or has derived from immigrants, even the Native American Indians that crossed over from Asia over the Alaskan-Siberian Land bridge some 10,000 years ago, so anyone saying that mexicans were here first is suffering from a cranial rectal insertion complex.  Plus Mexico was conquered by the US in alittle war called the Mexican-American War, and If I remember right we wiped the table with them so they should be thanking their lucky stars that we didn't full take all of their lands!
328303
immigration. well i am full blooded Mexican American. my father was in Vietnam, grandfathers in world war II, I struggle to get to pay bills. hard to find a decent job. but i manage and tell my daughter how great this country is every day. It angers  me to see Mexican nationals go to the grocery store, pay for there food, complain about sale priced items only to pay with food stamps and then to see them load it up in there escalade, or other brand new car. but yet there plates still show Mexico. they only come to complain about our society. but yet will mooch off it as much as possible. well Monday they are to do a strike. if any one is in position to fire anyone, then get those illegals and people that should remember just where you live. freedom is not free. and my family as well as many other families fought and gave life for this freedom. don't throw that though away just for people who don't deserve it. if you are American citizen, then do your part and go to work. remember where you came from and remember why people want to come to this country. long live the USA
740077
The impact of Illegals in this country is bringing some Cities to their knees. The financial cost is overwhelming. It eats at the core of the money available for legal citizens. Crime and gangs have grown in greater numbers in the areas that Illegals have settled, beside all that, they are all criminals just by the act of entering our country illegally.
582847
Illegal immigrants do hurt our country. The reason why is because they take are jobs from us and government money away from those who were born in this country.
588601
It all comes down to the fact that Mexico's second largest income is money that Mexicans (illegal and legal) send 'home'.  \n\nIt's all....boo hoo, poor mexico and immigrants, coming to america for a better chance..boo hoo.  WHat about American suffereing?  Are there not americans who are homeless, americans who can not afford medical care for their children, americans who cannot afford food or clothes...fact of the matter is a lot of our nation's resources are being used by NON americans...who then send what they receive back to their 'home' countries.
422230
This is very true, but the government is more focused on mexicans because A. They are a poorer country B. Mexicans have snuck illgal drugs over the border and C. The Natalee Holloway case hasn't helped many immagrents around the country. Basiclly, everyone is just afraid of new people and what they may bring to the U.S. I am not mexican, but i do believe that every human was made equally and everyone deserves a fighting chance. I agree that not all mexicans are bad, just the very few percentage that don't know how to deal with some problems. I mean, if you think about it, if you were a mexican dealing with an oppresive government (no offense) and poverty wouldn't you want a safe haven? I know i would try anything to get to the U.S. We in the U.S. have to understand what they are going through and put ourselves in their shoes. I totally agree on the fact that mexicans aren't the only immagrants. I just think the government is afraid of be overthrown or having another terroist attack. Though my ideas may not represent the american people, i still agree that this illegal crud needs to stop soon.
308643
I rather spent the money on illgela immigrants because look at the facts, 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!
430940
There should be no exceptions. Period. I say round up the ones who are here and ship them back to where they came from. They are a drain on our economy. I see them all the time sending most of their paycheck back to their families in Mexico. They live 20 or so to a house, so it's not like they're helping the real estate market. They're digging through dumpsters behind the grocery store adn the thrift store, looking for usable food and clothes. They're riding bicycles. Get rid of them and close the borders.
415662
Mexican illegals are almost in mayority poor people without education. People like these are always being taken advantage of by U.S. business owners getting the low paying jobs no american would accept, and by the Mexican goverment allowing them to travel in most cases risking their lives to the U.S. so that they earn some dollars and send them to their families. And sooner or later, directly or inderectly, mexican polititians get the money. Now that few dollars multiplied by millions of mexican workers becomes Mexico politiians´third largest income. \nThe illigal immigration is wrong, but it has been this way everywhere ever since there are borders; all rich countries have a poor neighbor, and they allways permit a number of "illegal immigrants" to cover all the unwanted jobs but when the immigrants become too many, then it becomes a problem. There is a price to pay if one wants a cheep labour force and the U.S. is paying it. White americans have not learned from the past, when they bought africans to be their cheap labour force once, and now they have had to learn to live with african americans, and that was the price. This time they permitted the Mexicans for cheap labour and now they they will have to learn to live with a large number of latin american immigrants. Now, remember that americans were illigal immigrants in the northern part of Mexico but with the help of a corrupt Mexican president payed a small sum, managed to keep all that territory that became California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. How much has the U.S. really gained from those states that were once Mexico??? Did Mexico not lose??\nNow, that is the way it is, and borders are the way they are,  but at least some U.S. citizens should not be so cruel when they talk about "illegal immigrants". These are just poor desperate people trying to survive economicaly since they have no posibility in their "pueblitos". A "funny" thing is that the cruelest comments I´ve read seem to be from descendants of poor immigrants.
772722
First of all, I don't think the govt. will pay any monies to its citizens, due to the welfare issue......Trust me, they will find other ways to spend that saved monies.....But you make a great point, MANY MANY Americans move retire to Mexico every year, due to the lower cost of living....I find that hypocritical.....I mean its bad when illegals come here for a better life, but its ok when Americans retire overthere because of the lower cost of living....
735835
Mexican foreign nationals who work in this country ARE paying for Social Security and other "taxes".  The American employers who criminally invite and hire undocumented foreign nationals withhold those taxes and Social Security from their pay and keep it for themselves.
859766
Cause: Mexican government corruption keeping people poor while they live like fat cats, Mexicans see opportunity for better wage and ability to support families, Big money corporations exploiting people on both sides,  Federal government lax in enforcing immigration and customs laws,\n \nEffect: driving down wages and creating a larger separation between rich and poor. Racism and fear on the rise, lack of faith in the government, despair, poverty, hunger and resentment.
864009
its affecting the u.s. because the illegal aliens are taking jobs that the poor can do like manual labor and leaving the poor to die. so they basically are steeling money from the U.S. and taking it to there home country. there for we are losing a lot of money and U.S. citizens aren't getting jobs.
947319
Easy... can be summed up in two reasons\n\n #1.) Illegals form a significant flow of money to the Mexican economy (or politicans' pockets, same thing). \nThis is the thing that should dispel those lies that illegals are good for the USA, because if it were a good thing those illegals would at least keep all the money in the USA, but instead all those dollars are sent to Mexico.\n\n#2.) The more poor and dissatisfied that remain in Mexico, the more likely revolution or reform will take place as they eventually realize that they need to wake up and that their easy ticket is not easy anymore.\nI do not need to tell you that this would be bad for the current crop of corrupt imbeciles running Mexico.
414601
They are illegal immigrants.
516397
My apologies to the asker of this question.  I misunderstood your intentions and was wrong to say "You have a serious problem".  After re reading your question I see my error.  Sorry\n\nNo body is blaming EVERYTHING on immigrants, legal or illegal.  There are those who come here and take advantage of our system.  To top it off, they work under the table and make a profit without taxation and without putting anything back into the system they are bleeding dry.  This is not the fault of MEXICAN's it is the fault of every American who allows this kind of thing to happen.  Black people use the system, white people use the system, everybody uses the system.  And when someone else gets something they themselves didn't then they cry foul.\n\nPeople need to grow up.  If you don't like trash in your yard, YOU clean it up.  If someone is using the system unfairly report it.  If you are using the system unfairly then you should go to jail.\n\nNo, it's not the fault of someone of ethnicity, it's everyone who complains but does nothing about it.