Anonymous
Post 11/17/2011 06:41     Subject: S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

Anonymous wrote:I live on the other coast: All our bums are white. Leave the Latinos alone...they work. Hard. Lazy Americans want cheap goods but aren't willing to work.


Thumbs up!
Anonymous
Post 11/17/2011 06:38     Subject: Re:S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

Under Title 8 Section 1325 of the U.S. Code, "Improper Entry by Alien," any citizen of any country other than the United States who:

Enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers; or
Eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers; or
Attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact;
has committed a federal crime.

Violations are punishable by criminal fines and imprisonment for up to six months. Repeat offenses can bring up to two years in prison. Additional civil fines may be imposed at the discretion of immigration judges, but civil fines do not negate the criminal sanctions or nature of the offense.



Please read the Code before you spout off.
Anonymous
Post 11/17/2011 06:36     Subject: Re:S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

They work seven days a week and send all their money home to families in their own countries.


This kills the argument that illegal aliens are good for our economy. They money they make is not stimulate our economy. It is being sent to other countries to stimulate theres. While the illegal aliens provide a drain on our services.
Anonymous
Post 11/17/2011 05:31     Subject: Re:S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

I teach ESL to adults and most of my students are undocumented.I really think that if some of you who are so against illegal immigrants were to meet my students, you would change your minds. My students have really difficult lives. They work seven days a week and send all their money home to families in their own countries. Many of them have very young children back in their own country. I can't imagine making that sacrifice if I didn't feel I had to. I just wish people felt a little more empathy. If the only way I could support my family was to break a law, you can bet I would do that. I was incredibly lucky to be born in this country, so I wasn't forced to make the sacrifices that my students have made. But being born in this country was just a matter of luck for me.
takoma
Post 11/16/2011 21:56     Subject: S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So, what should be done with the illegals?
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
My dad used to say to me "Folks is folks," meaning that whatever color, whatever accent, most of them just want a decent job to provide for their families and, in general, are pretty much like you and me, so we should treat them accordingly. In other words, what PP said in somewhat more familiar form.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 21:40     Subject: S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

Anonymous wrote:So, what should be done with the illegals?

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 18:17     Subject: S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

So, what should be done with the illegals?
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 18:11     Subject: Re:S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

Think Germany, late 1930s. The rhetoric is distressingly similar.


No. It is not. Not everything can be equated to Nazi Germany any more than everything can be equated to racism. You do yourself and your position a disservice by trying to tie unrelated issues together to inflame and incite.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 17:31     Subject: S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

Anonymous wrote:i think there is a difference between undocumented persons who commit crimes and those who don't. deport the criminals, offer one time amnesty to the hard workers who contribute. and boy do they contribute. most americans don't want to take on the jobs they tackle.

also, i find it ironic for a country of immigrants to deport others whose stories resemble their ancestors. it wasn't that long ago that most of your ancestors were looked upon disparingly as well.


Ronald Reagan already gave that one time amnesty. Twenty five years later and the illegal immigrant population has quadrupled. There are no consequences for staying in the country beyond your visa, etc
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 16:40     Subject: S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

Anonymous wrote:By the way, it is not a crime to enter the U.S. illegally unless you were previously deported. So not all illegal aliens are "criminals." Now you can stop sounding ignorant.


I somehow doubt that is possible.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 16:39     Subject: S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

By the way, it is not a crime to enter the U.S. illegally unless you were previously deported. So not all illegal aliens are "criminals." Now you can stop sounding ignorant.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 16:38     Subject: S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Complaining that a significant group of people are leading to the demise of the economy and the country . . . let's see, where have we heard that before?


I hope you're not referencing black people, because if so, your premise is very faulty. We (I'm black) were brought here by force and enslaved for hundreds of years before we were emancipated. We were here *prior* to the writing of the Constitution and when the injustices were finally realized by society, amendments were made to grant us freedom and full liberty.

Illegals enter our borders *after* the writing of the Constitution, so at their very entry in the US, they are criminals and should be offered no protection under US law. They certainly shouldn't be allowed to benefit from many government services.

Either enter legally or don't enter. What's so hard (or wrong) about that? I wouldn't be so bold as to enter another country illegally and not expect to be told/asked to leave and I certainly wouldn't insist that it's my right to have access to welfare, free education, free healthcare, etc. It's really quite absurd.

Not the PP, but its obvious if you have an understanding of history.
"I say: my feeling as a Christian points me to my Lord and Saviour as a fighter. It points me to the man who once in loneliness, surrounded only by a few followers, recognized these Jews for what they were and summoned men to the fight against them and who, God's truth! was greatest not as sufferer but as fighter. In boundless love as a Christian and as a man I read through the passage which tells us how the Lord at last rose in His might and seized the scourge to drive out of the Temple the brood of vipers and of adders. How terrific was His fight for the world against the Jewish poison. Today, after two thousand years, with deepest emotion I recognize more profoundly than ever before—the fact that it was for this that He had to shed His blood upon the Cross. As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice. And as a man I have the duty to see to it that human society does not suffer the same catastrophic collapse as did the civilization of the ancient world some two thousand years ago—a civilization which was driven to its ruin through this same Jewish people. "
"The Catholic Church considered the Jews pestilent for fifteen hundred years, put them in ghettos, etc, because it recognized the Jews for what they were... I recognize the representatives of this race as pestilent for the state and for the church and perhaps I am thereby doing Christianity a great service by pushing them out of schools and public functions. "


Sorry, but your post is way too convoluted. Perhaps try again in English?


The quotes are from Hitler. Summarized, Jews are the cause of the economic ruin of Germany. Replace Jews with spics and replace Germany with America, and you get the today's argument.


I don't know Hitler rhetoric offhand to recognize his deranged musings. Might I suggest a "credit" after a quote, next time?

And I don't think the comparison to Jews in Germany are in any way comparable to the US' problem with illegal aliens. BTW, your use of the word "spic" is extremely insensitive. Yet you call yourself a "sympathizer"?


First, I never called myself a sympathizer. Second, the term "spic" is derogatory, just like the anti-immigration folks have been on this forum. So I am using language they understand. Scroll back in the post... lets see... illegals "sneak over and plop out babies to get free benifits "... really? plop out babies? That's disgusting.

Lastly, most people can recognize the musings of Hitler. Something called History class. Did you ever attend one?


Saying that illegals "plop out babies" (which some people say about anyone that has 3+ kid) is comparable to calling them "spics"? You are so off the mark, it's scary.

And no, I don't know Hitler rhetoric offhand. If you'd taken English in addition to history, you'd recognize the importance of citing your sources.


Are you the same poster who was chiding people to learn their history? Because you obviously failed it yourself. And you are deflecting wildly, which only draws more attention to the fact that you have no idea what you are talking about.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 16:16     Subject: S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Complaining that a significant group of people are leading to the demise of the economy and the country . . . let's see, where have we heard that before?


I hope you're not referencing black people, because if so, your premise is very faulty. We (I'm black) were brought here by force and enslaved for hundreds of years before we were emancipated. We were here *prior* to the writing of the Constitution and when the injustices were finally realized by society, amendments were made to grant us freedom and full liberty.

Illegals enter our borders *after* the writing of the Constitution, so at their very entry in the US, they are criminals and should be offered no protection under US law. They certainly shouldn't be allowed to benefit from many government services.

Either enter legally or don't enter. What's so hard (or wrong) about that? I wouldn't be so bold as to enter another country illegally and not expect to be told/asked to leave and I certainly wouldn't insist that it's my right to have access to welfare, free education, free healthcare, etc. It's really quite absurd.

Not the PP, but its obvious if you have an understanding of history.
"I say: my feeling as a Christian points me to my Lord and Saviour as a fighter. It points me to the man who once in loneliness, surrounded only by a few followers, recognized these Jews for what they were and summoned men to the fight against them and who, God's truth! was greatest not as sufferer but as fighter. In boundless love as a Christian and as a man I read through the passage which tells us how the Lord at last rose in His might and seized the scourge to drive out of the Temple the brood of vipers and of adders. How terrific was His fight for the world against the Jewish poison. Today, after two thousand years, with deepest emotion I recognize more profoundly than ever before—the fact that it was for this that He had to shed His blood upon the Cross. As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice. And as a man I have the duty to see to it that human society does not suffer the same catastrophic collapse as did the civilization of the ancient world some two thousand years ago—a civilization which was driven to its ruin through this same Jewish people. "
"The Catholic Church considered the Jews pestilent for fifteen hundred years, put them in ghettos, etc, because it recognized the Jews for what they were... I recognize the representatives of this race as pestilent for the state and for the church and perhaps I am thereby doing Christianity a great service by pushing them out of schools and public functions. "


Sorry, but your post is way too convoluted. Perhaps try again in English?


The quotes are from Hitler. Summarized, Jews are the cause of the economic ruin of Germany. Replace Jews with spics and replace Germany with America, and you get the today's argument.


I don't know Hitler rhetoric offhand to recognize his deranged musings. Might I suggest a "credit" after a quote, next time?

And I don't think the comparison to Jews in Germany are in any way comparable to the US' problem with illegal aliens. BTW, your use of the word "spic" is extremely insensitive. Yet you call yourself a "sympathizer"?


First, I never called myself a sympathizer. Second, the term "spic" is derogatory, just like the anti-immigration folks have been on this forum. So I am using language they understand. Scroll back in the post... lets see... illegals "sneak over and plop out babies to get free benifits "... really? plop out babies? That's disgusting.

Lastly, most people can recognize the musings of Hitler. Something called History class. Did you ever attend one?


Saying that illegals "plop out babies" (which some people say about anyone that has 3+ kid) is comparable to calling them "spics"? You are so off the mark, it's scary.

And no, I don't know Hitler rhetoric offhand. If you'd taken English in addition to history, you'd recognize the importance of citing your sources.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 16:14     Subject: S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'll be against when we open up immigration enough to fix our economy. No one wants to say it, but immigrants are vital to certain industries, both at the top and the very bottom of the labor force. And immigration is the fastest way to solve the housing crisis.

But we moan and moan about what a burden immigrants are, and how they steal our jobs. These are two falsehoods.

First there is no competition for jobs in agriculture for example. And in high tech we don't graduate enough qualified candidates. So by preventing immigration of engineers and scientists, we are just causing our companies to run on B level talent, which does nobody any good.

Second, immigrants do use services when they first get here. But over the course of their lifetime they start putting in much more than they take out of the system. Guess where that money goes? To pay for all of our retirees' social security and medicare.


What illegal immigrants do you know whot come here and become engineers and scientists?

Illegal immigrants do in fact take jobs that Americans could have. The difference is the wage. Illegals are more willing to work for a lower wage. That's a HUGE difference that folks seem to want to ignore. No one is refusing to do construction work..but what they are refusing to do is to take on such a dangerous job with full benefits and pay at $5.00/hour. No one is refusing to be your child's nanny...but they are refusing to do it for less than minimum wage and no health benefits, etc. Americans just want rock-bottom prices for their shit and illegals are the best way for them to keep up with the Joneses.


Construction jobs, for the most part, are not that dangerous. I know, my brother owns his own company. And the illegals make more than $5/hr. Try $15/hr. The uneducated Americans want more than that because they want to keep up with the Jones'. I'm sorry, but it doesn't matter what color your skin is or what you immigration/citizenship is, manual labor jobs do not rate high pay. Period. Americans want to get paid far more than its worth. Enter the immigrant who is willing to accept the low paying jobs.

Seriously, many uneducated Americans think they should be able to command a $20+/hr salary just because they are Americans. They want a wii and xbox and 50" flat screen tv and HBO and cinemax.


Where are these construction jobs that pay $15/hour? I find it absolutely untrue that Americans shrug their shoulders at making $15/hour. That's an absolute falsehood. And your brother employs illegals? He should be ashamed.

Your stance that Americans feel entitled to make $20+ an hour is a complete crock. Not everyone is looking to impress their neighbors..most are just trying to survive.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2011 16:09     Subject: S/O: Illegal Aliens (For or Against)

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Complaining that a significant group of people are leading to the demise of the economy and the country . . . let's see, where have we heard that before?


I hope you're not referencing black people, because if so, your premise is very faulty. We (I'm black) were brought here by force and enslaved for hundreds of years before we were emancipated. We were here *prior* to the writing of the Constitution and when the injustices were finally realized by society, amendments were made to grant us freedom and full liberty.

Illegals enter our borders *after* the writing of the Constitution, so at their very entry in the US, they are criminals and should be offered no protection under US law. They certainly shouldn't be allowed to benefit from many government services.

Either enter legally or don't enter. What's so hard (or wrong) about that? I wouldn't be so bold as to enter another country illegally and not expect to be told/asked to leave and I certainly wouldn't insist that it's my right to have access to welfare, free education, free healthcare, etc. It's really quite absurd.

Not the PP, but its obvious if you have an understanding of history.
"I say: my feeling as a Christian points me to my Lord and Saviour as a fighter. It points me to the man who once in loneliness, surrounded only by a few followers, recognized these Jews for what they were and summoned men to the fight against them and who, God's truth! was greatest not as sufferer but as fighter. In boundless love as a Christian and as a man I read through the passage which tells us how the Lord at last rose in His might and seized the scourge to drive out of the Temple the brood of vipers and of adders. How terrific was His fight for the world against the Jewish poison. Today, after two thousand years, with deepest emotion I recognize more profoundly than ever before—the fact that it was for this that He had to shed His blood upon the Cross. As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice. And as a man I have the duty to see to it that human society does not suffer the same catastrophic collapse as did the civilization of the ancient world some two thousand years ago—a civilization which was driven to its ruin through this same Jewish people. "
"The Catholic Church considered the Jews pestilent for fifteen hundred years, put them in ghettos, etc, because it recognized the Jews for what they were... I recognize the representatives of this race as pestilent for the state and for the church and perhaps I am thereby doing Christianity a great service by pushing them out of schools and public functions. "


Sorry, but your post is way too convoluted. Perhaps try again in English?


The quotes are from Hitler. Summarized, Jews are the cause of the economic ruin of Germany. Replace Jews with spics and replace Germany with America, and you get the today's argument.


I don't know Hitler rhetoric offhand to recognize his deranged musings. Might I suggest a "credit" after a quote, next time?

And I don't think the comparison to Jews in Germany are in any way comparable to the US' problem with illegal aliens. BTW, your use of the word "spic" is extremely insensitive. Yet you call yourself a "sympathizer"?


First, I never called myself a sympathizer. Second, the term "spic" is derogatory, just like the anti-immigration folks have been on this forum. So I am using language they understand. Scroll back in the post... lets see... illegals "sneak over and plop out babies to get free benifits "... really? plop out babies? That's disgusting.

Lastly, most people can recognize the musings of Hitler. Something called History class. Did you ever attend one?