Be specific, the following reply is not acceptable: "Because they reduce our quality of life." How? In what way? Give examples. Support your argument.
Also, no circular arguments. "Because it's ILLEGAL." Yeah, but that's the law that is in question in the first place. I request that this thread be heavily moderated to root out all the dummies not interested in a rational debate on the subject.
I'll start off: I support immigration. I think it's healthy for our economy and better for our country.
I support labor competition, I think if Americans aren't competitive enough in the job market then it's perfectly fine to use immigrants to do work that Americans aren't willing to do for the same wages.
Bottom line, I don't think immigration should be illegal.
I think we need to make it much easier for people to come here and work and obtain citizenship. When given the choice between doing it the right way and coming illegally most people would choose doing it the right way unless that proved to be especially difficult, which is the case with current immigration law. I know that because my wife is not from this country. The immigration process is more or less bull****. I've even had colleagues of mine have difficulty getting their citizenship even after deployment and honorable discharge. It's borderline retarded. Example question: "Do you plan to overthrow the United States government?" Yeah that's exactly why I came to this country! Seriously, after 50-60 years do you think there has ever been a "yes" answer to this question?
I believe most of the "problems" associated with illegal immigration could be solved by two simple changes in philosophy:
1) Don't criminalize immigration in the first place
2) End socialist programs
The truth is that most illegal immigrants would choose citizenship if they had the choice.
These suckers even want -- overwhelmingly -- to join in on the Social Security ponzi scheme, and the only way to keep this ponzi scheme going is to add new suckers to the system. I say let em in as a solution to both the "illegal immigration" problem and Social Security as well. Let them pay into the ponzi scheme so we can slowly wean people off, they pay in like everyone else my around or near my age, but don't expect to get any benefits when you're older.
Secondly, we end all the socialist programs that seem to be the main point of contention among opponents to illegal immigration. Everything from free education to health care and food stamps, all that **** gots to go. In this country you work for what you got and nobody owes you anything.
End socialist minimum wage laws which destroy labor competition in the free market, we don't need the government to "level the playing field." Wages are determined by the market, not governments.
Actually "Because they reduce our quality of life" is a valid reply.
While they certainly don't reduce it by simply being here they do so in indirect means. For one they take up resources. Resources that our country alone does not have an unlimited supply of. As such those resources would be better spent towards citizens or those that are here legally. One such resource is jobs. There are only so many jobs available. By allowing illegals to take those jobs you are taking away jobs from citizens. Which means we have citizens without an income. Without an income people can end up living on the streets. That is a serious lowering of quality of life.
Labor competition is good, I agree. However high unemployment is not a good thing. As such we should restrict labor competition to those that are here legally and are citizens.
By allowing open borders and giving out citizenship willy nilly like you prefer then you will end up with high unemployment. Remember, our country only has a finite amount of jobs available. We can currently barely take care of our country as it stand currently. (assuming of course if there were no illegals in the US) Having open borders and autoatic citizenship while other countries have closed borders and requirements for citizenship would mean that we would have to have jobs in the billions available. That simply is not possible nor feasible.
Just quoting this to show the proof that you prefer wide open borders and automatic citizenship.
Your example is only one small fraction of why we must have border restrictions. A very small one. As I have already stated, we do not have an infinite amount of resources. As such immigration must be curbed in order to preserve what resources we do have.
Glad you said most. However I would contend that "most" either don't care if they got citizenship or were against it because they generally hate the US, no doubt to thier own sense of national pride or they just simply hate our government. Indeed I have talked to a few who said that they are entitled to be here due to this was orginally thier land. (Texas area) They hate the fact that it was taken from them and blame the US government for it.
But then again both contentions are nothing more than opinion based on who we have personally dealt with. As such there really is no use debating it.
Wait...didn't you say to get rid of all "socialist programs"? *shrug* oh well, doesn't matter.
In anycase the ones that work under the table do not pay into SS. As the majority of illegals work under the table your statement is not entirely accurate.
Free education is a very needed thing. Without free education the only ones that would be able to afford education are those that have money. We would end up no better off than 3rd world countries. All the money consolidated into the hands of a few while the majority barely lives day to day...and even then many would die.
Health care: Good health care prevents sicknesses, which by default also prevents the spread of sicknesses. Which means more people in the workforce which means more money circulating which means a better quality of life...the whole thing really is circular. But true none the less.
As for food stamps...without it those that did not have jobs due to not enough available job market would die of starvation. We're suppose to be civilized....which means we try our best to make sure our citizens do not starve to death.
Kal'Stang said:Yep...cause all them sweatshops were a good thing to have huh? Don't understand where that came from? Simple. One of the reasons to enact minimum wage laws was to force employers to giving everyone decent wages which would end sweat shops for the simple fact that no one would work in a sweatshop when down the corner there is someone willing to pay the same amount but with less the hassle. A good example of what it is like without a minimum wage law is to look at China. They still have child sweatshops....yeah...free market with no reins is a good thing. :wink wink:
Im against illegal immigration, uh, because its illegal DUH.
OP said:Also, no circular arguments. "Because it's ILLEGAL." Yeah, but that's the law that is in question in the first place. I request that this thread be heavily moderated to root out all the dummies not interested in a rational debate on the subject.
lpast said:Im against illegal immigration because we have no responsibilty to feed cloth and give medical care thats breaking our backs to any illegal immigrant because their country WONT....Im against illegal immigration because we cant afford it and the CRIME and the costs of incarceration for THOSE CRIMES...March I truly dont understand how you can come to the conclusions you have...its baffling
I am against illegal immigration because immigrants are not Americans, and we have both a right and a legitimate interest in deciding whom we allow to reside in this country and whom we allow to join our nation. Illegal immigrants bypass the criteria we have established for allowing people to come here and subvert our national sovereignty.
What if you didn't have to feed, cloth, and give medical care to illegal immigrants, but rather they provided their own? Then would you still oppose it? What if we remove the costs of incarceration and enforcement from the picture (granting citizenship)? Would you still it oppose it then?
Ok, so do you have a problem with changing that criteria so that less people attempt to bypass it, or....?
I don't see any evidence that illegal immigrants are taking jobs from Americans. I believe those jobs wouldn't exist at all without the illegal immigrants to fill them. I believe Americans are unwilling to do the same kind of work for the same wages as illegal immigrants, which is why they wouldn't exist.
I don't agree that unemployment is as high as it is because "there are no jobs." I believe that illegal immigrants are simply willing to do jobs that Americans are unwilling to do. I believe a lot of Americans would rather sit around and collect an unemployment check than work in a field for example. I believe many Americans feel they are "above" certain jobs, and so would rather stay on unemployment than work for less than what they previously earned.
Your argument doesn't make sense either because if there were no jobs why the hell would illegal immigrants come to this country? Answer: there are jobs, plenty of them. It's just that only illegal immigrants are willing to do them. If these unemployed Americans were really looking for jobs then the illegals would come to this country only to find that all the jobs are already taken by Americans -- which is not the case. Instead they see that Americans aren't willing to do those jobs, giving them a competitive advantage over Americans.
For what purpose, exactly?
Which resources? I've already debunked your "jobs" nonsense, if those are the "resources" you're talking about then they are wasted resources and illegal immigrants are putting them to good use.
I'm calling total bull**** on that one and you're obviously not someone who is familiar with the immigration process and has never dealt with USCIS. I've worked with so many (illegal) mexicans in my life I don't even have to pretend. They all want citizenship, all of them. These suckers even want to be a part of Social Security. The problem is that it's difficult to obtain citizenship, very difficult. It's a lot of bull****, a lot of paperwork, and a lot of money. Plus we have differing standards and different quotas more or less based on an outdated racist system. And besides that -- they can't! If they tried to apply for citizenship the first question on there is "did you enter this country illegally" which automatically disqualifies your application.
Illegal entry into the country is equivalent to a felony punishable by two years' imprisonment. Document fraud is subject to fine and imprisonment; so is alien marriage fraud. Evading deportation is a serious crime; illegal re-entry after deportation is punishable by ten years' imprisonment.
Read more at the Washington Examiner
It's clear that your primary source of information comes from websites (probably anti-immigration websites) and youtube videos, not actual experience. If you've ever met an illegal Mexican here in the United States who didn't want citizenship, I'd like to meet him, because he's the only one in the world. This is like how I am able to detect whether or not somebody has deployed before. Easy to spot a bull****ter, very easy.
Yes I did and I'll explain it for you. Social Security can't simply be "ended" outright because old people now who paid into the system their whole lives actually need and depend on it. It has to be phased out, with younger workers given the understanding that though they are paying into the system they will not be recieving anything from it, and should make other arrangements for retirement.
Secondly, illegal immigrants wouldn't have to work under the table if they were citizens.
All of these statements are false. The current education system is unnecessary and based upon an antiquated factory worker/farmer lifestyle that doesn't apply today, but that's for a different topic. Health care doesn't have to be funded by the government either, and in fact that's the biggest reason it's so expensive in the first place is because of government intervention - but that is also another topic. And finally, no, people would not "starve to death" without food stamps. They would be forced to, *gasp* seek help from the church, family, and friends!
Your fundamental misunderstanding of minimum wage laws and the industrial revolution is not surprising, probably a result of your free public non-education. Minimum wage laws kill jobs, they do not increase the standard of living. Wages were already rising when the first minimum wage laws were enacted, they had begun a steady increase long before the government stepped in.
Question: Why do you suppose it is that most people don't earn minimum wage? Why on Earth would most employers pay greater than minimum wage if they could pay everyone just the minimum wage? Well? Think about it, is your argument valid or well thought out? I don't think so.
Be specific, the following reply is not acceptable: "Because they reduce our quality of life." How? In what way? Give examples. Support your argument.
Also, no circular arguments. "Because it's ILLEGAL." Yeah, but that's the law that is in question in the first place. I request that this thread be heavily moderated to root out all the dummies not interested in a rational debate on the subject.
I'll start off: I support immigration. I think it's healthy for our economy and better for our country. I support labor competition, I think if Americans aren't competitive enough in the job market then it's perfectly fine to use immigrants to do work that Americans aren't willing to do for the same wages. Bottom line, I don't think immigration should be illegal. I think we need to make it much easier for people to come here and work and obtain citizenship. When given the choice between doing it the right way and coming illegally most people would choose doing it the right way unless that proved to be especially difficult, which is the case with current immigration law. I know that because my wife is not from this country. The immigration process is more or less bull****. I've even had colleagues of mine have difficulty getting their citizenship even after deployment and honorable discharge. It's borderline retarded. Example question: "Do you plan to overthrow the United States government?" Yeah that's exactly why I came to this country! Seriously, after 50-60 years do you think there has ever been a "yes" answer to this question?
I believe most of the "problems" associated with illegal immigration could be solved by two simple changes in philosophy:
1) Don't criminalize immigration in the first place
2) End socialist programs
The truth is that most illegal immigrants would choose citizenship if they had the choice. These suckers even want -- overwhelmingly -- to join in on the Social Security ponzi scheme, and the only way to keep this ponzi scheme going is to add new suckers to the system. I say let em in as a solution to both the "illegal immigration" problem and Social Security as well. Let them pay into the ponzi scheme so we can slowly wean people off, they pay in like everyone else my around or near my age, but don't expect to get any benefits when you're older.
Secondly, we end all the socialist programs that seem to be the main point of contention among opponents to illegal immigration. Everything from free education to health care and food stamps, all that **** gots to go. In this country you work for what you got and nobody owes you anything. End socialist minimum wage laws which destroy labor competition in the free market, we don't need the government to "level the playing field." Wages are determined by the market, not governments.
Be specific, the following reply is not acceptable: "Because they reduce our quality of life." How? In what way? Give examples. Support your argument.
Also, no circular arguments. "Because it's ILLEGAL." Yeah, but that's the law that is in question in the first place. I request that this thread be heavily moderated to root out all the dummies not interested in a rational debate on the subject.
I'll start off: I support immigration.
I think it's healthy for our economy and better for our country. I support labor competition, I think if Americans aren't competitive enough in the job market then it's perfectly fine to use immigrants to do work that Americans aren't willing to do for the same wages.
Bottom line, I don't think immigration should be illegal.
I think we need to make it much easier for people to come here and work and obtain citizenship. When given the choice between doing it the right way and coming illegally most people would choose doing it the right way unless that proved to be especially difficult, which is the case with current immigration law. o/quote]
You know, it is interesting that you bring this up, because it was the topic of discussion in church this morning. What to choose, the easy way or the right way. Guess which side the Pastor came down on?
I know that because my wife is not from this country. The immigration process is more or less bull****. I've even had colleagues of mine have difficulty getting their citizenship even after deployment and honorable discharge. It's borderline retarded. Example question: "Do you plan to overthrow the United States government?" Yeah that's exactly why I came to this country! Seriously, after 50-60 years do you think there has ever been a "yes" answer to this question?
That is funny. Who answers yes to that?
I believe most of the "problems" associated with illegal immigration could be solved by two simple changes in philosophy:
1) Don't criminalize immigration in the first place
It is not criminal to gain citizenship to the US.
2) End socialist programs
That would fix tons of problems.
The truth is that most illegal immigrants would choose citizenship if they had the choice.
They do have a choice.
These suckers even want -- overwhelmingly -- to join in on the Social Security ponzi scheme, and the only way to keep this ponzi scheme going is to add new suckers to the system. I say let em in as a solution to both the "illegal immigration" problem and Social Security as well. Let them pay into the ponzi scheme so we can slowly wean people off, they pay in like everyone else my around or near my age, but don't expect to get any benefits when you're older.
What happened to ending social programs?
Secondly, we end all the socialist programs that seem to be the main point of contention among opponents to illegal immigration.
Oh, there it is.
Everything from free education to health care and food stamps, all that **** gots to go. In this country you work for what you got and nobody owes you anything. End socialist minimum wage laws which destroy labor competition in the free market, we don't need the government to "level the playing field." Wages are determined by the market, not governments.
What if you didn't have to feed, cloth, and give medical care to illegal immigrants, but rather they provided their own? Then would you still oppose it? What if we remove the costs of incarceration and enforcement from the picture (granting citizenship)? Would you still it oppose it then?
I am against illegal immigration because immigrants are not Americans.
and we have both a right and a legitimate interest in deciding whom we allow to reside in this country and whom we allow to join our nation.
Illegal immigrants bypass the criteria we have established for allowing people to come here and subvert our national sovereignty.
This is a dissapointing chest thump.
Be specific, the following reply is not acceptable: "Because they reduce our quality of life." How? In what way? Give examples. Support your argument.
Also, no circular arguments. "Because it's ILLEGAL." Yeah, but that's the law that is in question in the first place. I request that this thread be heavily moderated to root out all the dummies not interested in a rational debate on the subject.
I'll start off: I support immigration. I think it's healthy for our economy and better for our country. I support labor competition, I think if Americans aren't competitive enough in the job market then it's perfectly fine to use immigrants to do work that Americans aren't willing to do for the same wages. Bottom line, I don't think immigration should be illegal. I think we need to make it much easier for people to come here and work and obtain citizenship. When given the choice between doing it the right way and coming illegally most people would choose doing it the right way unless that proved to be especially difficult, which is the case with current immigration law. I know that because my wife is not from this country. The immigration process is more or less bull****. I've even had colleagues of mine have difficulty getting their citizenship even after deployment and honorable discharge. It's borderline retarded. Example question: "Do you plan to overthrow the United States government?" Yeah that's exactly why I came to this country! Seriously, after 50-60 years do you think there has ever been a "yes" answer to this question?
I believe most of the "problems" associated with illegal immigration could be solved by two simple changes in philosophy:
1) Don't criminalize immigration in the first place
2) End socialist programs
The truth is that most illegal immigrants would choose citizenship if they had the choice. These suckers even want -- overwhelmingly -- to join in on the Social Security ponzi scheme, and the only way to keep this ponzi scheme going is to add new suckers to the system. I say let em in as a solution to both the "illegal immigration" problem and Social Security as well. Let them pay into the ponzi scheme so we can slowly wean people off, they pay in like everyone else my around or near my age, but don't expect to get any benefits when you're older.
Secondly, we end all the socialist programs that seem to be the main point of contention among opponents to illegal immigration. Everything from free education to health care and food stamps, all that **** gots to go. In this country you work for what you got and nobody owes you anything. End socialist minimum wage laws which destroy labor competition in the free market, we don't need the government to "level the playing field." Wages are determined by the market, not governments.
We either defend our territory or we lose it. I agree that this nation was founded upon immigration-- even unrestricted immigration-- but that time has passed, and it is now in our best interests to be a little more selective about who we allow in. The structure of our society has changed, and the privileges of living here have changed. We are an established people with our own customs and culture now, and these are things which must be protected.
It's not even 100% certain that illegals are causing significant damage to the country in any way.
The Cost of Undoing the Damage Done by Illegal Aliens
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Park Service (NPS) are the units of DOI responsible for land management. Outlays for BLM and NPS are estimated at $1.756 billion and $2.135, respectively, in fiscal year (FY) 2007. Their combined spending—$3.891 billion—represents about 35 percent of all DOI outlays.
In the four years following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Congress appropriated nearly $87.6 million in one-time funding and over $36.4 million in recurring funding to the NPS directly related to homeland security costs.1 The $87.6 million included $53.1 million for construction projects related to homeland security, including $17.8 million for the vehicle barrier at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument—a popular border crossing point. The $87.6 million also included $33.8 million in operational increases dedicated to security for border parks. Cite.
Interest in mitigating the damage done by illegal immigrants along the southwestern border was stimulated by a study pushed forward by Congressman Jim Kolbe (R-Arizona) and released jointly in 2002 by the Interior Department, INS, and Environmental Protection Agency.
“As a result of the vast amount of smuggling of humans and controlled substances in southeast Arizona,” said the study, “the extremely valuable, and sometimes irreplaceable, natural and cultural resources...are in jeopardy.” Cite.
the importance of the rule of law is in and of itself a good reason to enforce the law. lawlessness in select area's leads rapidly to lawlessness in others; witness the rise of the cartels and hispanic gangs in the US.
that being said, illegal immigrants in this nation serve to increaes unemployment among our poor (who can't compete as they are hindered by minimum wage laws), increase the cost of our entitlements (draining resources designed to flow to support our own poor), and weaken public education (especially, again, those school systems that our poor are in).
So why am I against illegal immigration? Aside from the lawlessness, it's bad for the poor.
It's also a major security threat; there have been numerous instances of individuals with known terrorist ties getting caught crossing our southern border; where are the ones we haven't caught?
I don't see how illegal immigration is a threat to our territorial integrity...
Like most anywhere they are trying to get by.
It just seems a little unnecessarily alarmist when the phenomena is not necessarily understoon completely and there is no single cohesive race or culture.
How are they not a threat to our territorial integrity? They're a threat by definition.
We don't want them here, and they get in despite our intentions and despite our efforts to the contrary.
They are actively undermining our national security, and they have no loyalty to either our State or our people.
It doesn't matter what further harm they are causing by coming here, because they are first and foremost foreign invaders and they are not welcome here.
The fact that they are causing further harm, by destroying private property...
straining State resources, and engaging in other criminal enterprises is just gravy on top of the harm they are causing by just being here in the first place.
So? That doesn't mean they have the right to.
If you do not understand that America has its own cohesive culture, you're part of the problem.
We are Americans and they are not like us.
This is not a problem when we accept aliens in small numbers and acclimate them to our society, but when there are millions of undocumented and unassimilated aliens entering our country every year, our culture and our way of life are at risk.
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