Are illegal immigrants exploiting the US economy..?

stefanovitch

You are smug and patronizing. I feel sorry for your children. Not nearly as many illegal immigrants have the power or money to exploit the US economy as badly as white male natives have. Enron, anyone? How many illegal immigrants have contacts for insider trading?

Move back to your plantation, massa.

Layne M

Of course they are. They are also being exploited.

They take advantage of benefits that they never paid into like free health care, a functional law enforcement, maintained highways, the list goes on and on. Not only that but they are breaking a law. Don't get me wrong I am not against immigration, I have many friends that have immigrated to this country and they have every right to be here, as long as they do it legally.

Additionally it isn't wise to immigrate here illegally. If you aren't legal then you have no way to get help if an employer is exploiting you, who are you gonna call the cops?

The long and short of it is that illegal immigration is against the law and it doesn't allow for fair protection of everyones rights.

Ms.L.A.

Yes, I feel sorry for your children, too.

A Balrog of Morgoth

They are also being exploited.

Which makes support for illegal immigration even more reprehensible.

Sergio D.

hmm, to be honest, they may be to some extent. however, we cannot ignore their contributions as well. if we could only eliminate the bad portion of them (violent ones, drug-sellers, etc.) then there would be virtually nothing to worry about.

Dirty Martini

Yes. And leave my kids out of it.

concerned neighbor

It is not so much the illegal immigrants, as the super rich top earners in the U.S. who are, in my opinion, exploiting the economy.

slew

They are, but how much is the Question. Do they contribute more than they take, and what percent intentionally abuse the system. Here's how I see it. I build a house on a piece of land. I buy the wood, nails pipes, drywall and work on it for years until I get a nice home. SOme guy comes in and starts doing some minor chores, but claim what little work he did to help me should make part of that home his. We put infrastructure on this country. We paid taxes all our lives to maintain it. THe illegal immigrant comes in and pay little to no taxes and thinks he did his fair share. Yes, legal immigrants haven't put as much into this country as me, or my family, but they are invited in.

santos laguna

well I don't think anyone is exploiting the US economy more than our governants all of our taxes are going straight to Iraq , and for what , for nothing the gas prices are higher everyday , that was one of the excuses they gave us , among other cow mannure. anyway .

Cher

yes, but who can blame them? if we had the opportunity to have free health care, a good job to send money home wouldn't we do the same?

Blame our government instead of the immigrant. Why is China most favored nation and the majority of products imported from Asia? Wouldn't the America's be better off if Baja was Most Favored? it would be a win win.

LeighAnn D

Here is a simple answer to your simple question.No i don't think so.

Alex M

yeah i think dat immigrants only come here to work and send money to their family..wouldnt you do the same if you had an opportunity to give your family a better life??and immigrants dont take us citizens jobs because ive never in my life see an american citizen in the fields...

mackie

yes..they bring money out of the country without paying the right taxes by sending then to their families in other parts of the world.

jaycee

For so long mexican neighborhoods have let drug cartels corrupt their communities instead of running them out of town at the first sign of the dealers or after the first victim, now mexicans runnin' here??? what happened to prayer and action???
there's a word for this Co_ W _ D...! (English)

Drugs and illegals running side by side across the borders...
sick,
but thank you MINUTE MEN for your help... :)

Ricky K

Yes I think they are. If they were not why come here illegally? Get a green card and pay taxes like the rest of us.

Hombre

"Are illegal immigrants exploiting the US economy..? "

Is the Pope Catholic? Do owls go doo-doo through feathers?

No the U.S. economy is exploiting THEM.

Jack Bauer

Yes, they're raping the country, economy included. I don't care if you "feel sorry" for anyone. It's time to make decisions based on facts, not your emotions.

Cayuseranch

I asked a very similar question yesterday. See Heartless's answer. I think it says it perferctly.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AshioO5dWH5Gnw7tsoXX_hLsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071104205442AAn0Gre

J'adore

Yes, I believe they are! They are working illegally and taking jobs from American Citizens. They aren't not paying taxes on money earned, so they are not just exploiting the economy but they are exploiting ever other area of our every day lives!

Less money for the government equals higher debts, higher interest rates, less money for the people who are here legally in our country.

bayarealatino925

Humm.

Do people who came to the U.S. from a different country and broke a U.S. law to get here or broke a U.S. law by staying too long take a selfish or unfair advantage of the U.S. economy, for personal gain in the U.S.?

Yes and No because it all depends on the person and situation because all their stories, motives, and reasons are all different. I would say the rich are exploiting the U.S. economy and third world country economies since the gap between the rich and the poor is widening. And the rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer but then again not all rich people do this since some help the poor and value all lives equally.

StoneCold

Yes. But so is the government of Mexico

Daniel F

No, I do not,
By the ICE raids in California, there are Job opening ,right now! why are Americans not applying for them.
The anti said they would, sounds like their words speaks louder them their actions.

mestizo caliente

nope, usa is exploiting them, and dont feel sorry for their children, our children are not even allowed to go to college dream act was denied, they dont even let them pay the same..feel sorry for those poor immigrant kids who stayed away from trouble and study hard for nothing

Professor Sheed

They are actually exploiting Forex trading.

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