Immigration question? Please give one example of how an illegal immigrant has hurt you directly?

S.C

All these ignorant, ungrateful people....America would not be the same without the history of these illegal immigrants. They have provided cheap labor, worked extremely hard and took jobs that most of you couldn't probably handle for even a day. In addition, some of these illegal immigrants have died on their work. Yes, do you know how many workers who built washington bridge have died in the past?

Even now days, most "mexican" illegal immigrants that ya'll seem to hate take on difficult jobs and work very demanding hours. All they want is better life for their families. Most don't commit crime. They work hard and send what little they've earned back to their families in Mexico.

And why do they come illegal? Because the legal system that you guys refer to ain't so easy. In order to come legal, most have to wait 5 to 10 years! And the process is very complicated. Can we blame them for wanting to make a better life for their familes?
Some people are just heartless!

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Daphne

OK - I don't know that this situation "hurt" me but I was directly involved and it made things more difficult. I was teaching school in Southern California. A number of the students in my class were not citizens; they lived with relatives on this side of the border and crossed into Tijuana on the weekend to be with their parents.

I loved these children so it was difficult to also be upset that they required so much extra attention due to the fact that they had no English skills, that there was no way to follow-up with parents about educational issues etc.

The kids in question also seemed to live with some guilt that their situation was somehow wrong or secret and it didn't help their self-esteem.

Drew L

Whether you are harmed direcly or indirectly is there really a difference?
To answer your question, I stopped some people from writing graffiti on a wall near a grocery store I shop at. There were directly harming me by committing a crime. This crime requires additional law enforcement as well as the cost of cleaning up the mess.

warriorbabe

I'm with Sashie on this...really senseless question......but to humor you......My SS# was stolen by an illegal Mexican male, ran up 38,000 in credit card debt in 3 major cities and still pending, my 2005 and 2006 taxes. The Feds are working on fixing it all but for now I can't even buy a stick of gum on credit. How's that for a direct assault? If you think it's not so bad cuz there's no bodily injury or life threat you're sadly mistaken. My family is suffering greatly and going without much because of this. Many of our plans and dreams have been put off indefinitely. I have to spend extra time watching what comes in my mail, on the phone correcting crap that isn't mine and watching my back for another assault. They share stolen info you know!

cajunrescuemedic

I'm a paramedic....and I've been on many, many calls, including fatality accidents involving illegal aliens, with some accidents killing Americans. You don't hear about this too much....but now I'm considered a "racists" because I want the laws of the land to be enforced. This is total and complete BS. There is nothing wrong with someone wanting to better themselves.....but if you're going to be in this country, then follow the laws, and do things legally. If I have to do things legally, then they sure as hell better do it.

petra0609

I am LEGAL immigrant from Germany(jumped through all the hoops ,signed the Guest book and paid my Application Fees) anytime i meet someone the first question is "are you legal?" Very Insulting! I learned English before i Moved to the States,my Children speak only English and you wont see a German Flag outside of my House(ok World cup was an exception).I work at a Shelter for Homeless and Battered Women,deal every day with non English speaking illegals,now i am required to learn Spanish in Order to keep my Job.Nobody will reimburse me for the cost of the class or the Time i will have to take off work.I watch everyday how Illegals cheat the System and get away with it.It is just not fair to all the People who go through the legal Process,pay taxes and adopt their new Countries Language and Customs

Dubberino

Wow "Answer Man", this one didn't turn out how you thought...

I have a client whose landscaping contractor employed illegal immigrants. One such immigrant cut off his arm while working on the property (probably because he couldn't read the english instructions on the power tools that say don't cut your arm off). My client is now being sued by an amulance chaser and the poor helpless & defenseless immigrant who wasn't hurting anyone and just wanted a job... for $300,000. I am in NY so the liberals they plant on the jury will most likely fleece my client who is not a poor helpless illegal immigrant.

Thanks A-holes. And A-hole contractors who hire them should be thrown in jail.

cherodman4u

They haven't !!! and I'm just answering for a quick 2-point pickup... others do it, so why not me?

Give them a break already... they're just trying to eke out a reasonable existence. They live at subsistence levels with hardly a "luxury" to their name. Get off their backs, they've got enough of a load to carry already!

rockinout

I was involved in a wreck where an illegal immigrant smashed my car and of course, they had no insurance! Therefore, that along with other reasons causes me to push for them to be held accountable to the same standards we are. I mean, they are here in our country, so they need to be held accountable for the same laws we are!!

cool.panamania

One Friday night when I got out of work a whole bunch of Centralamerican immigrants were drinking Coronas,singing that ghastly music and throwing their empty bottles in my yard. I couldn't sleep that night because of all their noise.

Read my other answers if you want. I'm tired of responding to this kind of question only to be ignored completely or told I'm hateful and racist-- then you pick a best answer from some parrot who says "They don't bother me!".If I'm wrong about you I'm sorry, but it does sound like that type of question to me.

Yo!

My father was pretty much put out of business when I was a teenager.

He was a private contractor, built things and painted homes. He was a craftsman and did fine work.

Illegals are willing to come in and do lesser quality work for less money...jobs became scarcer and scarcer until they dried up completely.

My Trade Paid Me 18 - 21 Dollars Per Hour 10 Years Ago

NOW??

I Cant Get More Than 10 Per Hour
Same Trade
Same Work
Same Long Day

WHY???

ILLEGAL Aliens Have FLOODED The Job Market
Within My Trade (And Others)

In The Past 10 Years, The COST Of Living Has DOUBLED
And My Payscale Has Been Cut In Half

DEPORT ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS UPON DISCOVERY

Daisy

Wow! This was a very good question and you sure did get some fantastic answers! The ones I am most impressed with are the ones who described how construction work has been affected by illegals by causing employers who only hire legal citizens to go out of business because they cannot compete with those who hire illegals at far lower pay. This more than ever firms up in my mind that employers of illegals need to be fully prosecuted and fined along with jail time and loss of their business license! I am sure this same scenario works in all facets of employment - the illegals are undercutting citizens for jobs in the USA! This should NOT be allowed to go on! I know that even janitorial services who hire illegals and then bid on contracts are again also able to undercut those companies who only hire legal citizens and, hence, they obviously are put out of business, as well. This is a terrible shame and I think there should be a hot line to call to report employers of illegals and with ensurance that ALL such cases are checked out by INS immediately if someone calls in a report of an employer hiring illegals. There should also be a very public posted listing of ALL employers of illegals in order to publicly shame those employers.

hexa

When you are a taxpayer you are the government, that's how they hurt every individual family with more cost, that is personnel enough. Type in ( the high cost of illegal immigration ) and read it for your self. Dam can't you get it through your head we don't want our country over run with illegal immigrants, they are hurting us economically. No illegal is coming to my house and causing trouble, it is on a larger scale, but our prisons are filling up with them so their hurting somebody. Do you mean as long as they don't hurt me personally they should be allowed to stay, give me a break.

I WORKED WITH A LOT OF IMMIGRANTS MOST WERE ILLEGAL I HAVE BEEN TOLD MANY A TIMES THAT I SHOULD LEARN TO SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE BECAUSE THEIR WAS ONLY 4 OF US THAT WERE AMERICANS AND THAT THEIR WERE MORE OF THEM THAN US AND THEY ALL SPOKE THE SAME . AS IT WAS IT ENDED UP THAT I HAD TAUGHT 6 OF THEM HOW TO SPEAK ENGLISH.

Chris

Sure. Somalis who were here illegally plotted to bomb the mall that I worked in. Fortunately, they were caught thanks to the Patriot Act.

I think that conspiracy to commit murder is pretty harmful.

carolinagrl

No problem! In June of 1998, I was jumped, stabbed in the abdomen and left for dead by three illegal immigrants. All for twenty-four dollars in my purse. Is that good enough for you??

Sashie

Well that's a damn silly question if ever I heard one ... do you have to be the direct target of one or more attacks by illegal aliens to form an opinion about illegal immigration per se? By the same token, do you want me to say that since I haven't been murdered, murderers are OK, they haven't done me any harm ... I haven't been raped, so rapists are nice people, they never touched me ... weird logic!

pstod

i was involved in a hit and run accident, the driver was a known illegal, it cost me $500 in deductable, and my rates went up.

dbikeguy1

a illegal alien raped and beat a little girl (9) and left her in a dumspter under some concrete blocks to die

yars232c

How many times are you going to ask this and how many times do you expect the same people to answer this.

I told you last time why should we trust you to judge people's personal lives you don't even know?

And I gave you my long long list.

You can ask 100 times it won't change the fact that they do even though they hurt financially not only by paycheck but by job opportunities that I can't clean enough toilets or pick strawberries.

This is the last time I will respond to your foolishness. How many people this time will recognize your asking an unfair question?

gwarr129

I worked as a industrial mechanic for a major supplier of fresh pork, the hired alot of illegal immigrants, while I was wiring up a 480 electric motor, he ran in to me with lowboy forkilift, shout something at me in spanish ( was not a appology, by his tone of voice) then raced off.

Some hispanics are nice people, I have no problem with them as a race, but a majority of illegal hispanic from mexico, are destroying this country. They need to follow the laws our country has, employers need to follow the laws, and the goverment needs to follow the laws.

nicolasraage

I had a painting business for a number of years. I had up to 20 people working for me at a time. I paid a fair wage for the work, taxes, workers compensation, etc.

When you bid on a large contract, one of your biggest expendatures is your payroll.

If I paid someone 12 dollars an hour ( average of most of my workers) , by the time you pay workers compensation (33% for painters) and taxes, etc, the cost out of my pocket per worker is $20 dollars an hour.

Now, if the job is going to have 2000 labor hours, that is $40,000 dollars added to the contract, just to break even on labor (not including profit).

Now, lets say I'm bidding against a contractor who uses illegal aliens for their labor. Lets say he pays 7 dollars an hour under the table, no taxes, no workers compensation. The same 2000 labor hours costs him $14,000 dollars.

His contract is automatically $36,000 less than mine is, even if we take the same material costs, and same profit.

Who do you think is going to have the lower bid? So not only did the illegal aliens hurt me, because I played by the rules, it also hurt 20 legal citizens, by taking away the work for them.

Panacea

New York is one of the big problem areas for illegals. Anyway, because they put such a burden on the health care system, funding jas been cut for medicaid to senior citizens. Many needed services for my poor grandmother who is near catatonic with Alzheimer's have been removed. Luckily, my family is able to take up the slack or she would be home alone, covered in feces because there are no care workers for her. That money goes to pay for illegals to have more babies they can't support.

What type of children are these? Well, let me explain it this way. Over the last 5 years, the middle school around the corner from where my grandmother lives has become a very violent place. Shootings and rapes committed by the children of illegals are commonplace, even though there are actual police stationed there now. At night, these gang members (that's what they are), prowl the streets looking for victims so you can't go out at night...ever. 100% of these people are illegals.

On a more personal note, I actually live in NJ. My health insurance is about $550 a month. This is mandated by a state law that says all people must pay the same amount. The system is nearly bankrupt. Why is this happening? NJ happens to be one of the biggest problem states for illegal aliens. They come to hospitals and use up billions of dollars of health care services and then skip town without paying. Guess who has to pay for that?

BigScotter

Illegal immigrants keep down the general standard of living that our country has achieved over the past 230 years. By undercutting the lowest legal wage and not paying taxes, but still burdening our social safety net, that act as a drag on the success of our economy.

They also permit corporations from being responsible citizens and pay the legal wage mandated by law. If corporations were monitored and the legal wage enforced, all those jobs that "Americans no longer want", would be wanted. There are plenty of people on welfare who would love a job, but that job has to pay a living wage.

So the answer to your question is this- people who work below the LEGAL wage standard of our country- legal or illegal hurt all of us.

elperro

One time in a park I saw alot of them throwing trash all over. I told them to pick up their trash, because that is one of the reasons people don't like Mexicans. They did pick up their trash.

Hadenough

Those two you named are big enough!

mimilundgren

When I went downtown to the park in Odgen and an Illegal didn't like my Minuteman shirt. I was punched in the stomach...

I'm a 54 year old grandmother....what a deal!

Maca C.

I have never been hurt by an illegal immigrant, but for some reason, I dislike mexicans, cubans, and dominicans. I think it's because they are the kind of people that you would mostly find in jail, or have at least commited a crime.

And to tell you other people, they have rights to live where they want to, it's just these laws that say they can't. Like it's their fault they were born somewhere else.

I don't like the people that have so many children. If you can't support them, why have them? They're all proably by accident if you catch my drift...

The reason that I don't like SOME of them is because of how they live. They're always comiting crimes, why? What the hell is their problem?

I don't really care about the whole ecconomical situation, I'm only 12, (yes I lied about my age, but if I wouldn't have they wouldn't let me have a yahoo........That's totally off topic)

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