Is illegal immagrants helping or harming America?

Lakota

Harming.

Ever since they have stepped up their border crossings -

Hospitals have shut down.
Schools are overcrowded.
Traffic and hit and run accidents have skyrocketed.
45,000 Americans have been killed by illegal aliens since 9/11.
Eradicated diseases have made a comeback.
Prisons are overcrowded.
American contractors are being outbid by illegal alien employers.
The high school diploma is obsolete.
Illegal aliens have lowered the wages of good paying blue collar jobs.
Service industry jobs are converting over to bilingual only.

The list goes on and on.

Deport all illegal aliens and their offspring.

michele g

A report came out 10 years ago stating that TB was erased from the USA. It is back. So are other diseases thought gone from America. If they come accross Legally they are innoculated.

RedLadyLyonesse

62% of all "undocumented immigrants" in the United States are working for cash and not paying taxes, predominantly illegal aliens, working without a green card;

95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens;

83% of warrants for murder in Phoenix are for illegal aliens;

86% of warrants for murder in Albuquerque are for illegal aliens;

75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Albuquerque are illegal aliens;

More than 380,000 "anchor babies" were born in the United States in 2005 were to parents who are illegal aliens; making those 380,000 babies automatically U.S. citizens. 97.2% of all costs incurred from those births were paid by the American taxpayer;

More than 66% of all births in California are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal whose births were paid for by taxpayers;

24.9% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally;

40.1% of all inmates in Arizona detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally;

48.2% of all inmates in New Mexico detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally;

29% (630,000) convicted illegal alien felons fill our state and federal prisons at a cost of $1.6 billion annually;

More than 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages;

More than 53% of all investigated burglaries reported in California, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and Texas are perpetrated by illegal aliens;

More than half of all gang members in Los Angeles are illegal aliens from south of the border;

More than 43% of all Food Stamps issued are to illegal aliens;

More than 41% of all unemployment checks issued in the United States are to illegal aliens;

58% of all Welfare payments in the United States are issued to illegal aliens;

Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties in the United States are illegal aliens;

14 out of 31 TV stations in L.A. are Spanish-only;

16 out of 28 TV stations in Phoenix are Spanish-only;

15 out of 24 TV stations in Albuquerque are Spanish-only;

21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish-only;

17 radio stations in Phoenix are Spanish-only;

17 radio stations in Albuquerque are Spanish-only;

More than 34% of Arizona students in grades 1-12 are illegal aliens;

More than 24% of Arizona students in grades 1-12 are non-English-speaking;

More than 39% of California students in grades 1-12 are illegal aliens;

More than 42% of California students in grades 1-12 are non-English-speaking;

In Los Angeles County, 5.1 million people speak English; 3.9 million speak Spanish;

More than 71% of all apprehended cars stolen in 2005 in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California were stolen by illegal aliens or transport "coyotes";

47% of cited/stopped drivers in California have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 47%, 92% are illegal aliens;

63% of cited/stopped drivers in Arizona have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 63%, 97% are illegal aliens;

66% of cited/stopped drivers in New Mexico have no license, no insurance and no registration for the vehicle. Of that 66%, 98% are illegal aliens;

Less than 2% of illegal aliens in the United States are picking crops, but 41% are on welfare;

Over 70% of the United States annual population growth (and over 90% of California, Florida, and New York) results from immigration;

The cost of immigration to the American taxpayer in 1997 was a NET (after subtracting taxes immigrants pay) $70 BILLION a year, [Professor Donald Huddle, Rice University];

The estimated profit to U.S. corporations and businesses employing illegal aliens in 2005 was more than $2.36 TRILLION dollars;

The lifetime fiscal impact (taxes paid minus services used) for the average adult Mexican illegal alien is $55,000.00 cost to the American taxpayer in a 5-year span.

dallas

harming

mikea_va

Harming!!!!

Illegals are only helping themselves and their country. They do not help America in anyway, shape or form!!

ropar

both, the ones that just want to live and work help by increasing local commerce, but they are also a drag on public services. part of the reason hospitals cost so much for those who can pay. then there are the drug smugglers, rapists, murderers, and on and on....

Christopher

Harming, those who say illegals are doing jobs that Americans will not do need to take economics again. Some companies hire illegals because they can pay them dirt, if they were not here they would be forced to pay a higher wage.

Americans will not do these jobs because they can't. Legal citizens have to pay taxes, health care, etc. so the money illegals make is simply NOT a living wage for a lawful citizen. Not to mention it would be illegal to pay a legal citizen less than the minimum wage.

So what would happen if all of the illegal immigrants were deported? The business still has to fill these jobs. Who's left? Legal citizens! If the business can't afford to pay minimum wage, then they will have to figure out another way to operate legally.

Cutie Pie

Harming if they don't pay taxes.

DAR

Hurting, big time. Particularly when you look at the quality of our schools and health care in areas where they concentrate.

NONAME

They are definitely HARMING the U.S.!!!

East Coaster

Review the cost and the impacts and then determine if you can come to any other conclusion then "Harming" [I can't and I have tried to be honest in my research].

Politically Wrong

Hurting.....taking our money and sending home...also grabbing all the welfare programs they can...Large price for having your lawn mowed

illegals_r_cowards

HARMING!
Not only our country, but they are also abusing our welfare system, which is depriving OUR poor people, who really DESERVE the help!!

And, the money STOLEN by illegals, goes into mexicos economy NOT back into ours!

ShadowCat

They are harming Legal immigrants and Americans. America has the most liberal legal immigration policy in the world. Illegals are making it harder and eroding our sovereignty!

Bill in Kansas

The key word is illegal. Immigration is the backbone on America, but to those who choose to sneak acroos our borders and then not learn our language, but still send our money back to their countries, only hurt this nation

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They are harming America.

STEVEN L

thy are herting us they take our jobs and dont pay taxes get on our welfare system and when we really need the government says sorry we cant help you

cyberep

I would say both, yes many American are wanting higher paying jobs and the basic workforce is becomeing short, and those who travel from other countries and want just a better life than they had can get it here. but there are many ways illegals are hurting us, for there are those who bring drugs in which should not be happening, they are bringing bad influence, and the one that makes me the angriest is that they are not willing to learn English. that is what is hurting the most, they are bringing the spanish language to the US and it is horrible, this is an English nation and every citizen should speak english. from my view I dislike it when I see menus, signs, etc.... in spanish it is insulting. the superior english being overrun by the inferior spanish. each person who immigrates to America should have to speak english, and until they can they should be fined.

Chasity

Sahil: You are the reason so many people are 'hating' hispanics.

To address the question: I am not willing to pick tomatos for 5 cents a bushel, so in that regards they are helping me, however, I feel they should learn the language and be documented. To jump on the ban-wagon of them being illegals and need to get out is ignorance. You have to get all the facts, like the biggest fact of all, they are miggrant workers, here to make money to support families, if they are forced/chose to leave there home country because of poverty, then how can we expect them to wait years for a visa and afford the money it takes? Immigration reform is the only way I see of a better resolve. A fence that is too funny. A darn river doesnt stop them now, and that is more dangerous and harder to cross than a metel fence. Open the borders? HELL NO! Deportation? Oh yeah that makes alot of since, send them home (on our tax money) only for them to return a week later? Immigration reform people, that is the only way!

(Btw: when illegals are deported SOMETIMES they have to sign a paper saying they wont return for 8 yrs. what good does that do??) They come back with another name etc. Its not as easy as it appears.

ralomi

Both, like most people have said. They are helping by adding to our economy, working jobs people don't want. However, they aren't paying taxes, social security, etc. So, overall, I would say they were hurting us. If we deport them all, though, we would be in big trouble. As much as people are ticked and want them gone, deporting them all is not a good idea. We need to legalize them and allow them to contribute to society.

Dead man

America is harming the people inside and outside of the country in the past,present,and future the immigrants just have no choice it ether do or die(in their country or in U.S.)

Jack Bauer

Yes. they help America . Thats why they come for..don't they?

Antis Suck

They are helping the US because if there were no illegal immigrants there would be no one to do all the hard work and plus we pay taxes.

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