Why are people making such a fuss over Mexicans and peoples of color entering this country illegally?

wenteast

Your entire premise -- that 40 million illegal Latinos is fine b/c of a much smaller number of Europeans entered up until around World War 1 -- is false.

Army Retired Guy

I'm tired of ALL people entering illegaly, period! No amnesty!

Captain Feathersword

$70B+ that's BILLION US Taxpayer Dollars spent every year on the care of Illegal Aliens....welfare, medicare........

http://www.weneedafence.com
http://www.us-english.org/inc/
http://www.numbersusa.com
http://www.immigrationcounters.com
http://www.usillegalaliens.com/impacts_of_illegal_immigration_economic_costs.html
http://www.immigrationshumancost.org/
http://www.fightingimmigrationanarchy.com/
http://www.numbersusa.com/PDFs/Share%20of%20native%20workers%20by%20occup%20-%202003.pdf
http://www.stopthenorthamericanunion.com
http://www.bankofamericaboycott.com/
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0706/p09s01-coop.html
http://www.illegalimmigrationjournal.com/
http://www.usillegalaliens.com/impacts_of_illegal_immigration_crime.html
http://www.illegalaliens.us/statueofliberty.htm
http://www.immigrationwatchdog.com/
http://www.jpands.org/vol10no1/cosman.pdf

Lisa

They weren't illegal, because we allowed immigration then, and when they worked here they paid taxes and weren't able to leach off the American social system.

andy f

You know, many of the people that are against illegal immigration are Mexicans who came here legally and made a good American life for themselves through hard work.

You should take that into consideration before making this a racial issue

PATRICIA MS

Not afraid of Mexicans, just illegals. Want to spend time in a prison with the inmates when you know nothing of their crimes?? You trust that?

Thurston Howell III

Because we don't want America to end up looking like Tijuana. And I don't want to have to press 1 just to speak English.

Leah

It's not about race, and it's not about what happened in the past. It's about the law as it is currently on the books. Either change it or enforce it. That's my opinion.

But I am not afraid of Mexicans, or anyone else. I work with people from over 22 different countries, all of whom have come to this country legally to live and work, so I know it can be done the right way. They are my friends and I respesct them tremendously. They enrich my life and I am glad they are in America.

I am expected to obey the law, so are all the people in America. No one should be allowed to get a free pass.

joseph b

You have not accurately stated the facts. The ones who came here in the 19th and 20th centuries were MOSTLY legal, the laws at the time were a lot less stringent. As a result, we had a flood of immigrants and actually a crisis, too many people, not enough jobs. Fortunately, we had enough room for people to move West. This is what caused the westward expansion of The US. If you look at that time, because of the amount of immigrants, wages and work hours were horrendus, poverty was out of control and epidemics swept the country.

The reason why many changed their names was not because they entered illegally, it was because immigration officials wrote down the names as how they thought they were supposed to be spelled or, such as in the case of a lot of hispanics were confused about what name was really the last (ie, Garcia-Mendoza, one brother would have the last name of Garcia and the other brother would go to another immigration official and would be admitted under the last name of Mendoza).

The illegal immigrants have also put a big burdon on our system. Many hospitals in Southern California are either struggling or have closed The ER because of the cost (most illegals don't pay thier bills and have no insurance). They are also ruining the trades, by working under the table and accepting wages that no US Citizen could live on, they have destroyed the ability of citizens to ask for a fair wage for fair work.

roadhazzards

OK if you believe what you just posted you are incredibly ignorant.

We make a fuss about EVERYONE wh enters this country illegally because (I can't believe this even has to be explained to you) these illegals cost each of us taxpayers money for emergency health care, education etc.. Then there are the ever present National Security concerns nowdays and the legitimate need to know who these people are and what their intentions are. On top of that there are the drug resistant diseases (documented) that are being brought in by those who do not use proper entry screening procedures.

Soooooo now that you have demonstrated you total ignorance on the subject of illegal immigration perhaps the information I provided to you will enlighten you a bit.

Angelus2007

I love how the left loves to play the race card. If someone has an opinion about something they don't like and it involves race, it is racist. Not wanting ILLEGAL immigrants coming into this country had nothing to do with race. I would kick out an illegal Candian just as fast as an illegal Mexian.

We don't see hundreds of Candians crossing in Vermont in the middle of the night. When was the last time you saw a homemade boat of French citizens off ours shores? What about a ships cargo hold filled with 200 Belgians?

Sherilynne B

You don't know your history at all do you?

Micky

The Europeans did not come illegally and they actually wanted to be Americans,you need to learn some history.

As for the fuss part,reread your question and if the answer doesn't pop right out at you(hint:examine the word illegally), I can't help you.

grizzlytrack

You are right! Why not let some of them use your extra bedroom and eat out of your groceries and if they get sick, give them a ride to the Doc and pay the bill out of your pocket. Take them to school and pay the gas to get them there and the costs. This is what you are doing indirectly now, so step up to the plate and make a real statement!!! Don't talk the talk-walk the walk!! USMC 60-68

MLF

You see what happened when the Native Americans did not control their borders.

tiedesgirl

One Word For You - ILLEGAL

acksherly

It costs us so much to support these millions that we can not even support our own! It has NOTHING to do with Ethnic groups or race. We have so many nationalities who live together peacefully in the USA. For crying out loud, we are the big melting pot!!

I am not terrified of Mexicans...or any other nationality. I am terrified of killers, thieves, etc.... The USA may be the land of the free, but it does NOT mean that everything in this country is free for the taking. I work hard for what I have. I have been robbed 4 times. They could not trace the fingerprints to anyone on file. (Everyone here is fingerprinted when they get a driver's license....so....hello!)

Illegally entering this country is breaking the law. It is a LAW. We must abide by the law or face the consequences.

My father-in-law entered this country from Italy over 50 years ago...went through the legal process (as MANY others did). He worked his behind off to learn English and support his family. He never once depended on welfare or anything like that. He earned his right to be an American citizen as so many others have done.

(And whoever gave me the thumbs down...you must be a lawbreaker or here illegally and live off of everyone else's tax money too?)

spqr_us

Are you for real? the La Raza people always try to make this a race war, jeezzus I'm so tired of that. Look dude no one cares what color people are anymore except at the rallies you seem to go to.

Color isn't the issue. Having said that my wife is very brown and I am exceedingly fond of her.

Back to the point. It isn't color it the fact that they are illegal aliens, criminals, thieves, rapists and identity frauds. As for your revisionist history above try again. Throughout history people who were thieves and brigands were jailed and hung they didn't account for a very large portion of LEGAL immigrant populations either. Finally my man if you actually read history you'd have known that many legal immigrants in the last century and before changed their names primarily because they wanted to assimilate faster, not that they were all theives and cut throts. My God boy did you ever go to school or was it in East LA or Oakland?

You must watch too many TV shows, those are all made up stories try getting your backside off the couch long enough to read a book and then go out and see the US 1st hand.

My ancestors came here legally, not as the Mexicans do today as a gang of thieves.

Some of my ancestors came here with Willam & Mary. I can trace them back to fighting the Kings of England during the partitioning and to the Norse in Norway. Many familes keep detailed records that are also in many local repositories. You really don't know what you're talking about.

Just for the record I don't think we're terrified, we're enraged. we are going to vote thsi government of betrayal out.

Flyflinger

Most or those Eurpoean, as you call them, came to America to become Americans. Most of the Mexicans, and I say Mexicans because 85% of the illegal aliens are Mexicans, sneek into America to be Mexicans. If they want to be Mexicans then they can stay in Mexico.

wild4gypsy

Mass immigration to any country is not good no matter what color they are.
It is time for these countries of color to get their population under control. It is their reponsiblilty to care for their own people. Those countries which are still third world will never change until they can't send their citizen to other countries instead of dealing with their problems.
If we keep letting them in, this country will be be like their country Rich and POOR, better know as third world.

Rich people never let poor people come into control. They just throw them a bone.

mnwomen

The facts are it is illegal to enter without documentation. Live in the present and quit trying to justify illegal activity by what has happened in the past. The laws are in place and should be followed. Not surprised that a pro has thrown the race card in to the argument.

amnesty sucks

We are "making a fuss" over ALL ILLEGALS!

Geeze, dude, I am just as angry over a Canadian illegal as I am about an illegal from Peru. This NOT a racist issue. It is only about the laws!!!!!

I'm not "terrified of Mexican." I just don't want the ILLEGAL Mexicans (or Canadians, English, African, etc....) invading our country. The illegals cost us BILLIONS each year and our destroying us.

45 auto

Since there in our faces every day And have made such a issue of wanting wanting wanting> We are going to give it to them>And if any others are illegal then there going to get some to>

mercinineteen

I say we pull out of Iraq and put all the soldiers on the borders. Enough is enough.

Paula Revere

And now we realize what a disaster that first huge wave of immigration was and we don't want a repeat. The major difference is they came here to become Americans - not to seize land for their cowardly country.

I am terrified of gangs since I know a woman who was gang raped and was supposed to be killed by the last one. I am terrified of disease.

I'm guessing you don't work yet or pay taxes.

Anne

That was then and this is now, and almost all of your supposition's are wrong or bogus, or both, but have a nice day anyway

Daniel F

They are afraid we will do the same to them, What goes around comes around.

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