Why do so many Americans show a lack of compassion for Undocumented immigrants?

I'm gonna start another riot

What do you mean undocumented ? These so called undocumented people have more documents than most Americans have. What do you suggest we do divide the fish and loaves again and tell me whats more important illegals in America or the UK or where does it end ? It just goes around in circles.Compared to how your country treats illegals, you should really be asking why Mexico shows a lack of compassion for Undocumented immigrants? Compassion an illegal is free to walk in any ER and get free medical care, now let an American try this in your country and show me where the compassion is? Where are all the Churches in Mexico who get millions from America and what do they do in your country with the billions sent back there 50 billion a year for 100 million people something is not adding up here. Where is the compassion when an illegal has been drinking and driving and causes an accident a viva hit and run leaving families devastated and with thousands upon thousands of dollars in medical bills and the illegal, I never see one yet make any effort if to just send a dollar a week something other than poor me.This compassion is a two way street and giving illegals have gotten more here than your country will give them in 20 life times speaks volumes about about all we give.You might ask your country, what have they did of late

elizabeth_teasley

We have no respect for any illegal alien invader. The simple act of illegally invading our country starts the whole thing in motion.. I will never respect those who not only disrespect the laws of this nation, but also disrespect the US citizen. Respect is earned, not stolen.

Heil Obama, Heil The New Fuhrer

They are NOT undocumented immigrants. They are illegals. They are breaking our laws by being in this country illegally.
What part of "illegal" don't you understand?
And why do you think it's being harsh to want our federal government to enforce our laws??

stg44mp44

Because compassion is something that's given voluntarily. You can not demand it. And your "undocumented immigrants" (i.e. millions of illegal Mexicans) demand it, without offering anything in return.

Yes, I realize there's illegals from Asia and Europe, too. None of them call for more rights and more money or special consideration or more this or more that for them. It's like the difference between the guy knocking at your door asking for jump-start for his car so he could get to work on his first day, and he'll return the favor when you'll need it; and the 24 people who suddenly camp out in your garage, crapping on the work bench and complaining you didn't give them a key for the rest of the house yet.

A Culpeper Minuteman

We are a nation of laws and they are breaking them.

Rob

Because Illegals come here for the free handouts. 58% of entitlement payments go to illegals. Our nation cannot bear the cost of poverty and crime they import. They are stealing our identities and resources from our children. If illegals assimilated, were self sufficient and didn't bankrupt our governments, then no one would care. As it is the only way we can survive economically is to deny them social services, welfare, health care, education, and citizenship. Then they will self-deport. Visit www.numbersusa.com to make a difference.

Loretta C

they are breaking our laws and getting away with it. united states citizens go to jail. they get patted on the back and released. in the town i live in illegals are trouble, they get pulled over and nothing happens. they get to keep their car when our car would be towed away if we didn't have a driver license. last summer i lost my job due to the economy. i had to get help from the welfare system. there was illegals in there and the worker had the audacity to ask me if i was a legal citizen. if they want to be here then they need to be legal. right now the police is looking for an illegal mexican man who is going around raping woman. he done rapped 3 in a month. he followed a woman home who worked at walmart he was watching her. he followed her home, went into her house with a gun and raped her. she wont leave her house now. and she does not live far from me. then 2 days later hes at the park and attacks a woman there, he rapped her. another one a week later at the park. that woman beat his azz and got a way. you know what the police said? if he was legal it would be easier to find him. it does not matter where they come from they need to be legal.

Coasty

First they are not Undocumented immigrants they are criminals who have dissed our laws, our culture, and our sense of fair play. They do not follow the rules by which the game is played therefore we despise them, Most of our citizens welcome real immigrants who play by our rules. For the others we think they should be ran out of the country and identified in a manner where by they could be seen as illegal if they ever return and shot on sight.

kwilfort

1. They are technically criminals (ie) ILLEGAL
2. Over 4000 US citizens and legal residents are killed in incidents involving illegal immigrants.
3. Services and benefits to illegal immigrants and their families cost California alone $10.5 Billion per year.
3. They send far more money out of the country than they pay in taxes or spend hereso it isn't spent in the local economy.
4. They do not have to go through health checks like legal immigrants have to go through, so that diseases formerly considered eradicated in the Us are breaking out again.
5. It's a slap in the face to the millions of people who are waiting in line and who have gone through the process legally.
6. They keep wages down and take jobs from legal residents and citizens.
7. They increase the crime rate.
8. They are straining the medical and welfare system past breaking point.

ibu guru

Lawbreakers and their apologists EARN the contempt of the law-abiding. They do not deserve "compassion" when they are violating the law and disrespecting the rights of citizens. Apologists for lawbreakers are every bit as arrogant, disrespectful, and contemptible as the lawbreakers themselves.

American Man

one could ask the same of mexicans for illegals in mexico....hypocrisy and racism at its best, dont you think?

The Mechanic

Compassion costs money lots and lots of it haven't you heard charity begins at home . If a country has money to spend shouldn't it first be spent on ITS own citizens long before anybody else . In Britain today we have pensioners almost starving to death because there pensions do not reflect the cost of living , and yet the state says that it cannot afford to give more but strangely it can afford to give immigrants millions in aid and benefits also MP's seem to have almost unlimited access to expenses without any check on them at all . There are British children in dire need , the tele adds are full of appeals for money , Put that against immigrants in millionaire mansions and millions in legal aid and the whole system is put in perspective , Foreigners first and devil take the indigenous population and you wonder why we do not want or like illegal immigrants here. And i should think that goes for Americans also.They have enough financial troubles at the moment without foreigners poncing of them.

Dirty Martini

Because they are criminals.

Because they dont show a bit of compassion for the hardship they place upon us, our infrastructure, etc.

mimi

Where is their compassion to not come here illegally and then get all kinds of welfare at tax payers expense.Is it compassionate of these illegals to have anchor babies and go to ER's knowing they cant pay for said child or medical visit @tax payers expense.You see compassion goes both ways.Would we get as much COMPASSION if we went to their country and expected the citizens of that country to take care of us.You bet it wouldn't happen.Now I have said all along you bleeding illegal lovers can take in ALL the illegals you want and get your warm and fuzzy feelings you want but YOU pay for their total needs from time of conception to in the grave and that means ALL expenses.I know you would open your doors to take in a family or 2 to raise.How kind of you....No really how kind of you to ask me to show compassion for someone that by just being here has broken our laws.

DlCK Chenney

....which american are you referring to feather indian
we all foreigners here with a piece of paper with our name on it
and who are the undocumented

LOVE

They are taught to do so by the media, lately all crimes and anything in between have been committed by illegals....get the drift?...

Don Camilo

Because they are full of a great deep hatred for all non WASPs

But we have improved. In the XIX century, according to Mark Twain, people gather and hanged a Chinese, just for fun

Perhaps the Chinese were illegals

By the way, in the 1960s, there were signs that said: "no dogs or Cubans allowed" and we were legals. You cannot play the illegal card here

Besides, as somebody says here, this country has been running a witch hunt with the illegals as scapegoats

We frequently see immigrants ( legals and illegals, it doesn't matter ) being beaten or killed by mobs. The justification they use is that if they were not here, that would not happen to them.
As we see, they justify crime, hatred and violence when they want something done

At that moment, they forget that beating or killing a human being is also illegal, but they don't protest against that. They rather applaud

What part of murder and hatred they don't understand ?

dany72190

Because they don't understand what they have to go through..they think illegal people break the laws just because they want to.

But just watch when obama passes an immigration reform...they gonna have to shut their mouths.

zapata

undock folks like one thing in particular about yoo nited states,,,,,,if they need e.r medical assistance,,,all they have to do is walk in and ask to see a doc,,,,,may have to wait if its not life threatening,but they'll be seen,in Mexico,,in ANY hospital , er,medical clinic,need 'craidit kart' (credit card)which costs 900 dollarinskies,,no got card,sorri,our hospitals attend to what mexico doesn't want to be bothered with,,we have 13,000
undocks in federal prisons,who otherwise would be raisin hell with mac 10s in east la,frisco,Philadelphia,new york,chgo,and juarez,,,undock folks,aside from their status are mostly nice people,respect laws,are free to go about their business,and those who shoot up,kill,and do damage,can get away with it sometimes,,,,they come here also cuz it takes 9 or 10 peso to get one dollar,,,which is about to change,you're right,compassion is a rare commodity

GreasyTony

It's called "ignorance"......and "scapegoating", and this has caused violence towards immigrants regardless of immigration status.

http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/27/whats-fueling-increase-in-violence-against/
The poisonous residue of immigrant scapegoating has accumulated in the margins, fueling the rise of hate groups setting their sights on Latinos, regardless of citizenship status.

Omar

Ok this is for all the people that wrote all the negative and less than smart answers under and possibly on top of mine we the people fight each other over a few dollars while the government and big corporation use and spend billions of taxpayers dollars in bailouts,bonuses and their budget that's our money coming from legal and illegal taxpayers because yes we all pay taxes how do i know because I'm illegal and i have to pay medicare,social security taxes,state tax,fed tax 911 tax and so on and don't get anything at the end of the year whatsoever,so stop blaming us and be careful with your leaders we are here because we are needed here just think about it this is the USA you can put a man on the moon you have nuclear weapons but you cant stop Jose from crossing the border how that's that make sense?

dingobluefoot

I honestly don't believe it's a lack of compassion. I believe it is fear - the media is always pounding images and news into our heads about terrible things happening around the world, so many people associate foreigners with acts of violence.

Maybe we'll grow up some day and learn to play nice together, but I'm starting to doubt it.

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