Would Americans be more sympathetic to illegal immigrants?

Summerly, loving life

Well this applies to all illegals
of all country's because when i go have my nails done all they do is speak a languish that i don't understand.. While they all are giggling and who knows what they are saying. That is rude to no point and they don't know how to speak English either. So do many other immigrants from other countries that do the same thing. If they learned the languish like you say and when they came over here they wouldn't do the things that they do that is so annoying. Dang it blend in don't stand out and make us feel like your here and we better put up with it..... I guess we do have to put up with it.....I have heard that there are so many illegals using fake social security's and so on and so on. So it is what it is.

Oh and i read that an American flag in Mexico wouldn't be tolerateed, Well i think that an American Flag in any-other country wouldn't be tolerated so be fair and state so all country's wouldn't tolerat an American Flag and nor should us Americans

Sharon W

Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Every American citizen needs to read this!

ihurtmyhand

illegal is illegal is illegal period! no matter what country they came here from

wilie l

illegal mexicans have no respect for america and their mindset in still in mexico and i believe they must enjoy the squalor there. The lives of our children and grandchildren will be in jeopardy unless we take drastic action to prevent this invasion. Many of you yankees reading this need to come to the border states to witness this encroaching danger and then start forming your own opinions. george bush and governer rick perry of texas have did nothing to stem this surge of illegals in texas. Our northern cousins beware for they are headed your way.

southfloridamullets

Those are probably the reasons that people have such a big problem with the whole thing. However, let's try not to forget that they are also blatantly breaking the law. I think it's kind of a combination of the fact that they are breaking the law to get here, then once they're here they feel like they should have all of the same rights as a natural citizen, except they don't deserve anything. What they really deserve is to be put in jail or deported.

CFB

there is a lot in what you say.
The first thing I saw in their demonstrations last year was the Damn Mexican flags. If they love Mexico so much go freaking home and shut up.
If you plan to assimilate get busy.

Mr Lizard

No. If a crook stole my car, but then laid low and just used it to drive back and forth to work, then I'd still want him arrested and prosecuted.

Ohsassyone

Bingo. That certainly is part of the issue for me. I am sick of the demands, I am sick of the attitude. They need to take the example of the Asians. And just do their thing, and keep their mouths shut.

IWIU

I think you are right.

They don't want to fit in with us, they want to bring their country to the USA, and that's not going to work.

When in America, do as the Americans do.

I just want them out, and I'm glad they are starting to raid places and send them back.

I wish they would make it a crime to rent to them. That would get them out fast.

serenely, soMEone

Absolutely. The things you mentioned are just the tip of the iceberg I deal with. If we could strike up a conversation without them sneering, that'd be a start. Perhaps we could explore ways to set up sister-city alliances and such to help them where they (should) live.

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Tesla Girl is Rokken with Dokken

I just want to add that Sharon's comment was well put, and makes a strong point that I agree, does need to be heard by all the american people.

Nice answer! :)

summer

i will feel no different about illegals if they had angel wings a flew around. illegal is illegal and there is no good excuse for it.

Bishop

If mexico was so great why did they come here? the answer of course is that mexico is unlivable for most people so why in the hell are they trying so hard to remake america into what they left behind?? And when they are finished what will they do? They will sneak into canada of course! Get ready canucks start learning spanadian!

Darkwolf

slightly, but they'd still be criminals.

and not all the mexican flag wavers are illegals.

Kevin

I dont care if you come here legally or illegally. If you dont assimilate and become a productive member to our society, I f*ckin hate you and get the f*ck out. My wife is mexican. Full blooded mexican. She and her family dont speak a word of spanish. You know why? Because she is proud to be an American. Her family? Proud to be American. They all work an honest job and live life as productive Americans. Why can't they see that they're such a huge scourge on what used to be an amazing society? F*ck them.

LOST IN YOUR EYES

i can see how it upsets americans that mexicans come over here and are all about mexico and stuff....you have a good point.

biwagirl20a

If they did all this LEGALLY I would not have a problem. Hispanic or not. Become an AMERICAN Citizen, then you have rights.

A lot of Americans play their music loud, steal cars and don't speak much english.

I understand why people want to come to this country, but do it legally. Don't sneak in, demand that we speak your language, reproduce and demand medical and welfare and food stamps and social security etc. Come to this country like my ancestors did, LEGALLY.

My ancestors came to this country, learned ENGLISH so they oculd get jobs and become a contributing memeber of te great country. they gladly paid their taxes because they knew it meant a better life than the one they left.

pink1957girl

It might help but there is still the factor that taxpayers are spending BILLIONS each year on the illegals.

California alone spends $10 BILLION each year. We can't afford that. And now, Governor "Benedict Arnold" wants to require all Californians to have health care and if you can't afford it (e.g., illegals) the tax payers will pay for it.

ashley g

You are generalising. In your post you say if some illegal immigrants weren't so audacious would Americans feel more sympathetic to them, well some aren't. I have several neighbours that are Hispanic ( I never asked their legal status of course) and I have never seen them flying flags, or heard them blasting music.

Of course when I ride down the street I do see a great number of Americans with the rebel flag stuck to their pick up truck. Can you tell me what we can do about them? Deport them back to the time of segregation?

Mr. Taco

They used to say the same thing about the Irish. What is pissing Americans off is their own ignorance on the topic, misplaced pride, and in some cases racism.

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