And legalizing is going to fix that how?
If they are going working for min wage, they aren't paying taxes.
SS? They'll get more then they put in
Medicare? They'll get more then they put in
Federal taxes? Get everything back, if not more then that as an EIC
State taxes? IDK - but I doubt much
Sales taxes? Already pay now
Plus they'll now have access to all public handouts.
So how exactly is legalizing these criminals helping the USA?
Immigrants will have huge families who all will be paying into the system.
At the same time they will respect their elders and take care of them taking a lot of the burden off the system.
Within a single generation, a single immigrant child could be hiring dozens of computer repair guys
What? Please explain this.Immigrants will have huge families who all will be paying into the system.
Would you be in favor of immigrants not being eligible to receive benefits?At the same time they will respect their elders and take care of them taking a lot of the burden off the system.
Why would they do this? Again, could you please explain your logic?Within a single generation, a single immigrant child could be hiring dozens of computer repair guys
What? Please explain this.
Would you be in favor of immigrants not being eligible to receive benefits?
Why would they do this? Again, could you please explain your logic?
What? I see it here all the time depending on the topic, immigrants have a lot more children then your average poster
No
To live the American dream
I'm off to my "shitty" lumber yard job. Looks like a mighty fine day for it.
Have a good one
ahh an open boarder nutter.
Do you support total free trade with every country? Because there really is no difference to what you are doing to the American worker.
Also, why do you hate Americans so much?
Russia and Greece WISH their immigrants were Mexicans, who work hard, drink beer and tequila instead of vodka, and very, very seldom explode.You are right, most of their illegal (or irregular, lol) immigration is from Soviet States. Based on the oft repeated idea of "they broke the law, they are illegal and need to leave" it shouldn't really matter why. The Russian's, as many Americans do, just see them in black and white as illegal. If there is a solution to the problem I imagine they will figure it out. I know we will see it as barbaric and chastise them for it.
Greece's issue is mostly based in policy and lack of doing anything about it, kind of like in the U.S.
The estimates seem to range between 4 and 10 million in Russia, depending on the year. If the main issue is how it affects job prospects of citizens then looking at it as a percentage is fair and really the only logical way. If the issue is something else, like how it affects land use, then probably not.
If you have "little sympathy" for a U.S. citizen working hard at a demanding job who loses it to a dude who hitch hiked up from Mexico who is willing to work for less with few or no of the protections Western civilization accords, I'm guessing you are moving straight from voting for Obama to voting for Hillary.Dear Diary:
There isn't much agreement on what the actual problem is, how severe it is, and what to do about it. I don't think it's our overall immigration policy because the focus is only on how we deal with one particular border. I don't think it's a security crisis like if the Germans invaded Pearl Harbor. I don't really think it's much of an economic problem. It's just the inevitable chaos that occurs between rich neighborhoods and poor neighborhoods.
I'm OK with relaxing the rules regarding our neighbors coming here to stay/work. The overall net effect on our economy is close enough to zero. Immigrants who work also spend, and from my experience they would mostly want contribute via taxes if it meant they could more freely pursue their goals. Yes, there are localized issues with schools and hospitals and other problems with language and culture but those don't rise very high on my give-a-shit index and are rooted elsewhere.
That leaves jobs and I guess it comes down to that I don't believe "citizenship" is worth much here. If a U.S. citizen can't compete with a dude who hitch hiked up from Mexico to spend 8 hours a day doing manual labor I have little sympathy. I don't think plopping out of your mom's hole on this side of the line should give you a pass on having to work hard.
Our focus internally should be on workplace rights and safety, enforcing compensation standards, and bringing everyone who works into the fold so they can contribute. Our border policy should be that you are welcome to come in through the front door, where you will sign in, be medically and criminally screened, and given some coupons to local businesses. Anyone who tries to skip around through the backyard could justifiably be dispatched with. Tons of Americans would love to be the border agents guarding the backyard.
Depends on how you figure it. Money has time value as well. Social Security and Medicare have my money over a fifty-four year period, against my will and better judgement. With any retirement plan of my choice that would make me a millionaire; is it my fault they set up a Ponzi scheme instead of investing the money government forced me to give them?In all honesty, I'd try to refrain from using the SS and Medicare arguments as EVERYONE who takes from SS gets more than they put in; Medicare most likely.
For whatever reason, you seem to have misunderstood.
Although, you are a good example of why I have little respect for other Americans.
An America heater would have little respect for America.
I'm jealous that you get to be outside!
I'm stuck in my workshop. No windows, no fresh air. Its like a cell.
What??
You live in America, go get yourself a job picking fruit, meet some nice Latino women and start squeezing out some more babies
An America hater would have little respect for America, and if you do have so little respect for the country why don't you make like a Mexican and migrate.
If you have "little sympathy" for a U.S. citizen working hard at a demanding job who loses it to a dude who hitch hiked up from Mexico who is willing to work for less with few or no of the protections Western civilization accords, I'm guessing you are moving straight from voting for Obama to voting for Hillary.
Nah, I like my low stress, high paying government job, the six weeks of paid time off, and the Cadillac health care plan that comes with it too much to go anywhere permanent just yet. I do spend a week or so in Mexico every winter hanging out with some of the people I use to employ when I owned a construction business in New Mexico.
You should get out more. You'll find some pretty chill people from all over the world if you look. It will also relieve some of your fear of people who don't look or talk like you.
Who says I fear people?
I'd just rather maintain a standard of living for American's, rather the lowering our standards for some foreigners.
PS It figures that someone living of the back of tax payers doesn't care about private sector job wages going down. You got yours screw everyone else. You think us tax payers are just your slaves working to pay your wage.
It was the impression that I got.
I would hope you would want more than to just maintain. Letting people in doesn't go hand in hand with lowering standards.
I got mine by paying attention and putting in the effort. I work at a University, so not only do I live off the back of taxpayers, I live off the back of mostly foreign students taking advantage of our educational system.
The best way to secure the border starts with ending birth right citizenship for alien born children.
Who says I fear people?
I'd just rather maintain a standard of living for American's, rather the lowering our standards for some foreigners.
PS It figures that someone living of the back of tax payers doesn't care about private sector job wages going down. You got yours screw everyone else. You think us tax payers are just your slaves working to pay your wage.
Not one top 1% wants a secure border because that would go against the rules set forth by Barbara Lerner Specter.
Good luck changing the constitution.
The greatest threats to the US are already in office
did your parents have any children that lived?
They ate yours for breakfast.