jbrettlip wrote: My ancestors immigrated LEGALLY to this country. That does not make me a racist. I don't want CRIMINALS of any color, race or religion in this country. And sorry, that is what illegal aliens are. They are criminals. Are some of them nice people? Yes. DO some of them have only good intentions? Yes. But are ALL of them lawbreakers. YES!
Well, you ignore the heavy bias in limits. We have over 10,000,000 (some estimates say) undocumented workers from Mexico and other Latin American nations here in this country, but there are not even ONE million worker visas available, never mind green cards. Furthermore, if you ever talk to any who have participated in the guest worker program, the irony is that they can be held
even more easily in slave-like conditions.
the typical argument against illegal immigrants goes twofold:
1. "they use our services". In truth, with a few notable exceptions, their children,
who are citizens, get services (though many times parents are afraid to apply for thier children because they themselves are illegal), but they get only the barest minimum. Yes, if they get into an accident, they get treated. Do you want everyone who even looks "foreign" to bring their IDs with them? (Because that IS what would be required!) IN an emergency, we need to ensure people are treated first, then questions asked later. This does mean that some illegal aliens are left "in limbo". BUT the solution is to offer better insurance coverage to hospitals and so forth.. something like the "uninsured motorist" coverage we have in cars, perhaps.
2. They are
criminals. This has 2 forms.
a. The first is that because they came here illegally, they are more likely to commit crimes here in the US. This is just false. They are actually far more likely to obey every law because they are so afraid of being shipped back. They CAN get blackmailed into crime more readily than others. But you know the best way to stop that? DON'T allow criminals to use status as a blackmail opportunity. In other words, offer protection, not deportation, to informants as a minimum or simply remove the "illegal" tag, as long as someone is otherwise law-abiding.
b. the second is just? "we have this law [for a reason] and it needs to be honored (this is how I took your phrasing of the argument, by-the-way). The problem is that the "reason" is really business profitability. It has absolutely nothing to do with security (not really), it has nothing to do with job protection, even, because these people are supporting too many businesses that claim they "simply cannot pay better".
jbrettlip wrote:I think HISPANICS are readily accepted now, considering I grew up in NM and AZ and currently live in TX. It is the non citizens that face a back lash here. And I think it is rightfully so. Every person trying to immigrate to the US should disapprove of these "line jumpers".
And exactly how can you tell, just by looking, that someone is "illegal", as you say? Among other issues, illegal immigrants come not simply from Mexico, but from every nation on earth, including such "hispanic" nations as "ireland".
So, yes, you are a bit racist.
