Originally Posted by Gorman
Personally I support charities that help educated people, so if my tax is used to educate illegals instead of building WoMDs then I am personally happy with that.
I think countries are such an archaic and unneeded concept anyway.
ahhhh sharing my thoughts there...
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Last edited by Fee; Jul 3, 2011 at 11:08 PM.
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Originally Posted by firebolty
The population of illegal immigrants in the U.S. today ranges from 7-20 million people.
7-20 million people pay a lot of money in taxes.
The government isn't going to deport them, mostly because they're bringing us money.
Yeah, because illegals pay taxes.
A huge part of Mexico's economy is money sent from the U.S. by illegals to Mexico.
Mexico, of course, isn't the biggest issue, but the wholehearted support that the government gives to illegal immigration is simply ludicrous. The country's government is a shitfest, and if it wasn't so corrupt I have no doubt it could be as powerful as a nation as any other modern superpower.
But this isn't about Mexico, so I digress...
When illegal immigrants get government support, it comes in the form of tax-payers money. That means that I'm required to pay for someone who couldn't be bothered to get citizenship and still gets more benefits than I do. I don't really like carrying someone who doesn't even make an effort to get his/her shit together.
Last edited by Thorn; Jul 2, 2011 at 05:16 AM.
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While I'm not in support of illegal immigration in any way, shape or form, you must also consider that illegals from Latin American countries make up a whopping five percent of our workforce, and they're damn cheap to boot. I used to work on a plant nursery and nearly every planter and laborer there was an illegal immigrant from Mexico or a nearby country-- while they don't pay taxes directly, they provide a huge break for taxpaying business owners who utilize their labor, which obviously ensures that such business pay their taxes in full and continue to contribute to the economy.
Consider that most illegal immigrants are only equipped (and hired) to perform jobs that require heavy manual labor, including subcontracting (building), lawn work (if you live in Florida you know this to be true) and agricultural work, including (but not limited to) gathering fruit and vegetables to be put up for market, inspection, and planting.
Just thought I'd point out that Mexicans/central Americans aren't all that bad-- I can't speak for other ethnic groups though and I'd like to see some statistics regarding illegal immigrants from say, Africa or impoverished Asian nations.
Consider that most illegal immigrants are only equipped (and hired) to perform jobs that require heavy manual labor, including subcontracting (building), lawn work (if you live in Florida you know this to be true) and agricultural work, including (but not limited to) gathering fruit and vegetables to be put up for market, inspection, and planting.
Just thought I'd point out that Mexicans/central Americans aren't all that bad-- I can't speak for other ethnic groups though and I'd like to see some statistics regarding illegal immigrants from say, Africa or impoverished Asian nations.
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Originally Posted by oyster
While I'm not in support of illegal immigration in any way, shape or form, you must also consider that illegals from Latin American countries make up a whopping five percent of our workforce, and they're damn cheap to boot. I used to work on a plant nursery and nearly every planter and laborer there was an illegal immigrant from Mexico or a nearby country-- while they don't pay taxes directly, they provide a huge break for taxpaying business owners who utilize their labor, which obviously ensures that such business pay their taxes in full and continue to contribute to the economy.
Consider that most illegal immigrants are only equipped (and hired) to perform jobs that require heavy manual labor, including subcontracting (building), lawn work (if you live in Florida you know this to be true) and agricultural work, including (but not limited to) gathering fruit and vegetables to be put up for market, inspection, and planting.
Just thought I'd point out that Mexicans/central Americans aren't all that bad-- I can't speak for other ethnic groups though and I'd like to see some statistics regarding illegal immigrants from say, Africa or impoverished Asian nations.
that's true, but the only problem about illegal immigration in my opinion would have to be that a good amount of the illegal immigrants turn out to pass on drugs, smuggle drugs into the country, rob people, etc. If they didn't do any of that bull shit I would be fine.
