Many aren't going to like what I have to say and many will but oh well. the united states are to damn soft on illegals for 1 the dems will have a large voting base even though its illegal to vote if your not a citizen but they still dont care. if your a politician that supports illegals and havnt done a damn thing for our country or its people you should be kicked out of office and imprisoned bc your also committing a crime for allowing it and won't do a damn thing to stop it or slow it down.2 many companies hire illegals bc they are cheap. if you hire them all your higher ups should be fired and fined and imprisoned and after your out kicked out of this country bc you rather hirer illegals instead of your own people.3 any city or cities that protect them should imstantly lose any federal money that they given.4 we should freeze immgration for a minimal of 10yrs so we can start to actually take care of our own people and not everyone elses damn people.5 in at least those 1st 10yrs years hires more ICE and border patrol agents to deport as many illegals as possible and make it so unwelcoming to come here that will think twice coming here illegally. Coming here legally i dont care one bit because 99.9% of us wouldn't be here if it wasn't for immigrants but our great great or great or grand parents came here legally. to be honest i wouldn't care a damn bit if cali seperated from the union bc half of the state could careless what the rest of us have to say and they support the illegals anyways. if you dont like what i said oh well dont care bc your part of the problem then. so put your big girl or big boys panties on and whine else where.
What you mean sir is legal an ileagal immigration.
No I am not for ileagal immigration or open boarders.
Yes i am pro legal immigration.
The wheels should be grased so the legal system works for more people, the wall should be built remember it is a wall with a door.
The issue of illegals being sent back im iffy on it friends of mine are illegals and others are legal.
Look at it like this aside from our economy not being able to take them in. Who are they some are good people with families some could be terrorist? How can you know?
Another way of seeing it is poverty. You come into our country ileagally you do so with nothing you can't get a licence in some places, you cannot go to college, or get a job on most places.
Also this is our country and I don't want people here that hate my country if you do fuck you leave and make your country better.
people say the Hispanics live in poverty well a lot of them put themselves there and their kids suffer for it as my friends have.
I get and sympathize wanting a better life and you have every right to come here and do so but not like this.
I'm from Britain of Pakistani descent, so, British Pakistani.
I'm totally for immigration for a number of reasons: Britain has an aging population so immigration helps keep our country young Immigrants are actually really valuable to our workforce They bring over aspects of their culture with them which is interesting My grandparents came to the UK and helped contribute to our society, so why shouldn't others be given the same chance?
As for illegal immigration I think it needs to be treated like any other illegal act would. Go through the British Justice system. That way they'll have a chance to explain why they came illegally, because I think that's what we need to know: 'what is so bad in one's country that they would flee that country and risk being imprisoned in another country?' and then based on their reasoning we should decide whether we grant them asylum or deport them.
Your opinion is hypocrisy. If Britain has an aging population, the women need to stop buying into feminism make the system fair for men and start producing babies. Genociding one population replacing it with another isn't right.
It not valuable for the work force BCS it lowers the minimum wage BCS of the abundance of workers so employers can go " this is your pay. If you don't like it someone will". No if you move to another country , maybe you should show it Respect by adopting their culture instead of bringing your own. BCS if you like your own culture so much , stay in your country or origin. Most European countries have an aging population BCS women are less willing to have kids earlier and would rather have a career and men just can't be bothered with women's , frankly unrealistic standards.
@ThisAndThat I don't understand how is allowing hardworking families to come to the UK, work and contribute to our society genocide?
I know so many immigrants who have contributed to our society. My grandparents for starters.
Then today, I've had many foreign teachers, I've had some foreign doctors and nurses, my bus drivers are often foreign, some taxi drivers are foreign- I could go on listing so much more.
If these people are willing to contribute to our society, then shouldn't we be grateful?
What they do is come in and lower wages and take jobs that belong to the citizens preventing them from making a living supporting themselves and their own families. I know this well from living in the US, I was cheated out of life by this, lost my career, wasn't able to have the family I wanted.
I watched a documentary on the poverty in England, those poor children living with nothing to eat and living in poison mold in slums, I was bawling. That's what you produce when you invite others to take your own citizens livelihood.
@ThisAndThat The poverty in the UK has nothing to do with the immigrants coming it- what it has to do with is the government making cuts- I have been affected by these cuts myself, and am currently fighting against them- not blaming other people who want to work in our society too.
An employer will not favour anyone based on where they are from, but who is best for the job. They make a living which they put back into the economy simuntaneously having to deal with people who hold such horrid prejudices such as yourself.
I don't know where you're getting your information from, but don't kid yourself. Immigrants have everything to do with it. Not including my own horrible experience from it here in the US, the documentary I told you about, those children on empty stomachs, their parents were desperate to find jobs, any jobs, jobs that immigrants took from them. Until you've actually had that experience and believe me I have I've had a life long suffering from it and the suffering continues and will until the day I'm gone. It has destroyed my life and you're getting this from somebody that has been directly effected from it. I'm telling you this from personal experience very personal experience.
I'm not against legal immigration, but I am against illegal immigration because you get a lot of poor people, but a lot of criminals too. How do you tell the difference? Plus if they don't have a job they are just going to wind up as more homeless on the streets or turn to prostitution or crime. Plus here they usually don't have car insurance and live 20 to a house, if they even have a house. There are a lot of people that are legal citizens, like elderly or even homeless vets who get less help than illegal immigrants. You feel sorry for them but we can't take care of everyone while the people in their home countries keep pumping out babies they can't take care of so try to come here. No, clean up your own messes like I do. If I can't pay my bills I don't go to the rich and ask them to do it or take care of me.
I don’t know what it means to be for or against immigration
I am for legal immigration and against illegal immigration.
I’m am for deporting any illegal immigrant with a criminal history (other than the immigration crime)
I would support a path to citizenship for anyone else so long as it includes recompense above normal post citizenship contributions for the burden and interference caused to manage the legal exceptions they are asking for.
I'm pro regulated legal immigration, but against illegal and think illegal immigrants should be deported.
It's because of taking too many in would affect the economy negatively because of more people means more resources needed. There's more people to educate, house etc. In addition it takes long time to learn a new language, culture etc. Getting used to each others cultures also takes time, so it's another reason it should be taken slowly.
I'm for controlled legal immigration. Often what some argue for uncontrolled immigration is used for in countries with falling birth rates and aging populations is to make up a difference in the population decline like in Germany or Britain but what they don't mention is that the reason there is a falling birth rate and an aging population is that people are taxed to heavily and wages are too low so they can't start a family until later in life and can only have 1 or 2 kids and more importantly uncontrolled immigration lowers wages and living standards. Americas immigration policy espicially with Africa and the middle East is a proven success as we only take in the best which is why we have so many middle eastern and African doctors and other high end proffessional while Europe is filled with crime ridden ghettos where immigrants are shoved into.
I think the migration of peoples needs to be heavily restricted world wide, the less movement the more stable the world would be. I hate when people say "Legal immigration" is ok, when the legality of immigration in the USA is barely enforced and the legal immigration system is broken.
That being said, Many illegal immigrants are honest hard working people looking for a better life. I would say, i want all the illegal immigrant men aged 18-30 out. If they have family, the family has to go back with them.
Their home countries need them. Who else is gonna make el salvador better? Everyone just runs away.
Legal immigration to america is fine. Illegal immigration ruins the country. Having people come illegally, making money under the table tax free, and sending that money out of the country where that currency has more value is bad. That means less income for states across the country to improve and update roads, run down houses and businesses, and so many other things that tax money is used for. On top of that the illegal immigrants take jobs of others who also need jobs, but won't get hired because immigrants are cheaper. Illegal immigrants do nothing to help improve the country their working in and instead send money out of the country.
If you are illegal you should be deported and have to come back legally.
Yes, I know many enter the country illegally to escape horrible situations outside the country, but you have to do it legally. Not only do they make more money by doing so, but their income becomes taxable which means their still contributing.
I am pro legal immigration. I believe all illegal immigrants should be deported promptly to their appropriate countries of origin. Come through the front door if you want to come in. I'm sick of people working for slave wages and devaluing the work for other people that legally live here, on top of sanding what little they get back to their countries while the country they work in receives nothing in return since they don't pay taxes. If employers did not have the option to pay slave wages then everyone would be paid fair wage for the work they do. The issue that is created by illegal immigrants does not just impact other legal citizens, it impacts them to, maybe more so than anyone else. They should come in the right way so the system can function properly as it was intended to.
America was founded on the ideal of immigrants! The Statue of Liberty has a plaque, saying: "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
America is a collection of those that left their countries because of persecution, or got kicked out, and they all come here, and bring the diversity of all of the World's cultures! We are that place that brings all of those, their ideals, their desire to be Free! Now, suddenly someone is deciding that those immigrants that have defined us, and made us a Great Nation, as no longer welcome. Very sad, and Bullshit, I think!
We are a nation of 330million people we can't keep on giving free handouts. we can't even take care of the ones that made a oath to protect our freedoms or respect the ones that gave there lives to protect our way of life bc we are to damn busy taking care of the illegals. fuck that, that is completely wrong of our country and our politicians. the same ones that want to take our consitutional rights away all bc it doesn't suit them fuck that. our people come 1st no one else. when will it be enough be enough taking other countries scraps? if want to be here then do it legally if not get the fuck out. im tired of the excuses. take care of own once that happens then lets think about taking care of the rest until close the borders.
@adidas0169 This debate has been going on for the entire time that the United States was an independent nation. I don't need to debate it further, unless you have a reasonable, non-biased, non-racist solution. America became the Great Nation we are, because of immigrants, and now someone decides to close the Gate? What about all the technology-minded, gifted people we will lose out on, with this policy? How can we stay competitive in the technology world, with just who is here, and not have new ideas, new cultures and their experience bringing in new ideas and perspectives!!
How is it being racist? so you like us giving everything free to people that aren't here illegally nor will learn the language? i would rather support our own before someone else's scraps.
I am for controlled migration. If someone has something to provide and is a cultural match its fine. Mass migration will lead to civil war long term and should be stopped.
I’m tolerant of immigrants in my country, but there are many who do themselves no favours when they seem unwilling to speak our English language and it drives me mad. It makes me feel like I’M the immigrant when I’m at work or I take a walk & I’m surround by the Polish language, Arabic language, Spanish, etc etc.
I’ve gotten into hot water at work because of miscommunications, and because I’m the employee, I’ll get the blame from my immigrant managers. I miss the Ireland I spent my early childhood in where most people were Irish & therefore everyone understood each other & I actually felt right at home 😖🇮🇪
Of course I know and work with many immigrants who speak excellent English, and because of their friendliness, I’m glad to have them here obviously. But there are others who are here strictly for employment but refuse to adapt to our culture, and that makes them a stain on the window of our country 😒
I definitively agree that assimilation is an issue. Some people adapt so easily but some want to move to another country and change that country’s language and culture into theirs. That is just crazy.
I'm an immigrant from Bolivia. I'm for legal immigration. I don't blame people for wanting to come to US, but I don't like the idea that they jumped the line and snuck their way in. There's no vetting process. If you want a better life, great, use the door.
I like the idea of LEGAL Immigration, especially from Asia to the United States, but I think Illegal Immigrants should be deported ASAP, even if they do not otherwise have a criminal record, and they should be fined $500 a head for paying some of the overhead of processing and handling their cases.
My country should probably increase skilled immigration rates.
Illegal immigration is not a major issue here, and I’d resent wasting tax money hunting down relatively small numbers of otherwise law abiding people who’ve made it in.
Not having a land border with a poorer country puts us in a different position from some other countries so I recognize they face more difficult decisions than we do here.
There is a trend of migration to Europe. The borders are open the birth rates are below replacement rate. A culture is tied to ethnicity. Somalians, Turks or Moroccans won't build new cathedrals nor Kaizer Palasts, nor will they give us any Beethovens or Rembrandts. According to the UN human rights conventions every people has the right to self determination which includes to limit legal migration and to reject illegal migration. Therefore I see no other solution to establish a trend of remigration (voluntary return) after the borders are closed.
I am for immigration control, but I think all the illegal immigrants already here can stay unless of course they are committing crimes. They should have to pay taxes and become citizens just like the rest of us.
Agree. In the U. S. A. I support amnesty for those who crime was over staying their Visa or entering illegally. However, they must pay a $ 7,000 to 10,000 penalty fine and be on probation for a decade.
I think we should deport all the people who are working to bring more immigrants into the country against the will of everyday citizens and signing them up for free housing and benefits while there are millions of homeless veterans living out on the street that NOBODY is taking care of.
We need to take care of our own people first before we bring the whole world in to eat us out of house and home.
I'm fine with it as long as it is legal and controlled. If there is not enough to support the locals, don't bring more people! Yes I wished illegal immigrants in my country were kicked out ASAP. Most of them are colombians, peruvians, bolivians drug dealers and thugs. We have enough trashy locals, don't need to bring more.
I’m fine with immigration in general. Most here is from the EU either way.
And no, I do not desire for all to be deported. There is a legal system that judges whether their application for asylum is legitimate or not, as there are plenty of cases where asylum ought to be granted.
The problem is that the netherlands can't handle that, we don't have houses left, the roads are full, and most importantly these people are incompatible with our culture so this would pan out long term in a big civil conflict where the end result will be a radical mass deportation before its to late trough extreme party's. I much rather avoid all that by adopting the same system we have for the jobless. Yes you get tempoary support but you are forced to apply for citizenship in the other safe countries and once accepted you are deported to that country. If none accept we deport to a safe country in the region of origin.
You can't integrate people with alternative main cultures because they think their culture is superior. Only people with sub cultures will integrate which is why you need to block those with alternative main cultures from becoming citizens like any sane nation would do. Once this base becomes large enough to threaten the democratic votes of the native population and it becomes deportation or an islamic nation with less liberty i am quite confident mass deportation wins. So you aren't doing anyone any favors by letting it continue to the point of collapse.
I m Italian and immigration is very high here but I am not against it, I am just embittered by how it is managed by UE
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I support legal immigration. We have a large homeless population, and many are military vets. I feel like we should be taking care of those people before allowing people to freely come across the border (illegal) to take advantage of free healthcare and housing as proposed by liberals. There's nothing wrong or racist about taking care of your own citizens first.
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As long as it is legal, I'm okay with it but if they do it illegally, then I'm against it. Things should be done the proper way if you want to integrate your life in our American country and not originally from here. You behave and respect the way we welcome you in or you leave.
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