I am very concerned with this problem. It seems like every time I go to a fast food restaurant the employees don't understand me. Or anytime I try to use many other services I run into the same problem. I am assuming that this means that these people are illegally in the country. I know that to become a citizen you have to be able to read, write, and communicate in English. Are we really letting these people slide under the wire. If they aren't citizens they aren't paying taxes. O pad- I know that legal immigrants pay taxes. I'm not an idiot. The subject here is illegal immigrants.
Immigration - 15 Answers
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They want to and are willing to do the work, unlike some people! Watch "Fast Food Nation"
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There is a lot of work for them. Working for greedy Americans that don't want to pay a fair wage to an American citizen
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I am not American but I suppose it is because they will do low paying, menial work which Americans will not do. I'm sure the people who employ them know that they are illegal, but they want cheap labour.
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because we do not enforce our laws.the fuc....g politicians.
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Because they are willing to fill in positions for less pay.
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Businesses love cheap labor. However, you're incorrect in your assessment that only citizens pay taxes; legal immigrants pay, too.
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Don't confuse the inability to speak English with someone being an illegal. There are legal immigrants that have been here for 20 years that never bothered to learn our language. They think we should learn to speak their language. If you can't speak Spanish you can't get a job. We were at a Walmart last week and I heard on the loud speaker," a Spanish speaking employee to the garden center please." My husband said loudly, "How about an English speaking customer to the garden center." Several customers gave him the thumbs up sign.
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[I am assuming that this means that these people are illegally in the country.] you assume incorrectly. they're probably on some kind of visa. [If they aren't citizens they aren't paying taxes.] wrong again. they're working in the united states and therefore pay taxes. unless their employers act illegally.
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Just because they don't speak English doesn't mean they aren't citizens. They could easily have been born here in the U.S. of Spanish-speaking parents. English is not and never was our national language. A fast food place isn't supposed to hire people illegally anyway, since the restaurant could get in trouble -- you have to fill out a W-4 to get hired at one. An illegal couldn't do that. But the question you should be asking is, Why is it that English-speaking people don't want those fast food jobs? I know I don't. You try and live on $6 an hour.
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THere ARE citizens that don't speak English. Born here and raised in area that another language was dominant. Of course, BY FAR the majority are undocumented. As far as employers, they have to see a SS card, and, form of ID. It is hard (VERY HARD) to differentiate the valid ones from the invalid ones. Resident alien cards that are fake are GREAT fakes. I took a class on knowing the difference, had a checklist, and, spent days going through the copies of alien cards provided to a temp service near me. I still got several wrong. If an employer were to "Accuse" someone of being illegal, and, they be a citizen, they could be sued. The job of knowing which resident cards are good and which are not is just not what the business owner is going to worry about. If it looks like a valid resident card and ss card, they take it.
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PEOPLE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT AMERICANS ON WELFARE. LIKE MENTIONED ABOVE. WHEN THERE ARE MILLIONS OF ILLEGALS ON WELFARE WHEN THEY HAVE TO *NO* RIGHT TO BE. I AM SICK OF PEOPLE NOT LEARNING ENGLISH. LEARN OUR LANGUAGE OR GET THE HELL OUT. MOST OF THE EUROPEANS THAT HAVE IMMGIRATED FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS UP UNTIL NOW HAVE LEARNED ENGLISH THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE.
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In the short term illegal immigrants pay into the Social Security system which is almost bankrupt. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050410/news_mz1e10ruben.html They also provide recruits for the military. http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3271/illegal_immigrants_uncle_sam_wants_you/ But not all of them pay taxes. http://www.zazona.com/ShameH1B/Library/Archives/SaveSS.htm In the long term Amnesty Will Cost U.S. Taxpayers at Least $2.6 Trillion. http://www.heritage.org/Research/Immigration/wm1490.cfm Tancredo, Ron Paul, and Hunter have the most conservative voting records on immigration. http://www.betterimmigration.com/candidates/2006/prez08_gop2.html http://www.betterimmigration.com/candidates/2006/prez08_gop1.html Of these three, Ron Paul has the best chance of winning the Primary election. Paul's campaign has almost 4 times as much money to spend as Tancredo. http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/candidates/ron-paul/ http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/finance/candidates/tom-tancredo/ Ron Paul has stated that he wants very strong borders and he was appalled that our government had taken border guards off of our borders to send them to Iraq. http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig8/haman3.html This is his six point plan: Physically secure our borders and coastlines. We must do whatever it takes to control entry into our country before we undertake complicated immigration reform proposals. Enforce visa rules. Immigration officials must track visa holders and deport anyone who overstays their visa or otherwise violates U.S. law. This is especially important when we recall that a number of 9/11 terrorists had expired visas. No amnesty. Estimates suggest that 10 to 20 million people are in our country illegally. That’s a lot of people to reward for breaking our laws. No welfare for illegal aliens. Americans have welcomed immigrants who seek opportunity, work hard, and play by the rules. But taxpayers should not pay for illegal immigrants who use hospitals, clinics, schools, roads, and social services. End birthright citizenship. As long as illegal immigrants know their children born here will be citizens, the incentive to enter the U.S. illegally will remain strong. Pass true immigration reform. The current system is incoherent and unfair. But current reform proposals would allow up to 60 million more immigrants into our country, according to the Heritage Foundation. This is insanity. Legal immigrants from all countries should face the same rules and waiting periods. http://ronpaul2008.com/issues/border-security-and-immigration-reform/ The NAFTA Superhighway might be another significant threat to American borders. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBmFrYWPoG8 http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul349.html
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First, why do you assume that they are here illegally? Just because they don't speak English well? Second, if they have a job at a fast food restaurant, then they are required to fill out an I-9, proof of citizenship. If they are here illegally and managed to get this job, then they have slipped through the cracks. There isn't much an employer can be expected to do, in terms of catching illegals with forged paperwork. It's not a company's job to enforce the law, just to follow it. Third, if they have a job at a fast food restaurant, then taxes will be withheld from thier check. They are paying thier way. Fourth, most illegals find work at a job that DOESN'T require forms to be filled out. Example: A Mexican comes over here, legally, and marries an American citizen. He saves a few bucks, and rents a house. He tells his family and friends in Mexico that, if they can make it up here, he has a place for them to stay. Once they are here, they work with him, mowing lawns or roofing houses. These are jobs that require little or no training, and have endless need for hard workers. The owner is a legal citizen, and he pays the illegals in cash. His company can undercut the pricing of legitimate companies, because he can pay his workers less. It's up to every American citizen to make sure that they don't contribute to this problem. It's doubtful, however, that your fellow Americans will help. The American public loves a lower price, and rarely asks questions.
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America capitalizes on the poor and downtrodden. An illegal alien can come here and work for less than minimun wage and still receive a wage that is more than they would get in their own country. Plus they can come here and get welfare and medicaid. So can refugees...get welfare and medicaid. But if you are an american and working poor you usually make 2 dollars too much to get any kind of help. Especially the retired senior citizens who can't afford health care and medication. maybe they should sneak out of the US and become citizens of mexico, sneak back across the border, so they can get their medicine. I'm not angry at the illegal immigrants, I angry at our Government.
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That's corrupt government, representatives, and businesses for you. They all want something for damn near nothing when it comes to hiring illegals. It fills their Swiss, and overseas bank accounts, investments, and wallets. But it depletes the American peoples. Now that they know they got their hands caught in the cookie jar, things are being put into perspective, and priorities are changing again thanks to the American people.
