Posted by aliennationPosted by DAMEN VI
the sad thing is that its a LOT of people that think like them in this country..they just don't post it on youtube
"a lot" does not = majority.click to expand
Posted by aliennationPosted by DAMEN VIPosted by aliennationPosted by DAMEN VI
the sad thing is that its a LOT of people that think like them in this country..they just don't post it on youtube
"a lot" does not = majority.
well, it's almost 200 million white people in america..so "a lot" could easily be 10 million..and im being modest
You really think 1 out of 20 white people are raving racists? And that's being "modest?" Please cite your source. And no, your ass is not a valid source.
Mind you, that's not really my point. My point is, that for reasons unrelated to race (instead, the economy, etc), many people including myself support stronger border protection. My point was that ranting and raving psychos are going to detract would-be supporters of border protection by causing them to equate the position to racism. I don't really think that's fair.
It shouldn't be about race at all - the point is, some of us DON'T support illegal immigration (and would like to limit migration period, at least temporarily in this economy) - however statistically, most illegal aliens come from Mexico or another Latin American country. The vast majority, in fact. So while politically incorrect, it's simply efficient to admit to needing to concentrate on safeguarding the Mexican border. (http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?ID=208)
However, when people see videos like this, they're going to think that we just don't like burritos and rolled r's.click to expand
Posted by ellessque
....and who is to say that if the world was borderless everyone would come to the US?
I would be the first to burn my passport and hop on a jet plane.
Posted by ellessquePosted by aliennation
@ ellesque
OK, let's say they do contribute SS revenue to the government that can't be reclaimed. That's still not enough to offset the expenditures specifically for illegal aliens (http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/87xx/doc8711/12-6-Immigration.pdf).
And guess what? American citizens don't just vanish into thin air! You end up not only with positions being filled aliens, leaving citizens unemployed and needing public assistance...you drive down the cost of labor as well (due to the established expectation of cheaper labor, thanks to aliens who are willing to accept it), which reduces the standard of living altogether throughout the industry/market.
all this happened in the early 90's when they figured out they would NEVER be able to pay for the baby boomers once they retired. they never thought far enough ahead to think about the residuals.
who do you think is PAYING for all of our social programs? Not us!
why do you think we are being handed all these grants and funding for higher education. our colleges/universities/tech schools are the only establishments that REQUIRE proper documentation to get federal aid. obviously they are trying to establish another lower class. it's all ass backwards.
the cost of labor being driven down is NOT because of illegal immigrants...it's global trade. that's another topic. something is DEAD wrong when corporations are given tax breaks to OUTSOURCE manufacturing.
our country is shifting. this wasn't a recession. it was a restructure. a social and economic restructure.
....and one more note and i HAVE to effin go to sleep or i'll be shit tomorrow at work
don't think for one second that those immigration laws will pass in arizona. it is NOTHING but a diversion from the fucked up arizona gun laws that are so shady they AID the cartel in mexico. who else is going to keep our drug programs in business?
if they do ever pass it will be AFTER they legalize weed in at least 10 states and we have that industry up and running AND profitable WITHOUT our justice system business being hit hard in the pockets.click to expand
Posted by ellessque
...and what does your service of my country in the middle east have to do with illegal immigrants?
are you really going there? the terrorist who supposedly ran planes in the towers were here LEGALLY. visa's issued by the same government who deployed you.
Posted by tryandguess
The primary difference between the majority of immigrants now, and immigrants 100 years ago is that immigrants from the past wanted to develop something in the united states and keep it there. They wanted to become "true" united states citizens. The majority of immigrants now, have no desire to assimilate. I'm not passing judgement, I'm not even expressing a personal viewpoint-I'm stating the facts.
Posted by ellessquePosted by tryandguess
The primary difference between the majority of immigrants now, and immigrants 100 years ago is that immigrants from the past wanted to develop something in the united states and keep it there. They wanted to become "true" united states citizens. The majority of immigrants now, have no desire to assimilate. I'm not passing judgement, I'm not even expressing a personal viewpoint-I'm stating the facts.
how could you possibly back up that statement?
immigrants 100 years ago cannot possibly be interviewed for us to know any different. we know what we are told and what we read.
have you ever sat down with a current immigrant and asked them their personal viewpoint, dreams and aspirations.
believe me, they aren't any different from you or I and want the same thing for them and their families.
what do you mean by assimilate? not want to give up their culture? we are a nation that tries to celebrate people's differe ces and try, awkwardly so, to be politically correct.
plus....if you are constantly looked down upon or as "the enemy" you will tend to stay amongst people you can relate to the most, which are those that look, speak and have similar socioeconomics. that's just human nature.click to expand
Posted by tryandguess
The primary difference between the majority of immigrants now, and immigrants 100 years ago is that immigrants from the past wanted to develop something in the united states and keep it there. They wanted to become "true" united states citizens. The majority of immigrants now, have no desire to assimilate. I'm not passing judgement, I'm not even expressing a personal viewpoint-I'm stating the facts.
Posted by aliennation
grrrrr
*** Because we're so reliant on recouping our loss with it, I suspect that's why many places have seen an increase in sales tax.
Posted by AwakenedPosted by tryandguess
The primary difference between the majority of immigrants now, and immigrants 100 years ago is that immigrants from the past wanted to develop something in the united states and keep it there. They wanted to become "true" united states citizens. The majority of immigrants now, have no desire to assimilate. I'm not passing judgement, I'm not even expressing a personal viewpoint-I'm stating the facts.
You're wrong there. SOME of the staunchest opponents of illegal immigrants come from LEGAL immigrants. Consider this before you make assumptions about assimilation.click to expand
Posted by ellessque
you are required to have a birth certificate to get financial aid.
if you do not have a birth certificate from the US you are required to get a student visa.
an illegal immigrant has no means to get a student visa unless they return to their country to get it.
if they return to their country, they are not allowed to return for up to 10 years....depending upon how much they extended their stay. if they jumped the border with no I-94....they are SOL all the way around.
Posted by aliennationPosted by ellessque
I believe the entire world should be borderless.
Yep, I said it.
But it's not. And if everyone else can come to America, but we can't go anywhere else (most other countries do NOT have such easy migration laws as the US does, and we certainly can't plop down in Luxembourg and expect to have our kids educated and our ER care taken care of), there's a bottleneck problem.click to expand
Posted by MzSagittariusPosted by aliennationPosted by ellessque
I believe the entire world should be borderless.
Yep, I said it.
But it's not. And if everyone else can come to America, but we can't go anywhere else (most other countries do NOT have such easy migration laws as the US does, and we certainly can't plop down in Luxembourg and expect to have our kids educated and our ER care taken care of), there's a bottleneck problem.
And think of how many people would love to live in the "Land of the free"... We'd probably make up half the world's population if that were the caseclick to expand
Posted by ellessquePosted by aliennation
But it's not. And if everyone else can come to America, but we can't go anywhere else (most other countries do NOT have such easy migration laws as the US does, and we certainly can't plop down in Luxembourg and expect to have our kids educated and our ER care taken care of), there's a bottleneck problem.
the illegal immigrants are NOT the reason for our expensive healthcare and piss poor education system, they are simply a scapegoat and a diversion to our real problems.
i worked as an immigration liason several years ago, had my own office. ..
it's no different than racism in America....of which that shit is STILL working to keep us from working together.click to expand
Posted by aquajPosted by aliennation
@ ellesque
So your main argument for opposing border protection is that the governmment can "profit" off exploiting them in ways they really shouldn't (yet whom they end up unwittingly and indirectly paying for even more than that over time anyway, hence the quotes)?
Moreover, it doesn't matter if they're paying fewer taxes. Because there are only a maximum number of job openings, and having MORE people fight for that same number not only doesn't it increase the # of job openings (ie, more employees to tax), it'd logically DECREASE tax revenue, because over time, the competition would drive wages down, and lower wages are taxed less.
As for property tax - first off, let's pretend they could even afford that, rather than just renting. They tend to cohabitate, because it saves money. When you have more people living together, you decrease the number of properties you can tax.
In fact, sales tax is one of the few areas where it does yield revenue in accordance to demand. Because we're so reliant on recouping that loss with it (deficit certainly not just due to illegals, but not helped).
But generally, tax revenue isn't had according to the demand increased by illegals. But expenditures are. The more of their kids that need school, the higher the expense. The more of them needing ER service, financial assistance, public resources, use of public goods...etc. Get the picture?
So, just because they're equipped to pay taxes, doesn't mean they actually pay enough to offset the cost of having them, as detailed in an article that I linked.
Right, so it's a very legitimate question we are essentially asking: what are these magical taxes that illegals pay? Because it's not property taxes. And it's not income taxes, either.click to expand
Posted by enfant_terrible
Not exactly an Oscar clip. I think Edward Norton did it better, lol
Posted by Awakened
So y'all also subscribe to the death penalty and abortion then?
Posted by aliennationPosted by tryandguess
Noooooo to land mines! Another terrible idea! I respect life wayyyyy too much to wish any person harm;(
There'd be a shit load of warnings, in every language.
Everywhere.
"DO NOT PROCEED. YOUR DEATH FOLLOWS."
"DANGER, LAND MINES"
"NO, SERIOUSLY. DO NOT PROCEED, YOU'LL DIE."
"PLEASE! WE DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE, TURN BACK"
"I'M NOT KIDDING, ONE MORE STEP AND---"
"RIP"click to expand
Posted by Awakened
So y'all also subscribe to the death penalty and abortion then?
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