Is illegal immigration really a problem?

SSgt Alex Robinson — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:20:21 -0400

http://www.mrctv.org/blog/survey-77-percent-americans-think-illegal-immigration-serious-problem-55-percent-support-hotline-report-illegals

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Sep 15 at 2015 8:58 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:58:11 -0400

This is a hugely complex issue which will not be solved by opinion polls.

First, we have to look at the MAJOR subject of Immigration, then we have to look at the MINOR subset of "illegal immigration."

Why do people "Immigrate?" Obvious answer. Things are better here than they are there. It's so profoundly simple, it sounds stupid. Now, there's always a follow on question to that. The people who immigrate. Are they here to stay? If so, those are the people you want.

But, Aaron, that's insane!?! No. Those are people who are going to assimilate and become Americans. They're the ones who are going to become "productive."

The ones who are coming here for X amount of time and going back, those are the ones who are a drain on our resources. They are not actually "immigrants." They're the ones we have to watch out for.

So... onto the subset. There's a big push to change the terminology from "Illegal Immigrants" to "Undocumented Workers." Okay. Let's do that. I like Immigrants. I'm 100% PRO Immigrant. Bring them over by the Boat, Truck, Train load. Swear them in at the border and let's put them to work. We can print greencards FAST.

It's "Undocumented Workers" I have a problem with. Screw that. Those are people who tap the resources, don't pay taxes, but become a drain on society. If they get into a car accident, everyone else pays. All you can do is jail them, or deport them, and either way, more drain. And if you deport, they're back again.

Now... an open border policy where you come across with your handy dandy US issued Documented Worker Card with attached US Tax ID# and Uncle Sam "gets his beak wet" at 25% (nominal tax rate). Come one over! I'll serve lemonade!

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 16 at 2015 2:23 AM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 02:23:53 -0400

No, immigration is not a real problem. Just one more boogey man for people who would like to exploit irrational fears. The overall boost immigration - legal or otherwise - gives to our country is a net gain when offsetting any negatives. Should we ignore illegal immigration? Probably not. Hard to say what the future holds. Is it tearing the USA asunder from within? Not at all, though much of the rhetoric does.

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Sep 16 at 2015 7:33 AM

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 07:33:44 -0400

42% of Americans believe in ghosts.
40% of Americans believe in space aliens.
25% of Americans believe that the Earth is in the center of the Universe.
More Americans can identify the Three Stooges than can identify the three breaches of government.

Response by SrA Edward Vong made Sep 16 at 2015 11:00 AM

SrA Edward Vong — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:00:03 -0400

When it comes to black and white, yes illegal immigration is wrong. Is it a problem? Not as much as one should think. Should we ignore this problem? No.

I know many Americans say that illegal immigrants/undocumented workers come to the US and steal our jobs. My answer is that most of them are working jobs that the US population don't want to work anyway. Another argument to that is, if an immigrant with no work experience, no college, no contacts, no resume and speaks broken English can steal your job, you probably don't deserve a job in the first place.

The only part of illegal immigration that causes a problem are those involved with crime and gang related activity, however, we already have that problem ourselves, and the majority of immigrants that migrate to the US are only criminals via black and white. Ultimately they are just those who seek better opportunity.

Response by CPT Pedro Meza made Sep 16 at 2015 12:07 PM

CPT Pedro Meza — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 12:07:13 -0400

Good question that can only be answered by Native Americans, I am Mestizo, grandparents on my father side are full blooded Native. My mother's father was Spaniard and her mom Mestizo. My mother spoke Mayan, English and Spanish.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 16 at 2015 2:20 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:20:10 -0400

Response by SFC Pete Kain made Jan 15 at 2016 1:47 PM

SFC Pete Kain — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 13:47:11 -0500

What part of ILLEGAL confuses you?

Response by SrA Denise Goins made Apr 28 at 2017 2:25 AM

SrA Denise Goins — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 02:25:40 -0400

The key word in illegal alien is not alien! We have laws in place to keep the country & people as safe as possible. We have the responsibility to be sure American civilians are safe. If someone wants to come to the US, do it the legal way then there won't be any issues!