Well at least something good is coming out of the recession we're in. They contribute nothing to our country aside from higher unemployment rates for Americans, higher medical insurance premiums for Americans, and higher crime rates in our cities. I can't say I'll miss them..

This article ignores the main reason the illegals are having a tougher time finding jobs, it has nothing to do with the supposed economic downturn. It's about the government finally cracking down and implementing (or threatening to do so) penalties with actual teeth against companies that illegaly employ undocumented aliens. The cost/benefit ratio traditionally made the risk of employing them and getting caught worth it. Now that is no longer the case. I'm actually heartened by this story because it indicates some progress in the war against illegal immigration.

That's fantastic news! Unfortunately, not all of them are going to flee to Mexico or stay there for very long. Many will just move elsewhere in the United States - to a sanctuary city. I moved from Los Angeles to Portland a few years ago - partly because the high number of illegal Mexicans in Southern California makes it such an unpleasant place to live, for a variety of reasons. There's more crime. There are fewer good, well-paying jobs. Half of the people in the city don't even speak the English language, and they insist on making us change our ways and culture rather than the other way around.

Anyway, I researched recent demographic data and found that Portland not only supposedly had a much more favorable cost of living and quality of life, but the illegal Mexican population was very low.

That's not true anymore! With the idiots running this city and this state, that population has zoomed up and they're destroying what was once a great place to live.

We need federal laws in place (and enforced) in all 50 states if we want to get these criminals out of our country for good! If employers were not allowed to hire these people, they couldn't live here, but the law is being side-stepped by moronic open-borders Democrats AND many Republicans foolishly selling out for votes. When the feds made a big immigration bust at a fruit-processing plant here in Portland last year, the mayor actually tried to intervene and went on record saying the city of Portland was against the raid and that he did not even allow our police department to take part in the investigation. How does that make any sense?!

[edit on 7-7-2008 by EverythingYouDespise]

Mexicans leaving U.S. under duress, I think I'll have a cry.

They are in the country illegally so they should be under duress.

So long and goodbye to all of you.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.

Come to think of it, one of the extended families that lives near my mom all came from Los Angeles. Something about turning against their gang, and needing to flee for their life. Bah, I don't know.

Pretty sad when Los Angeles is too dangerous for the illegals. Glad they can come to Portland and still find work and housing and everything..

I'm sure they'll be heartbroken if the Amero and NAU rumours are true.

I applaud you for that reply!

Don't forget that it isn't just the government also the corporations that NEED the cheap labor to have revenues and don't want to pay for good honest and willing Americans that need a job.

Thanks for that. Lol

Corporations can definitely be blamed for hurting people in their constant search for cheaper places to outsource jobs. Or for cheaper workers than Americans.

If this keeps up, how long before Americans start to flee to elsewhere for a better life?

EDIT: Reminds me of people joking about moving to INDIA to get an American job.

[edit on 7-7-2008 by LostNemesis]

Once again one of the major issues has been lost and the argument has been debased into poverty being why they commit crimes. Poverty may be one reason for crime, but an even larger component is the fact that there's really no penalty for lower level crimes here. If an illegal gets caught committing any non-violent crime or theft, they simply get shipped back across to Mexico. I've known relatives of illegals in New Mexico that used to make running jokes about how, for instance, their cousin's mother down in Mexico would fall ill so their cousin on this side of the border would walk into the Snappy Mart and walk out with a stolen case of beer under his arm, sit down outside the store and chug as many as he could before the police got there to give him his free ride down to the port of entry. No tangible punishment equals more of a likelihood to commit crimes.

Every single one of your ancestors that came to America . Under today's standards would be "illegal aliens"

Your all a bunch of racist bigots. The Mexicans are not killing an entire race of people off for there land .

I'm Indian . It's too bad we didn't have the power/"laws" to treat your people this way .
What an ironic world we live in .

[edit on 7-7-2008 by d11_m_na_c05]

Illegal immigrants are like a plague of locusts.. They contribute nothing, yet take everything. They strip an area bare of all it's resources, then move on to greener fields.

[edit on 7/7/08 by LLoyd45]