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Originally posted by Ponyboy_86
i hate no certain race, i hate no certain religion or country.
i just hate ignorance.
like when u feel something is not right, because its just not humane, but everyone else sais its the right way just because the govt said so.
yea weed is no good, the govt said tis illegal. but alcohol is good.
we can go on debating this stuff all day long but all i see left on this thread is a few hard core believers in the american govt and a couple of us, normal common sense ppl that are "awake" to the bs thats going on trying to inform these ignoramuses. but why? why are we trying to help those who dont wanna be helped. i wish all "illegals" in usa would disappear for one day just to let the ignoramuses clean they own s for a day.
Originally posted by Ponyboy_86
i hate no certain race, i hate no certain religion or country. i just hate ignorance. like when u feel something is not right, because its just not humane, but everyone else sais its the right way just because the govt said so.
Originally posted by Ponyboy_86
yea weed is no good, the govt said tis illegal. but alcohol is good. altho way more dangerous. yea, lets just use plastic that causes cancer when we could use hemp for everything we use plastic for and will cost way less. govt makes tons of smart decisions how could u ever question govt?
Originally posted by Ponyboy_86
we can go on debating this stuff all day long but all i see left on this thread is a few hard core believers in the american govt and a couple of us, normal common sense ppl that are "awake" to the bs thats going on trying to inform these ignoramuses.
Originally posted by Ponyboy_86
but why? why are we trying to help those who dont wanna be helped. i wish all "illegals" in usa would disappear for one day just to let the ignoramuses clean they own s for a day.
three of the four terrorist pilots in the 9/11 attack were in the country illegally.
in 2005 at least 850 people from countries of "special interest" were apprehended crossing the southern border.
the Border Patrol arrested 39,215 so-called "OTMs," other-than-Mexicans, along the Southwest border. In 2004, the number jumped to 65,814.
T.J. Bonner, president of the National Border Patrol Council, says the Border Patrol has "reliable intelligence that there are terrorists living in South America, assimilating the culture and learning the language" in order to blend in with Mexicans crossing the border.
Originally posted by jam321
reply to post by jfj123
Yes, but you fail to mention that those hijackers got in with US visas and overstayed them. 50% of illegals get in this way, yet I don't hear you harping about closing down the visa program.
You also fail to mention that overwhelming majority of those otm's are coming from Latin America. Once they get in the US they claim they are Mexicans.
countries of special interests mean nothing. Some of our allies like Turkey and Iraq on the list.
Reliable intelligence- Since when have US intelligence become reliable again? Missed 9/11, WMD, UBL and many other events. Why would they be right about this one?
Do a search on Canada and Mexico and see for yourself which place terrorists like the best. Remember all the attention is on the Southern Border.
Originally posted by TruthParadox
Originally posted by svpwizard
this actually makes me mad now that I took the time to figure it out ..... I worked illegally for 27 years in the us.
Never once did I take anything from the system, wanna see what taxes I paid into a system I never used??
You worked here illegally for 27 years and you never once took anything from the system?
How about integrity?
It sure as Hell doesn't make America look good when people like you are so unconcerned with our laws...
You certainly didn't respect the laws that were in place, so why should anyone respect you?
You shouldn't be angry because you were illegal for 27 years, you should be grateful that you weren't thrown in jail for breaking the law...
Originally posted by svpwizard
I happen to have all my pay stubs by the way, (I'm a pack rat with that and my tax returns- yep I filed taxes EVERY YEAR.....) I paid on average.
Fed - $8662.00 per year = $233,874.00
Fica - $3240.00 per year = $87,480.00
Awesome.
Some illegals pay taxes and some do not.
Doesn't change the fact that you were breaking the law every single day you lived here for 27 years...
That's nothing that should just be swept under the rug, in my opinion...
Maybe laws don't mean much down in Mexico, but they mean a Hell of a lot here. And I frown on anyone that breaks them as if they were twigs...
Originally posted by bitersweet
Ohhhh come on dude, "Laws mean something here", here where, in the US ....? Are you kidding me. Laws dont mean &%#* here in this country
Originally posted by bitersweet
they only mean something when it takes away from somebody else. Laws are broken all the time by Americans like you and I.
Originally posted by bitersweet
Have you been listening to the news, AGI ring any bells?
Originally posted by bitersweet
amoung many other stories that clearly show you that law are broken and there are plenty of Americans, even politicians arent paying taxes.
Originally posted by bitersweet
I know of many illegals that pay taxes, and many do reap benefits, why the hell not they are paying taxes.
Originally posted by bitersweet
And hell if I didnt have to pay taxes I wouldnt, especially after seeing how our own government tosses the cash around as if nothing. Dont you see the US hasnt really made efforts to keep illegals out, they even let them file taxes knowing they have no social security number, so what does that tell you?
Originally posted by bitersweet
We have some pretty smart Americans reaping from these "illegals".
Originally posted by bitersweet
If there was no jobs then there would be no more poeple entering. Then we in the US will see what it will be like to have no immigrants in this country.
Originally posted by BornPatriot
A delegation of nine state legislators from Sonora arrived in Tucson on Tuesday to say that Arizona 's new employer sanctions law will have
a devastating effect on the Mexican state.
Originally posted by bitersweet
why don’t they go out and seek a job that they may be able to handle, like flipping burgers or sweeping up floors or washing down public restrooms, why? Because most Americans (“ “ “hint hint” “ “ ) are lazy,
they are used to the good life, the easy life.
We really don’t know what hard ship is, these people from a 3rd world do.
If we were to get those jobs, we would work them for a while until something better comes along and then what ?
These jobs need to be filled and the illegal or immigrant will do them with not one single hiss but only grateful for the chance.
But in any case they come to the US offered pay of even just $5.00 an hour or to be fair minimum wage, if that. So of course they will take a chance and cross the border to make some extra cash to provide for themselves and their families, even if for a meer 1 day.
You ask, “How they pay taxes with no Social Security number ?” Are you really that naïve…. The US government gives away numbers, they have a huge book of numbers to be used by those with no ss number but for the main purpose of paying unclaimed taxes.
Its everyone’s responsibility to watch over each other’s neighbor and see if they need help or can help. And hopefully that negativity wont seep into our own country but it always falters.
From my perspective, I don’t think its right that people are entering illegally (especially if it is rapists, murders, drug dealers, etc) or that people with visas stay after it expires or that people don’t pay taxes (illegal’s, residents or citizens not paying), but if the US really didn’t want no more illegal’s to enter they would make it happen.
We are a powerful nation, the most powerful of all but the fact still remains the same. The US doesn’t want to completely close its doors, why would they. Free money from the tax payers and more money is generated by having them here, business are flourishing, the CEO are making money up the wazu and money is spilling into the economy all by these illegals.
Originally posted by svpwizard
I can't understand why people don't get it!!! Illegals are NOT the problem, the damn government is problem....
"If you were to stop on a street corner anywhere in America and knowingly hire an illegal immigrant to do your laundry or clean your basement, you would be breaking the law.
But for years, the federal government has been paying immigration detainees $1 a day to perform menial work in the nation’s public and private detention centers.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials insist there is no double standard, saying the Voluntary Work Program offers detainees a break from the monotony of incarceration and a chance to earn money while they are locked up.
Rutgers University criminal justice professor Michael Welch called the program a “paradox.” Source
[edit on 27-3-2009 by svpwizard]
Originally posted by sizzle
reply to post by haika
I've got a newsflash for you.
While visiting friends in Fl, some yrs ago. I thought that I would take a job picking oranges, to supplement my income. I actually thought it would be a great outdoor job. Ha!
I was met with extreme hostility. My face was the wrong color and I was unwelcome.
Maybe that's why more LEGAL citizens are not in the groves. You think??
[edit on 25-3-2009 by sizzle]
Originally posted by DrumJunkie
Originally posted by sizzle
reply to post by haika
I've got a newsflash for you.
While visiting friends in Fl, some yrs ago. I thought that I would take a job picking oranges, to supplement my income. I actually thought it would be a great outdoor job. Ha!
I was met with extreme hostility. My face was the wrong color and I was unwelcome.
Maybe that's why more LEGAL citizens are not in the groves. You think??
[edit on 25-3-2009 by sizzle]
Few friends of mine had the same problem. It seems that that is seen as taking a job away from the ones that usually take those jobs. Now THAT's irony.
Originally posted by DrumJunkie
Originally posted by sizzle
reply to post by haika
I've got a newsflash for you.
While visiting friends in Fl, some yrs ago. I thought that I would take a job picking oranges, to supplement my income. I actually thought it would be a great outdoor job. Ha!
I was met with extreme hostility. My face was the wrong color and I was unwelcome.
Maybe that's why more LEGAL citizens are not in the groves. You think??
[edit on 25-3-2009 by sizzle]
Few friends of mine had the same problem. It seems that that is seen as taking a job away from the ones that usually take those jobs. Now THAT's irony.