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Chad Christensen speaks during a debate among the Republican U.S. Senate candidates on “Face to Face with Jon Ralston” at the KVBC studios in Las Vegas Tuesday, May 18, 2010. On Tuesday, Christensen abandoned a petition to enact an immigration law in Nevada like one in Arizona.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 | 9:57 a.m.
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CARSON CITY – Faced with a number of lawsuits, Las Vegas Assemblyman Chad Christensen has abandoned his initiative petition to enact an immigration law in Nevada similar to one in Arizona.
Ron Futrell, a spokesman for Christensen, said he expects the issue will still show up during the 2011 Legislature. He said it is estimated that state and local governments in Nevada spent $700 million in 2005 to educate, imprison and provide medical care for those in the country illegally.
A number of groups filed suit to block the Christensen petition and Futrell said that put it on hold, making it impossible to gather 97,002 signatures by Nov. 8.
If successful, it would have been submitted to the 2011 Legislature. If the Legislature rejected it, the plan would go on the 2012 ballot for voters to decide.
Christensen, an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Senate, is officially notifying the Secretary of State to withdraw the petition.
Christensen said several thousand signatures had been secured before the decision was made to give up the initiative petition.
The proposal was similar to Arizona, where a law enforcement officer stopping a person for another offense could require the person to show proof of citizenship. The Nevada plan would have imposed penalties on employers who knowingly hire people here illegally.
Futrell said Christensen raised the issue twice in prior sessions of the Legislature, suggesting that public funds not be spent for educating, providing medical care and imprisoning illegal immigrants. Those bills never got out of committee.
Christensen is just another gutless politician who lacks the courage to to stand by his convictions.
Sell-out.
If he had backers to help him fight his lawsuits he could have survived. Nevadas unemployed citizens and the finances to run our state are in bad shape.
The esteemed Assemblyman from District 13 is just bailing on this issue because he wants to get back to his family in Southern California. This was a campaign gimmick, plain and simple. He was floundering in the polls and needed something to to pick up his numbers. In the end, it didn't do much as he finish just above "None of the Above" by 1800 votes.
So, instead of seeing something through, it appears that he will pack up and fully take up residence in SoCal with the rest of his family.
Yea, let em pour in. Who needs law and order!
I don't think it's fair to call Christensen a sell out. Unfortunately the liberals realize that the legal fees, court costs, etc. will offset the money saved on illegal immigration. I don't think he has given up, only finding an alternate route that won't cost Nevadan tax payers.
How about the feds building a wall along the border? That would create jobs and reduce the amount of illegal immigrants. win-win!
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Mr. Ryan
You wrote:
"The proposal was similar to Arizona, where a law enforcement officer stopping a person for another offense could require the person to show proof of citizenship. "
I understand that in the passage above you wrote "similar" but please don't sugar coat the draconian aspects of the Arizona law. The AZ law allows law enforcement to ask ANYONE they come in "lawful contact" with and have "reasonable" suspicion of, to show proof of citizenship or "Papers", in the parlance of the 30's and 40's.
I can't believe what i'm seeing. How could you do this to us Chad? We counted on you. How disappointing.
Re: This One Guy:
What's the big deal to show authorities your papers. Carry them with you, show them upon request. Simple. Not 'Draconian'. We're not asking for a blood sample! Those who have nothing to hide, hide nothing.
I'm a "Legal American Citizen", and I must show my ID, when:
1. Pulled over by the police.
2. Making purchases on my department store credit card.
3. When I show up for a doctor's appointment.
4. When filling out a credit card or loan application.
5. When applying for or renewing a driver's license or passport.
6. When applying for any kind of insurance.
7. When filling out college applications.
8. When donating blood.
9. When obtaining certain prescription drugs.
10. When making some debit purchases, especially if I'm out of state.
11. When picking-up a boarding pass for airline or train travel.
I'm sure there are more instances, but the point is, that we citizens of the USA are required to prove who we are nearly every day!
So, why should people in this country illegally, be exempt!!!!!
(NO ONE, SHOULD BE EXEMPT)
Why shouldn't we guard our borders as closely as every other country in the world does?
You Go ARIZONA !!!
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fear the people, there is Liberty. Appears the first applied in this case. So sad! Surrender because of fear. We're turning into a nation of cowards.
Christensen is just another coward! Other countries require noncitizens to show their papers or passports.
This One Guy:
Are you serious? There is nothing Draconian with enforcing the laws. This immigration discussion has just begun and anything we can do to A) Enforce current laws and B) Discourage more illegals coming to the US is fine by me.
I will use my voting power proudly to express this vital concern in the upcoming elections. Simply put, if you don't want to enforce the current immigration laws, you won't have my vote. And, it's not just me. People are fed up with people who are here illegally using precious resources when our own citizens suffer. People have had enough and I assure you Arizona is the first of many states that will follow.
Unfortunate. He should have gone through with it. $700 million? No wonder we have a budget shortfall. Imagine what we spent 4-5 years later!
$700 million dollars spent on illegal immigrants? Yet things like police, fire, and teachers are being cut at an alarming rate due to lack of funding. There is certainly a huge issue in the Southwestern part of the US. And with the illegals fleeing Arizona north to Vegas, that $700 million will increase, as will the crime and reputable businesses.
you shouldn't have to show your identification if you have done nothing wrong. Period. I'm all for imposing strict fines on businesses that hire illegals. That's the root of the problem. If they can't get hired, they don't come.
Soon the bill will be 1.5 b....Wake up Nevada, we don't need this!
Wake up, Nevada! Look at those illegals in street corners looking for manual labor. How many of these get hired in lieu of citizens? They get hired because they are cheap, because they are here illegally! Until we stop hiring these people, until we stop allowing them to enroll in our schools, unless we agree that English is the official language in this country, these people will continue to come in.
That is so sad. Christensen is a chicken. So I guess the crime will up in Las Vegas since all the illegals are going to flock here. Christensen I am not voting for you. We need a tiger in office not a kitten.
@This One Guy,
The author had it right. HB 2162, enacted just a week after SB 1070, modified the law to permit the officers to inquire into immigration status only when enforcing another law.
http://www.azleg.gov/alispdfs/council/SB...
Additionally, the statute doesn't require papers, but does permit a presumption that the person is present legally if he/she can present one of a list of documents. Notably, the Matricula Consular card is not one of them.
We need Immigration Law in Nevada to be enforce.
Illegal immigation must be stop.
Great news I cant wait to let all my pals and realitive in Mexico know the good news ! We are going Muling to Nevada !
What a wuss!
Too bad the American will can be thwarted by ninny lawsuits. Now is when every state that can should pass a similar law and stand together with AZ, U.S. citizens and stand up for American Sovereignty.
What most of the cementers here apparently don't realize is that the federal objections to the AZ law have nothing to do with immigration per se, human rights or even the general concept of right and wrong.
If it did there would be NO federal objection. The federal law that the Obama administration does claim to enforce is much more stringent, much less protective, much more prone to abuse and easily used to racially profile than the AZ law.
If it did the feds would have won their suit against other states years ago. They didn't, they lost. The Supreme Court has already ruled on a similar effort by an eastern state more than two years ago and ruled in favor of the states right to control it's borders.
What this IS about is the election in 2012. What this IS about is an effort toward national gerrymandering, changing and rigging the national electorate in an effort to create a permanent Democratic majority.
In others words, one party rule. That's why they insist on their so called comprehensive reform first and securing the border second. They need those 12 to 20 million votes already here and the inevitable millions more that will come. Again.
This, like everything this administration does is pure politics, nothing more, nothing less. They couldn't care less about human rights or illegal immigration except as a means to and end. Their usual and predictable modus operandi. If they did really care, they wouldn't have a 50 year history of social engineering that keeps those who they need down where they are responsive to the class warfare and class envy, tactics of socialists and thugs.
And that's the more than obvious truth.
slow down jaunsanchez just because Chad gave it up doesn't mean the next person won't start it up again. Once AZ gets their law into effect, other states will follow. Sooner or later Nevada will follow suit, and then where are you and your friends and relatives gonna run?
Go to hell you racist savages filling up the message boards because you feel just because you were born in the states your entitled to an infinitely greater amount of rights than someone who wasn't people break the law of every race and color - most "illegals" are here to work not break the law ... why don't you lazy racists get your ass out of your computer chair and go find a job you bumbs
one word "SISSY" grow a set!
mlind2020 Nice!!!!! well PUT!!!!
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They who have no leg to stand on will lean on the race card.
well if your legal in this country Tito254 then you have nothing to worry about, do you? Also, there is nothing racist about calling someone ILLEGAL, and it also doesn't matter what country you come from. It just so happens that the majority of Illegals in Nevada come from Mexico.
Hahaha Tito254, you say " why don't you lazy racists get your ass out of your computer chair and go find a job you bumbs "
Why are you posting on this board? Are you lazy? Are you a racist? Do you use a computer chair? Do you even have a job? By the way, its BUMS not BUMBS...learn English and then get back to me.
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damn then I guess i'm being profiled when:
original posted by mlind2020:
1. Pulled over by the police.
2. Making purchases on my department store credit card.
3. When I show up for a doctor's appointment.
4. When filling out a credit card or loan application.
5. When applying for or renewing a driver's license or passport.
6. When applying for any kind of insurance.
7. When filling out college applications.
8. When donating blood.
9. When obtaining certain prescription drugs.
10. When making some debit purchases, especially if I'm out of state.
11. When picking-up a boarding pass for airline or train travel.
Hey geniuses,
Your driver's license or state I.D. shows proof of identity, NOT citizenship or legality of immigration status. Under this law, someone who looks illegal, (like my U.S. born, Vietnam veteran, Hispanic American father does), would have to show his "papers" if he were to be pulled over for having a tail light out. I'll be damned if I'm going to support a law that has the power to harass citizens of this country for no reason other than they have a certain look or sound a certain way.
Chad was blackballed from running for the candidacy to represent the Rep. party against Harry Reid. Majority of the people didn't even know he was running against Lowden, Angle, or Tark. The simple reason he was excluded in any notariaty was because of his approach on the immigration laws he wanted to add. It seems the Hotel/casinos and construction industries didn't want it. Money$=POWER.
It's amazing what our news media reports to the public. What business will be effected, one side to every story, or no story at all.
Aaaaah, all it takes is greenback.
LT2LV just make sure you have a drivers license when you driving, or if you are a legal immigrant, make sure you carry your papers, you should be doing that anyway. No big deal, unless you are a democrat.
it's very easy for someone who is a white american to say that it's no big deal.
oh please LT2LV, my husband is from another country ( not Mexico )and became a citizen in 2005. He could very easily be pulled over ( he could pass for a Mexican ) by a cop and he's not scared one bit. If you have nothing to worry about, being pulled over constantly may be a pain in the rear but at the end, he has no real problem with it.
To JerryWayne, plz look at the post I sent to LT2LV. Being a white American has nothing to do with being ILLEGAL.
The corporate hookers in Congress will have you believe that your children and grandchildren should grow up to be grateful for a minimum wage service industry job. In order to be grateful and desperately want that minimum wage service industry job, the GOP and friends would have you believe that you must hate the brown person currently working for slave wages in America.
After all, if you hate the brown man, woman and child, you won't be paying attention to the millions and billions that the corporate beasts are raking in while raping YOU, your family and your nation's coffers. If you are desperate for a minimum wage job currently being held by a brown person (like chief toilet bowl washer in a Nevada casino) you won't notice that the high tech jobs and other good paying manufacturing jobs already left this country due to some kickback already implemented.
Yep, Amerika! Fight with each other. Stay stupid and be grateful for the crumbs you get. Opportunity is not for you.
How about a simple law that requires proof of citizenship to cash a check. If they can't cash a check, they'll go home.
Watch the border invasion on video>>>
http://www.borderinvasionpics.com/Invasi...
@ Allen
Thanks for the link. I still don't like the law, but that makes it slightly less appalling.
@LasVegas2009
" $700 million is just a estimate and the actual number is far, far greater."
How do you know that? Where do you get your info from?
You so called conservatives make me sick. You'd give up your Constitutional rights to save some money?
"THEY CAME FIRST for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.
THEN THEY CAME for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
THEN THEY CAME for the Illegals,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't an Illegal.
THEN THEY CAME for me
and by that time no one was left to speak up."
The only one's who are hollering are the illegals themselves or those that have illegal friends and family members in Las Vegas. This has nothing to do with discrimination or racial profiling. If my husband is not afraid to step outside and worry about a cop pulling him over because he looks Mexican ( which is he not ), then why should anyone who is Mexican need to worry? It's just an excuse.
Unless there is money to buy signatures a petition drive is worthless, grow up little baby boys and girls.
This was just to get media attention. The mining tax flopped too.
Rupert Murdoch news corp Fox and Blomberg of want more I'm-a-grunts, and so does DICK ARMY Freedumb Works and the Koch funded group Prosperity something, they are all global-baloney cheap labor pimps and the teaparty bags should wise up.
It is tragic that Chad Christensen was browbeaten into dropping his initiative petition.
What I want to know is why, with more than 100,000 Nevadans unemployed, every time I go into a Harrahs Casino, or into a Stations Casino, or into the M, or into the South Point, to eat a meal, I am waited on by hostesses, waiters/waitresses and bus boys for whom English is a second language....and then they barely speak English at all and clearly do not understand English.
I am toying with going from casino to casino, with a hidden camera, to make a comedy video for You Tube, showing all of the stupid, infuriating stuff which happens in major casinos because the people the casino industry choose to employ are foreigners not Americans.
Hey Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority officials, how much do you think these non-English speakers appeal to tourists from the rest of America, who form the majority of the city's customers?
For example, the last time we ate at Primarily Prime Rib, in the South Point, and were badly treated by the barely-English-speaking hostesses. Every level of South Point employee I tried to complain to could, themselves, barely speak English.
Las Vegas' casinos need to get with the program, and hire American citizens for ALL positions at their hotel/casinos.
Las Vegans with family or friends who are unemployed should be boycotting major casinos who present us with employees who are obviously not American citizens.
CynicalObserver how about when you walk into a fast food place and order a meal and the person behind the counter has no clue what you just ordered and when you get your order its completely wrong? But they get the job and English speaking citizens don't? It's just not only the casino's, it's everywhere.
Folks...I'm in Oregon and am curious to get a local view of whether Sharron Angle will win in November.
Will Sharron Angle win in November?
You talk a lot of talk FedUp for someone that obviously hasn't been racially discriminated against or profiled first hand. Your husband would be okay with getting pulled over because he looks Mexican? First off, that's just plain un-American. Second, it's all talk right now. Have it happen to hime 3 or 4 times in a month and he'll be singing a different tune. Third, if you don't believe my second statement, you're full of it.
Hey, did you know that not one illegal is working in construction in the state of Nevada? That's what Harry Reid said to channel 8.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2...
Good thing he wasn't made of wood or his nose would have poked out the reporters eyes. Yep, this is the real honest hard working senator I want representing me. WHat a LYING loser this clown is.
Hew is the Pew study referenced in the story:
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1190/portrai...
JerryWayne, actually I had that discussion with my husband, and he said that even though it might be a pain in the rear getting pulled over constantly that he wouldn't mind it. So you can say what you want about being full of it. As for saying that my husband can pass for a Mexican is unamerican, that is hogwash. How many times has my husband been approached by a Mexican and they started talking to him in Spanish? My husband tells them he is not Mexican and to speak with him in English. The dummies do not understand what he is saying and continue to speak Spanish to him. Apparently they do not believe my husband is not a Mexican because he looks exactly like he could be one. I told him to start speaking his native language to them and then they will start getting the point.
I just have to scan the comments to get a sense of the rage being misdirected towards people that by and large want to work.
I ADAMENTLY oppose illegal immigration- my parents waited their turn, waiting years to get to America.
However, again, the anger should be directed at American industry and corporations that hire this cheap labor. This is a failure on the part of the government, both Democrat and Republican leaders. (While illegal immigration was at its height during the mid-2000s, I don't remember it being such an issue with you hypocrites.)
Finally, if you lose your job to an illegal immigrant that just crossed the border three days ago, be mad at yourself. You obviously didn't get to school to enhance your skills and knowledge. Oh my bad, it's Nevada where we don't value education. Be pissed at yourself again if you lose your job to Jose.
I don't understand what your saying Axiom. Why should the people be pissed at themselves when it's the casino's and construction industry hiring cheap labor? I think illegal immigration was always an issue here but it didn't become apparent until the recession hit. America needs to take care of its own first, but instead of doing that, they are too busy borrowing from China and hiring cheap labor with illegals.
Apparently there is no reason for immigration reform. There are no immigrants taking Nevada jobs. Hahahahaha http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2...
No need for this law. Illegal immigrants are such great people. Sure, they rape 14 year old little girls sometimes, but that's OK. Not my daughter.
14-year-old girl was raped by two illegal immigrants in TX
http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/news/loca...
Just start with investigating the hiring practices of the companies that are employing the illegals - give them a first-time fine and if caught again yank their license to do business. And shame on the American people who hire them to cut their grass, clean their pool, clean their home, pick up their dog crap etc etc. the list is endless... all to save a few bucks - HIRE AMERICAN! And please, be willing to pay a living wage so we don't all wind up having to live like they do in Mexico and 3rd World Countries where they all pile into one house like cockroaches.
oh thank god! god forbid we upset all the illegal immigrants, their families & friends.
Well. somebody out there got common sense that enacting a racist and descriminatory law just like Arizona's is political suicide!
Learned that treating your neighbor and main commercial partner-Mexico -because a law like Arizona's will descriminate to anybody who speaks Spanish and look Mexican-with a slap on the face won't cut it!!
Loosing billions in future revenue due to future boycots and future venues cancelations by Hispanics and other supporting groups is not the way to help the Nevada's economy!!
Being -still- the most powerful and feared only superpower in the world...has its drowbacks when its neighbor is riddle with problems with drug cartels -due to demand from its rich neighbor- and one of the poorest!
So the best solution is an integral Immigration Reform instead of the broken sytem now in place!
Costa Rica has allowed 46 US warships and 7,000 Marines to enter the country despite objection by the opposition parties, which describe the move as "illegal."
Costa Rican opposition parties denounced the decision of the Legislative Assembly, describing it as "illegal" and "in violation of national sovereignty," Presna Latina reported Saturday.
The decision grants US troops permission to stay in Costa Rica from July 1 to December 31 to fight drug trafficking.
The Costa Rican government, however, argues that the combat capability of the US warships, helicopters and marines is disproportionate to thethreat caused by drug trafficking.
WHY ARE THEY NOT BEING SENT TO THE U.S. SOUTHERN BORDER???
Very disappointing! I think all the states should have the Arizona immigration law!
Its all comes down to money and votes.
steal a car, go to jail.
enter the US and reside here illegally, get free healthcare, food, etc etc etc.
be a natural born american citizen, work your ass off your whole life, be threatened with SS taken away, in the past 2 years watch your 401k whimper away, your savings dwindle and hope that these idiots in washington will extend your unemployment benefits to put food on a table and pay the rent that the table sits under and have to fight for free stuff while whiny ass latino groups petition for no reform, ask to have a damn MLB game moved, instead of sticking up for the legal latinos that maybe had to WORK THEIR ASSES OFF TO GET INTO THE USA LEGALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No Guts !! obviously too weak to be in office.
Unless Americans don't speak up against this deleterious invasion of this country, many of our rights will be violated by the Liberal-Democrats. FAIR'S analysis indicates we pay out $113.billion dollars a year, sharing our welfare safety net with people who shouldn't even be here, with another $60 billion transferred out of the country by illegal workers. Much of this money goes into the pockets of "Anchor Baby" families. We must fight back, by ruining the career incumbents such as Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV). His state is in serious financial trouble as is California by catering to illegal aliens. Governors that include Bill Richardson (D-NM) should be placed on a recall list, as he issued Drivers Licenses to illegal aliens, which gave them freedom to move around the country. ALL STATES MUST BE UNDER OBSERVATION FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS VOTING IN STATES WITH NO SECURITY IN POLLING PLACES.If every state, county, city, community had a non-gratis, for illegal immigrants, the ACLU and all the extremists would have enough attorneys to fight them all.
Carefully scrutinize your federal, state or local constituency representative and recall, petition or just refuse to reelect them. No matter what I say brainless Americans will vote for these morons, who have sold themselves to special interest groups. But the bottom line is your family's future is at risk, to be overrun by a massive potential voting blocks of foreign nationals. November and even before could be a vital election, as those who would do the millions of jobless Americans harm, will remain in power. Even some Democrats are having second views on the Dept. of Justice, and Czar Eric Holder in suing the State of Arizona.
If any places should be sued, the Sanctuary Cities around the country, that have violated Federal Immigration law--should be top of the purging list with extreme penalties for wrongdoers. All those who condone illegal immigration with their local government policies, should be tarred and feathered and thrown from their offices. Senator Jim De Mint(R-SC) and Senator David Vitter(R-LA) are coming to the rescue of the State of Arizona and you could also with a few dollars ( .keepazsafe.dot.com ) to fight the shadow government in Obama's presidency at 202-224-3121. Don't even believe Obama's Czars as they have cut funding to National Security, the REAL fence and the US Border Patrol. Look at NumbersUSA website for the truth.
Wouldn't surprise me if Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is behind dropping this petition. Just remember Nevada has one of the highest populations of illegal aliens. BE VERY AWARE--THEY MIGHT TRY TO THROW THE DICE IN REID' FAVOR--BY ILLEGAL VOTING? ABSENTEE BALLOTS ARE SPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO FRAUDULENT RETURNS?
GO ARIZONA!!!! YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT!!!!
Just vote Harry Reed and his cronies out. Simple.
Why can't we afford not to lay off teachers again? Why doesn't the state have enough money? Oh yeah now I remember...
http://transparentnevada.com/salaries/la...
http://transparentnevada.com/salaries/he...
I'm tired for paying for illegals healtcare, Food stamps, crime investigation.. etc.
They bring drugs in our country and steal jobs from unemployed Americans.
Push your state rep to make a change.
Google this: NUMBERSUSA .
Once you are registered, go to the "action buffet" to send free faxes now.
They are all typed up and ready to go, you just need to click your mouse to send.
Forward this to everyone you know.
Don't let them ruin your state like they've ruined Arizona.
Its such a shame!!! Love that city, and now it will be just like LA..moved from Las Vegas because of this very problem. I was hoping to come back, but I can see that Vegas is no more. We are coming back in Nov. for the opening of the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge..(hopefully that will be in Nov).but we will not be staying in Vegas..we will be staying in AZ..sad..good luck to all of you legal citizens that still live there..I really hope things DO change.Please vote Reed out, that might help you a little but it WILL help the rest of the county a lot!!! We are at a crossroads here in this country, and we have to take back our country..Las Vegas take back your city!!!
i just dont understand why people support illegal activity such as these border jumpers?
what the puck is going on in this country? when did liberal crybaby minority groups go from wanting equality to supporting criminals???
sadly, arent the polls saying about 60% of america supports arizona?
so the other 40% are probably illegals, or latino crybabies, aclu types and hippie californians.
supporting this means you want criminals prosceuted, and being against it means you should be deported with criminals, because you are supporting harboring felons.
and that is exactly why the illegals stay in this country airweare. If no one hired them, they would go elsewhere or return back to where they come from. Unfortunately, you keep them here long enough, they send for their illegal family members and friends to join them, and they make anchor babies. So now you have a bunch load of illegals running over to the USA because of one person - YOU. I say that you are just as guilty as they are. Them for being here illegally, and you for hiring them.
Hey 777irish, I am moving to Arizona because I am an Illegal but I got all my fake papers in order so that I can pass as an American Citizen. I will be working for a White Mans Co. He only hires Illegals and helps with getting and paying for all the paperwork so that he doesn't have to pay all those taxes and benefits that he (the White Business Owner) would have to if he hired American Citizens. This is why Illegals come to the U.S. The White Mans Need for Greed. (LARGE PROFITS FOR HIM AND HIS INVESTORS).
I am for Immigration Laws... It only make sense like health care... but Americans have been chicken about it for years and now we are faced with it, when it should have been taken care of in the sixties. I don't like thugs, illegals come here to work hard send a little money home; but their children watch MTV and the gangster culture media and don't have the same dream their parents do, graffiti everywhere. Much like the average American teenager who come into my office telling me he is going to be a rap artist or produce loops, and make millions on the radio. I don't need an education. No one wants the housekeeping jobs until now, so we need to send the illegals home so our stupid teenage populace can feed them self once they Really Wake Up and have to start paying bills and taxes because the Republicans pay their friends Big Money Always and the Democrats can stop spending on the little people. Americans feel so Entitled... But WE ARE ALL Moral Bankrupt. And we are owned by the BRIC nations; ie that is for the educated :)
airweare it is the big business at fault here for hiring illegals, no doubt. Why shouldn't the little people like you follow suit? Hey, your just learning from the big guys.
I watched Law & Order - Special Victims Unit last night. It touched exactly on this subject. It was a wake up call. For those who didn't watch it, illegal immigrants children were being killed for being anchor babies.
I still feel that something should be done about the illegal immigration problem in this country, but the way it was portrayed on television last night goes to show you how far extremists will go to get rid of them.
airweare so if my legal immigrant husband who has U.S Citizenship and speaks English showed up at your doorstep and offered to do your landscaping what would you tell him? Sorry, Pedro and Jose have it covered? There are many jobs legal citizens would do, but the big corporations and people like you would rather hire the illegals for low wages and keep them in the country. My husband works just as hard if not harder than these illegals. I am so happy when he comes home from work at the end of the day and tells me stories of how the illegal & legal Mexicans who work with him speak no English, and how customers show up asking specifically for him. Why? Because my husband can speak and understand what the customer is saying. Big difference.
airweare, thanks for the laughs. Your right, my husband did not knock. He has no need to considering he has a job where he pays taxes LEGALLY. You see amigo, of course your a contributing factor to this whole illegal immigration issue. Pedro & Jose do not pay taxes, and thus rely on us taxpayers to give them free health care should they get ill. Unless your willing to pay for Pedro & Jose' medical care. The question I now have, are you?
um one more thing airweare, stay off the weed amigo, your killing me!
gotta tell you airweare, you sure did put a smile on my face! :) Got some brownies dude?
if you could repeat that in English airweare, thx :) Sounds yummy whatever it is.