LISTED BELOW are several of the arguments that have been used by
misguided people to try and justify illegal immigration. Next to each is
the reason why that argument has no merit.
1) They are an economic necessity - Not true. The idea that a bunch of
desperately poor, uneducated, unskilled, non-English speaking foreigners
are an economic necessity is ludicrous. In fact, when you compare cost
vs. benefit, it is obvious that they are not only NOT a necessity, they
are not even an asset. Rather, they are a liability and a huge one at
that.
2) They do work Americans won’t do - Not true. They do work Americans
won’t do for $7 an hour (especially if Americans can collect welfare and
unemployment instead). Of course, if you got rid of the illegals, the
jobs wouldn’t pay $7 an hour. The people who wanted the work done would
have to pay a wage that was attractive enough to get Americans to do the
work. And it might even be enough to get Americans off the unemployment
and welfare dole and back into the taxpaying workforce!
3) We benefit from all that “cheap” labor - This is nonsense. The only
people who benefit from the cheap labor are the unscrupulous people who
hire illegal immigrants. Taxpayers are left holding the bag. Ultimately,
it is they who must pay to support all the Americans who have been put
out of work by illegals and must also provide billions of dollars in
services and benefits to the illegals themselves.
4) They are just trying to make better lives - Aren’t we all? The
difference is that most of us understand that we DO NOT have a right to
acquire by illegal means those things that we find difficult to acquire
by legal means. And we certainly don’t have the right to do it in a
foreign country.
5) It is impossible to round up and deport the illegals - We don’t have
to. All we have to do is remove the incentives that brought them here in
the first place. No jobs. No housing. No taxpayer financed services or
benefits (including education). Once we remove the incentives that
brought them here, they will leave on their own.
6) Immigration control is racist / xenophobic - This is just another
play of the race card by people who have no other cards to play.
Immigration control is the world-wide status quo. There is nothing
racist about it. Furthermore, the USA welcomes LEGAL immigrants of all
races and ethnicities from all over the world who have gone through the
legal immigration process. This is not just a bad argument, it is an
attempt to create racial hatred and division.
7) We are a nation of immigrants - This is the “BIG LIE”. The vast
majority of Americans are native-born. I am not an immigrant. Nor were
my parents. Nor were my grandparents. We are a nation that has,
historically, allowed and even encouraged LEGAL immigration. And we
continue to do so. The issue at hand is illegal immigration, which has
nothing to do with legal immigration.
8) They are people. We must treat them humanely - Yes & yes. But
lets not pretend like they are victims who were dragged here kicking and
screaming against their will. Nothing could be further from the truth.
They came of their own free will and for their own benefit and they
broke the law to do it. PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE REWARDED FOR BREAKING LAWS
AND COMMITTING CRIMES. SENDING THEM HOME IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. There
is nothing “draconian” or “mean-spirited” about it.
9) It is wrong to break up families- Yes. Unfortunately, families are
often broken up by criminal activity. If you don’t believe it, just drop
by any prison or jail on visiting day. We can’t keep families together
if some family members choose to participate in criminal activity.
10) They work & contribute to our society - So do I. And if I break
the law and commit crimes, I can expect to pay a penalty of some kind.
Anything from a small fine to the death penalty. I do not receive a
reward. WHY SHOULD WE TREAT FOREIGN CRIMINALS BETTER THAN OUR OWN
CITIZENS?
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