Quote Originally Posted by delusionsofNORMALity
lost jobs are only a part of the problem. it isn't that low paying jobs are going to illegals, but that they are staying in those jobs. jobs that are traditionally considered "entry level" are held indefinitely by the unskilled, leaving no room for citizens to enter the workforce.

another downside is the strain on our infrastructure. a majority of the illegal aliens are living below subsistence levels and are therefore entitled to an inordinate amount of public assistance. this country has a hard enough time dealing with its own poverty without importing 20 to 30 million new applicants to the welfare rolls. throughout the southwest emergency clinics and trauma centers are being strained to their limits, many forced to close, because of the floods of illegals who use them for their primary care. they know that they have to be cared for in case of emergency whether they are capable of paying or not.

the most devastating effects of a universal amnesty would be the social consequences of increasing the population of the country by 10% with a group who has little or no interest in assimilating into the american culture. past waves of immigrants, though they have kept a separate identity for a time, have integrated into the american melting pot, adding bits of their own cultures to improve the overall character of our society. this wave of illegal immigrants have come as invaders. their first acts on american soil are to thumb their noses at our laws and our society in general. with an air of entitlement, they take everything that our government is willing to give them and then claim that it all belongs to them anyway. far too many have no wish to become part of america, but to make america part of mexico.
Who said I couldn't agree with you, I certainly do on this subject. I had an illegal concrete finisher tell me when I was driving a concrete truck, after an exchange where I said "hey, you're in America, speak english" He said, "No gringo, you are in northern Mexico and you better learn spanish, we're taking over, getting our rightful lands back". I thought he was full of beans, but it turns out he was right.