Quote Originally Posted by delusionsofNORMALity
i've watched as the construction industry has been taken over by predominantly hispanic crews that refuse to allow a white boy to even get a foot in the door. i've watched as entry level jobs became permanently occupied by folks who can't form a coherent sentence in the english language. i've watched as young men and women were refused employment because menial jobs in the service industries, where many of them used to be employed, were taken by a flood of illegal immigrants.

the simple fact is that this nation's first responsibility is to its citizens. their welfare and employment takes precedence over caring for our neighbors' poor, no matter what you may think of their choice of occupation.
You seem to imply the influx of illegal immigrants is they only reason they are working jobs Americans want. Have you ever considered the minimum wage could be a major contributing factor in this as well? If we eliminated the minimum wage, American citizens who desperately need work would be able to compete with the mexicans who are willing to work for less than minimum wage. As it stands now, if you are a legal citizen, no matter how inefficient an employee you are, the company has to pay at least $7.25/hr.

All throughout American history, the newest immigrants have been despised. We hated the Italians, Jews, Asians, Blacks, etc at some point in our history because "they were destroying our nation."

Regardless, one solution is to eliminate minimum wage, this way legal citizens can compete for the jobs without infringing on another's liberties.