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Originally Posted by Atlantic07
I am an European Immigrant - legal 
When I go to Downtown LA, I see ZERO latino homeless and tons of "American" homeless.
Latinos generally work hard and are economically successful - latest in the second generation. And my experience is that they are nice and generous people.
What are you afraid of? The US economy heavyly relys on illegal immigrants (agriculture, gastronomy). Decisionmakers should accknowledge this and facilitate immigration. |
Quite possibly the stupidest post I've read in recent memory.
First, "working hard" is not nearly as important as "working smart". Having a decent work ethic is one thing - to define yourself and your entire culture by nothing more than a willingness to do backbreaking manual labor is another, and frankly condemns you to a life of insignificance and poverty. Those types of jobs are the ones that will be done by machinery and/or robots in the years to come. If that's all you've got, you're in BIG trouble and the last thing we need is millions more people with no skills demanding to be fed from the government teat - which is right where this is going in a generation or two. . . We absolutely don't NEED unskilled manual laborers - we need SKILLED individuals that can contribute to the work force more than simply being a warm body with two hands.
The fact that the "economy relies heavily on illegal immigration" is the PROBLEM. By your logic, a lot of people commit murders too, so why don't we just legalize it? A lot of people rely on stolen goods too, so let's just look the other way, right? C'mon. If you want to come to this country, get in line, tell us WHY you think you ought to come here, what skills you bring to the table and go through the motions. If/when you're admitted LEGALLY, I'll be the first to welcome you. If you're going to jump a river with your seven kids and hide in some slum neighborhood for years never attempting to integrate or learn the culture/language, I'll be the first to drag you out by your hair and toss you back across said river. Legal immigrants are welcome, illegal aliens are not. That goes for their "anchor babies" too - I say toss them out with their parents - fruit of the poison tree. The last thing we need right now is more people - especially in southern California.