Comments on: My Two Centavos: Illegal Immigrants

By: jameel qazi

jameel qazi — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:36:43 +0000

I heard on NPR that a Mexican worker can make 10 times as much in the US. Imagine if there were tons of jobs in Canada paying $500k to $1M a year. Wouldn’t you sneak up there? Until we address the fundamental inequities between the standard of living in the two countries, they will continue to come.

The security codes are annoying. Can’t seem to get passed them

By: daveawayfromhome

daveawayfromhome — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:04:15 +0000

“Now I can’t take anything you say or think seriously”

I know, it’s shameful. I tried joining a polka 12-step program, but it turned out to be a dance.

By: Clair

Clair — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 21:06:52 +0000

Oooh! Can I have one of those robots? I think it would be nifty to keep in the front yard.

By: daveawayfromhome

daveawayfromhome — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:53:47 +0000

I have a confession to make. I like that polka stuff. I especially love it over crackly AM frequencies and in Mexican restaurants. It must have accordians, even moreso than tubas. If you want to get rid of something, get rid of those stupid electronic drum rolls that pop up at totally random times. As for the illegals, until you stop the people who pay them, they'll keep coming, even if you have giant killer robots swarming the borders, armed with whirling blades of death. 1. Now I can't take anything you say or think seriously. 2. Whether or not you are correct about the illegal immigrants' level of determination, I think we should always lean toward giant killer robots armed with whirling blades of death. - SF

By: Clair

Clair — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:57:42 +0000

You’re right. I couldn’t listen to the polka music while eating the burrito and having Montezuma’s revenge.

By: Clair

Clair — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:17:59 +0000

If the Fairtax plan were in place, I would say… let ‘em stay and work to their hearts’ content. Then, they’ll be paying more of their fair share of taxes by being here. Then, they’d be earning and paying towards deserving whatever education and health care like most ever other cititen of this country receive. Under the current law, I do think there should be stiff penalties for companies who are caught using illegal immigrant labor. Illegal is illegal, and illegal deserves nothing from the tax payers of this country.

My biggest problem with granting blanket amnesty is it is a slap in the face to every single person who has come to this country and worked diligently to get through the system properly; I know several. I am all for people coming to this country to live and work, but if you want to reap the benifits of working of this country, you’d best be prepared to pay into the system its citizens already do. Sort of the “when in Rome” thing. I’m not sure many of the illegal immigrants want to be citizens and a productive part of our society.

I do not know the end-all be-all answer to this problem, but I think that would be one step towards equality for ‘em.

However, I’m glad some of the Mexican immigrants (legal or illegal) like to sell burritos out of the back of pick up trucks to my friends, who decide it is a good idea to eat them. Their suffering Montezuma’s revenge is a good source of amusement.

Okay, but is that as important as the polka music? – SF