Comments on: freeSpeech: 'Carlos'

Undocumented Young Man Describes Difficulties In Obtaining

[itpro2]

I can't believe that they would put a story like this on. Are they going to put on someone who has been displaced by an illegal alien? I know people in the construction industry who lost their $22 an hour job because they can hire illegals to work for $9.50. And, as far as their picking vegetables, only about 2% are picking veggies. Read the post by Cheyenne16.

I am an IT Professional and I have worked in areas that they are hiring people with H-1B visas over American citizens because they can hire them for about 1/2 the cost of an American.

I write to my congress (HR & Sen) at least once a week to encourage them to pass proper legislation to combat this growing problem with the invasion of this country, distruction of the dessert plants and the federal parks along the border, the bat caves that have been invaded by illegals and have chased away the endangered bats species. The list goes on and on.

Hospitals along the borders and in California are closing because about 80% are illegal immigrants who have no insurance and are having anchor babies. If something is not done, the problem will continue to grow.

[ti30stat]

Amen to the posting by Rob5257. I couldn't agree more. Did you ever wonder what Mexico would be like if all the illigal immegrants used the same organization skills, passion and effort in trying to stay in our country to reform their own country. If they are willing to put their life on the line to cross the dessert and illigally enter this country, organize protests and march from city to city to have their voices heard, why wouldnt they take all that passion and energy and reform their own country? If they don't like their government then put your life on the line and change it. If illigal immigrants are so hard working why dont they put all that labor into building business and industry in their own country and work with the United States instead of circumventing the system, break all the laws that our forefathers put their lives on the line for. Then use our constitution as a platform to whine about not getting what they want. I see them as a bunch of opportunist and all the heart wrenching stories in the media about people like Carlos are not going to convince me otherwise.

[rob5257]

It's amazing how illegals don't feel they have done anything wrong! Racism has nothing to do with it. You make a mockery out of our laws. To the person that asked "Who will pick your vegetables?"
It won't be the "anchor babies" because they are too busy going to college on our tax dollars and taking jobs from future generations of Americans. And if you want to talk racism, if Haiti was on the other side of the border, then we wouldn't even be having this discussion. The illegals have it made! Just sign me...use to live in
Atlanta, but now it's like Mexico.

[cheyenne16-2009]

Nolalou ~ guess who the "idiot" is, spreading untruths via the internet?
Looks like it's you.

This is the ugly truth about illegal immigration:

Source: 2006 (1st Qtr) INS/FBI Statistical Report on Undocumented Immigration.

62% of all illegals in the USA are working for cash, not paying taxes.

95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens;
83% of warrants for murder in Phoenix are for illegal aliens;
86% of warrants for murder in Albuquerque are for illegal aliens;
75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Albuquerque are illegal aliens;
24.9% of all inmates in CA detention centers,
40.1% of all inmates in AZ detention centers, and
48.2% of all inmates in NM detention centers
are Mexicans here illegally.

29% (630,000) convicted illegal alien felons fill our state and federal prisons at a cost of $1.6 billion annually;

Less than 2% of illegal aliens in the United States are picking crops , but 41% are on welfare.

There is a lot more, I can post it if you need to see it.

[nolalou]

another typical comment by another American Idiot (to borrow a phrase from Green Day!) 1000 brutal criminals? site your source for this made up number!
Snopes.com and the LA times state the "95% of all outstanding warrents for homocide target illegal aliens" is an urban myth, totaly made up and spread around the internet as 'fact'.

As to the issue that some illegal aliens overstayed their visas, these is still a way for those people to remain, while they apply for a change of status. See this quote from the US Immigration web site:

"If you entered the United States unlawfully, if you entered with permission but did not stay in lawful status, or if you worked without permission, you normally would have to leave the United States in order to apply for an immigrant visa. Special rules under section 245(i) may allow you to apply to adjust status without leaving the United States."

[b_sennot]

This is insane. For every one illegal "law student" there are 1000 brutal criminals that flow like sewage over the southern border. Fact: In LA (the second largest city in the United States) 95% of all outstanding warrents for homocide target illegal aliens. Violent Murderous gangs all over the country are made up almost entirely of illegal aliens. There is no justifiable pro-illegal alien argument. Every argument is either racist or stupid and no pro-illegal argument can stand the test of honest logic. Period. Build a wall and allow our military to shoot and kill all intruding crimaliens.

[standlee5]

And I'm still wondering who paid for law school.

[standlee5]

Did Carlos say that he was here picking vegetables?

[standlee5]

You didn't address the fact that they illegally overstayed their visa.

[nolalou]

I can't belive some of the racist comments to this story! Assuming all latino imigrants (leagal or otherwise) are gangbangers for example!

Also, to clarify a couple of points made here, he and his family are applying for permanent residence, not citizenship. He said that application is still pending. They are allowed by law to apply while in the USA, it is NOT required to do so before they arrive. In fact, accouding to the US government immigration services web site:

" Applicants for adjustment to permanent resident status are eligible to apply for a work permit while their cases are pending."

So they are legaly allowed to work, while waiting for the application to be processed!

So let's not sterotype illegal imegrants! If we did ship them all back, are you going to pick all our vegtables?