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Plenty more to read at the Center for Immigration Studies, Illegal Immigration | Center for Immigration Studies My more recent figures were from a lecture. There you can find interesting things like: "Amnesty for illegal immigrants will cause costs to increase significantly from $10.4 billion a year to $28.8 billion. This is because an amnesty program would transform an illegal immigrant to an "unskilled immigrant with legal status" who could access various government programs. However, due to low income, these "unskilled immigrants with legal status" would likely make very modest tax payments." Now add in the fact that people who make low wages pay no taxes and sometimes get refunded more than was taken out of their checks. Quote:
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I'm not saying or implying that prejudices do not exist. We all form Gestalts based on that first view, and all the assigned characteristics come from previous experiences with people who look like the subject or stereotypes we've learned. I've seen racism alive and well in every race and against every other race. None of that does anything to solve the problems of illegal immigration. "A 1997 study by the American Academy of Sciences found that the cheap labor of illegal immigrants and poor immigrants caused a 44% decrease in wages among the poorest Americans from 1980 to 1994." (Center for Immigration Studies). Ignoring problems of illegal immigration leads to exploitation | Center for Immigration Studies " Illegal immigrants collectively represent a group that is a significant menace to the public. 80% have committed serious crimes in addition to immigration violations, and 40% have violent crime histories." (Center for Immigration Studies). Taking Back the Streets: ICE and Local Law Enforcement Target Immigrant Gangs | Center for Immigration Studies Now, I admit that part of that 80% is felony identity theft (part of being here illegally to work), but the 40% with violent crime histories should not be here. |
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Add in the historical racism of Arizona (resisting a National King Holiday) until the late 90's or 2000 and I'm not at all suprised. Quote:
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04-26-2010, 08:16 PM | #15 (permalink) |
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Damn man, going to make me dig back in my brain 15 years. Does Rutland Rd. sound right? After that, I moved near my work, which was right next to the overpass on Jackson Ave and Chelsea. Not exactly a huge step up, lol.
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Yeah, had a lot back when I lived there, too. Everyone was pretty cool with me (except the nation of islam guy that said all white people are devils and tried to stab me, haha). I could walk around at 2am and some mexican guy would offer to share a joint.
My friends from other parts of the city didn't come visit often though. A couple guys came to pick me up and I was talking to this girl Yolanda, and this guy we know from across the street walks out, shoots a shot in the air and yells, "Hey Yolanada, what are all the white boys doing here?" We laughed because we knew he was playing around, but my friends were ducked behind the car going, "oh shit, we're gonna die." By the time I left, I think you had a 4 way gang war going on. Crips, Bloods, Gangster Disciples, and Vice Lords. I can't imagine it got any better when the latin gangs like MS 13 moved in. |
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If two people are speaking spanish should I be suspicious they are illegals and call the police to check them out? I should assume everyone wearing the "Kiss Me I'm Irish" shirts on St Paddys day are illegal immigrants too, it's suspicious. |
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Yeah but we've gone from #2 to #5 on the most dangerous city list. More so than I think in most of NYC the gang crime stays in certain parts of the city, near me it's all residential break-in's for jewelry and flat screen TV's, shop lifting and domestic violence. |
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Unless the bill specifically changes what is considered reasonable suspicion, then it's the same rules as before. |
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