Memorex wrote:You think there is only 500,000 illegal immigrants? I'd say that's a scooch off.
How many does it take to drive wages down?
It's your reading comprehension is a skooch off.. read what I posted... that is an annual immigration RATE... not the TOTAL amount of illegals in the country..
Boomchild wrote:If remember correctly, the government has estimated that number of illegals in the US is currently 11 million. Does anyone believe that? I don't. I believe it's much higher. How can they really project a accurate number when these people are "in the shadows" and ICE having their hands tied on going after and handling illegals?
For the sake of your assumption.. lets assume the total number of illegals in the country is 20 Million.. that's STILL less than 10% of the total population.. And only HALF of the population is the actual workforce.. (150 Million).... That's 10 Million illegal immigrants mowing lawns, working at McDonalds, not building houses right now (because that industry is DEAD), NOT working the fields (because most reports indicate they are going/staying home!). Yea.. that's what's driving down wages, KILLING the economy and the country.. Jesus H Christ.. get a fucking CLUE.
Before you make assumptions about shit like this, do yourself a favor and get educated on the topic. Because all you are doing is reinforcing wrong attitudes & racial stereotypes that simply are not factually CORRECT. If you aren't willing to make sure your opinions are factually supportable, by doing your own fucking homework.. then the problem is you,and you should be ashamed of yourself for perpetuating bad information.
Just looking at the demographics of welfare will tell you what you need to know.... There are currently 54 Million people receive welfare... and largest recipient of welfare is single, white women with children... SURPRISE! Next in line - black Americans....SURPRISE! Hispanics (that's the "illegals" yer referring to right?) comprise less than 15% of those receiving aid....
SURPRISE!
It's still ludicrous to blame what ails this country on what amounts to less than 10% of the population.. because when you simply THINK about it, kicking all of them out still won't make a fucking DENT in:
- Fixing the economy
- Solving the spending problem in Washington
- Solving the entitlement problem in Washington
- Solving the legislative problem in Washington
Or the MAIN problem... voter/citizen apathy, and apparently (and more importantly) - illiteracy.
We're the U.S.A... and we're supposed to be SMARTER than this.. and this is why we're FUCKED... because we have a populace that no longer THINKS FOR THEMSELVES.. and instead simply believes what they are told and BLAMES.