Do You Think Illegal Aliens Have Rights Any Rights In The United States

There is a reason why there are "citizens", "legal immigrants" and "illegal aliens". "Illegal Aliens" are people who steal across borders without legal permission from the government of the country they go to and of course, they cannot and can never be treated as equals with citizens and legal immigrants. In Malaysia, we catch and deport a lot of such people. The rule of thumb is, if you want to go to any country either to work or stay indefinitely past what you are permitted to under the visit pass or visa granted, you have to apply to the government of that country for a legal status and permission to stay on. I seem to think the US government is still sleeping when it comes to knowing who really has rights and who doesn't.

A good start would be to enforce the laws we already have. I didn't really think too much about it until I saw pictures of Mexicans carrying our flag upside down under their flag. What gall, to do this in a country where they have been given all kinds of rights they really weren't entitled to in the first place. I couldn't believe the disrespect they are showing. A friend of mine refuses to buy anything from a store or restaurant run by Mexicans because of this protest. Since we can't tell if they are legal or illegal, maybe we should just assume they are illegal until something is done to enforce illegal entry into our country. The one we pay taxes to support; the one where benefits to many of our own citizens are being cut back because of the heavy load illegals are placing upon our country. Sorry for the rant, but that upside down American flag really got to me.

No, No and No again. That is a very touchy subject for me. I had worked for the US government in Europe for 12 years before I came to the US. I came here legally (had also been married to an American for eight of these years) when after going though all the necessary paper work, paid taxes the same as any American, became a citizen the correct way. So why the hell should these illegals get anything for nothing, things that they didn't legally deserve or pay taxes for.

With all the paperworks and the wait I had to go thru to enter the US and become a legal citizen, I always think it is unfair that those who sneak into this country illegally are enjoying the programs offered by the government. The taxes that I paid are going thru all these programs that the illegals are enjoying. It is not that I hate them because they also wants a better life for themselves but what irked me is that they don't try to learn English that hard and expect the govt and the people to translate everything in Spanish. That is a burden to the govt itself spending millions just to have everything in Spanish and English translated. I really am for tough immigration laws and securing the border. Everyone who wants to come should go thru the same hassles...not just by sneaking in and then expecting the US gov't to offer them everything once they are here.

They might not have the rights of citizenship, but I think they should be treated well enough as humans. i have read that illegal aliens is a big problem in the States because these people do not pay taxes and all. They should need to be brought back to their home countries and to be advised to obtain the necessary papers to be able to work in the States.

I don't think anyone should be able to work here unless they are a citizen. I think you should have to be a citizen to own property as well. Our country is being taken over. I think if you are going to earn a living here, you should be required to be a citizen here.

NO! Illegal aliens who decided to live in the U.S. should not have any of our rights. They have no right to employment, much less our money to send home. I don't know why immigration didn't go out during those parades and start arresting those who are here illegally. Our economy is NOT dependent on illegal aliens...if anything, our economy is suffering because of the illegal aliens it is forced to support. If we could get the leaders of our nation to be 100% supportive of maximum penalties to those who hire illegal aliens (then pay them --argh!) I think we would be much better off. It absolutely infuriates me to see people who can't even speak our language wiring money to relatives in other nations.

They don't have any rights. We need to be tougher on our laws. When they go for work, we need to suck it up and not hire them. Our economy is going broke from to many of illegal aliens not paying there taxes by getting there money from under the table. And these people that hire them, not having to report them to the IRS. It will catch up with them. We won't fully get this problem under control. We as Americans, and I mean a lot of us. Should go to Mexico and stage a protest like they did, and see how quick we will all get arrested, and we wonder why terrorists see's us as a weak country. We can't even rid it of people that don't even belong here.

I think my question to you would be: What if someone there protesting was a relative of yours? And what if you were Mexican? I don't think you would like someone posting such a discussion. And to be honest, who determines legally or illegally. America was taken illegally. I'm sure you know enough history to know it wasn't a peaceful give and take experience. I don't think you should judge just because you're not in someone's shoes.

I agree with you 100%. It was interesting to see all of the Mexican flags flying in OUR COUNTRY last year. They came over illegally and DEMAND to have rights by stealing ours-there will be nothing left for us. As it is I don't know if I'll get Social Security after paying into it for years. But the illegals come to our country and demand AND get. Yes, some do contribute to a better society, BUT YOU'RE STILL ILLEGAL! This is United States of America not of MEXICO.

I myself am an immigrant who came here the legal way and i do not think ilegals should have any right whatsoever i took the time to do it right and so should they its like if I invite you to my home i would welcome you because i asked you but if you sneak in through the back door I expect the police to arrest you because you have no right to be there!

You cannot expect to have the rights of a citizen if you are not a citizen! This is the fault of local governments as well as the federal system. If the law was applied the people that hire illegals and those that rent to them must be fined according to the law but politicians are afraid to enforce the statutes. If there are no jobs and no place to live there would not be illegal aliens. I have nothing against aliens, my father came from Europe but he entered the U.S. legally and became a citizen as soon as possible. It was a matter of pride! The recent group of aliens don't pay taxes but use all the services. Then they go back to their country after they have sucked the system dry. I have no sympathy for those that cannot obey the law.

Express humanity toward illegals yes. Give them the same rights we have as legal citizens no. Men & women of this country risk their lives & fight for our rights & freedom. It would be a slap in their faces; in my opinion; to give those rights and freedoms to anyone who is an illegal in this country.

Honestly, i feel like we're the freaking illegal aliens. I'm black and so obviously I'm the decendant of slaves somewhere down the line, who were brought here unwillingly. That was illegal. Then the European people who came to this country almost killed off an entire race of people either through violence or the spread of disease, and stole their land. These Mexican immigrants you speak of have ancestors who were Native American and lived on our land and Mexico's land without any borders. So techinically it's their land, so if they'd like to come over here and escape whatever issues they have in their country then who are you or anyone else to judge. Our laws are made up, just like whoever took over their land and put them out in the first place made that one up. It's not our land its the people's land, no one can really own it, we should be thankful for being allowed to stay here really. So what really what makes your point of view any more valid than the Native Americans who were either killed or disenfranchised in the first place, what the fact that now 400 yrs. have passed and now you feel like your point of view is somehow more valid?

If they would have asked for green cards or visa for the people protesting they could have rounded up alot of illigle people and sent them back home. I guess I'm with you on this one. What rights do they think they have or rights that they don't have? I got an email about this and I'll sum it up. It's like they broke into your house and feel they have aright to be there. They complain when we try to kick them out of your house that they broke into, then move their families into your house saying they have the same right to be there. If you want to be here then go through the right channles. Learn the language, get a green card, then you have no worries.

Their only right is to be sent back home! If they are here illegally, they are breaking the law, and the punishment is to be sent home. They have that same right as anyone else - it needs to be enforced. I do agree that they have an impact on the economy. They will work for less than minimum wage - in exchange for not being reported to immigration - so they are taking legal jobs away from actual citizens. Some businesses would not make as much money if they had to pay the correct wage, it would be less money in the owner's pocket. Send them home, let the citizens work for the mandated wages and it would solve some of our problems with poverty.

Personally, the parade sounded like a good way to round them up and send them back home until they can come and do it legally. I have no issues with people from different countries living here legally, after all the U.S is a melting pot. But take the time to do it legally! I haven't a clue what to do about it other than as soon as they are caught send them back home. Some of these people risk their lives to get to the U.S. If it was that important to them to live here so they can get money and send it home, then do it legally. You'd be able to apply for a better paying job. I know I said this elsewhere but the people hiring them for cheap labor need fined and jailed!

Illegals have the right to be treated like human beings...given basic human rights...but htey have no rights that a citizen has. That is just my opinion. It makes me sick that if an illegal needs medical care in the US, they are given the care for free while citizens here struggle and go bankrupt to pay for medical and get no help whatsoever.

Illegal immigrants only have a right to legal representation from the consulate of their country. I don't like how illegals are coming here and helping themselves to our financial resources-social security, welfare assistance, and other means. I've noticed that immigrants from other countries tend to have the money to afford the costs to apply for citizenship. Mexico is so poor that many of them resort to crossing into the United States and getting lost in the system to where INS can't find them for years. It has to stop starting with our politicians who need to quit excusing this nonsense and sweeping it under the rug. A lot of the Mexican students at the college I am currently attending are products of Mexican immigrants some who came here legally and some who came here illegally. It's funny how they allow these mexican women to pump babies out like a bread factory only to give them automatic US Citzenship and she's not even a legal citizen. My best friend who's mexican even finds this disgusting since her grandparents came here legally and so did a good chunk of her family and yet she's even said half these immigrants bring their filthy habits and their nasty ways of life with them since she doesnt even patronize mexican businesses. It's the way Mexico is run it's so poor that many of the citizens there make about $3-5 a day unlike us we make $5.75 an hour if not more, but that's if we have adequate education to allow us to advance in the job market. Mexican immigrants claim this country will not function without them....yeah we can function without them if many of the large companies would stop outsourcing to other countries thus saving a lot of the jobs that Americans would keep if they would stop bringing in immigrant workers for less money. Most of them work the jobs we moved up from like low end whites and blacks would work as housekeepers and janitors because most of us didnt want to stay on jobs like that for 20 years or more. The economy would be fine if we stopped granting illegal immigrants access to our welfare programs, social security, and other public aid assistance. The system needs to be change to the point that they can work hand in hand with INS to verify status so that it's on record whether they're temporary or status pending or official citizens. This in turn will stop many of them from applying for benefits and they're not in the process of obtaining legal standing to live and work in this country. Many illegals are also resorting to buying stolen SSN's, and obtaining IDs through illegal means just so they can work which in turn hurts immigrants who come here legally to have to deal with those who don't want to abide by the law and apply legally like everyone else. This is why it's important that we as American citizens vote in every single election whether it's mayoral to Presidential because when we exercise our voice at the polls we're telling the people we put in office that we expect them to pass laws and enforce them for the greater good not to just allow immigrants to trot their happy tails into this country and set up shop like it's a new undiscovered island. I would get together with like minded people and address such a matter to your city's mayor and even the state governor because this needs to be brought to the table and to be treated as an important issue since this is getting out of hand not just in your home state,but all over the place and it has to stop.

i think if someone wants to come to the united states and make a living, they need to respect the laws first. i have no problem with foreigners. i do have a problem with people who think they can just strut over here while others have followed the law and have patiently went through the requirements. if every illegal alien came over to u.s who felt like it, we would be a complete mess. just think of all the communication problems we would have. i don't think if i go strolling into mexico they're going to go out of their way to make sure i understand all the road signs and bulletin boards like we do here. our economy would do just fine without illegal aliens, if not better. sure they are hardworking and work for cheap, but when they do that they put hardworking legal citizens out of jobs. arg. it just makes me mad. if you want to be a citizen, go through the process. period.