Bastardking3000 wrote:
So then... do you want to kick them out? If that much labor disappeared overnight our economy would crash hard.
I say allow the illegals serve in the armed forces for like 5-10 years(
AGuSTiN wrote:Well - Its not like every one of them would go. But a decent percentage of them probably would.Bastardking3000 wrote:
So then... do you want to kick them out? If that much labor disappeared overnight our economy would crash hard.
I say allow the illegals serve in the armed forces for like 5-10 years(
How would shipping them all off to the military not have the same effect on the economy of shipping them back? You're still taking them out of the workforce.
Further, you'd still need to fill those jobs. So let's say we don't bring in more immigrants to do the work, those jobs have to raise their wages to get the natives to work. Then suddenly, after 5 years, everyone is back, and the wage deflation would slaughter us overnight, plus we'd have millions of returnees suddenly out of work.
You might say their saved wages from serving might help soften the blow, but let's not forget that a large majority of them send money to their families here or back in Mexico.
GAM (The Kilted One) wrote:Seriously, the problem can be dealt with in better ways than ones that are proven to NOT work (like ship them home, build a wall, send them to war... They'll cross again, go over/under/through the wall/fight half-heartedly or run. They don't WANT citizenship).Well I never said anything about forcing them to do anything like join the armed forces. I mean we should open the option. I'm sure that many immigrants do not want to be citizens - and they won't enlist. I'm also sure that many do. The future is alot brighter for those that can legally work here, and the military isn't a bad option for a career(for some people) anyways. Plus I think that many of them(obviously not all) would simply be proud to be a real American citizen rather than an illegal alien.
Robby002 wrote:I agree 100%
I heard on the news that a restaurant put a sign that said "if you want to eat here, order in English
And also, if this is the United States, People should not PRESS 1 for English
I know people who are American Citizens and they do not speak English
And they were able to take their citizenship test in their own language WTF!
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I say allow the illegals serve in the armed forces for like 5-10 years(being paid like everyone else the whole time), only without access to any privileged information(until they are granted citizenship), and if they do it then they get to be citizens. Which branch of the armed forces will be decided for them based upon need (and any skills if they should have any). There are several benefits to this.
mikec2003 wrote:
1) thats his right to do so in his own business...only person he's hurting is himself
2) it should be press 1 for english...the USA has no official language, english is the most common, so it should be the first choice on a phone machine
3) its a free country, if they don't want to learn english thats their business. theres no law saying they must know english to be a citizen.
if you make an offical language, then you start to erode freedom of speech, and when that falls...all other freedoms follow suit
Bastardking3000 wrote:GAM (The Kilted One) wrote:Seriously, the problem can be dealt with in better ways than ones that are proven to NOT work (like ship them home, build a wall, send them to war... They'll cross again, go over/under/through the wall/fight half-heartedly or run. They don't WANT citizenship).Well I never said anything about forcing them to do anything like join the armed forces. I mean we should open the option. I'm sure that many immigrants do not want to be citizens - and they won't enlist. I'm also sure that many do. The future is alot brighter for those that can legally work here, and the military isn't a bad option for a career(for some people) anyways. Plus I think that many of them(obviously not all) would simply be proud to be a real American citizen rather than an illegal alien.
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Also you think they wouldn't fight hard - well GAM, your temporary immigration was from Canada - which does not suck - most come from countries that life does suck, so they would appreciate it here alot more than you or or I would I would imagine. I don't see many immigrants running back across the Mexican border(at least by choice). Many immigrants have been among the people who have worked hardest of all for this nation. Many of them love it more than we do, so why would they not fight hard? People thought the same of the black regiments who served in the American Civil War(that they wold not fight hard for a country that hated, oppressed, and disciminated against them) - and yet they proved to be among the hardest fighting soldiers the Union had. People also said this about the prisoner pilots of WW2, same story. Look up Casimir Pulaski - Illinois has a state holiday for him. American history is full of such things, but no one seems to remember them.
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In a way, being an illegal alien is probably alot like living in the ghetto. Some people are there by choice and do not want it any other way, while others are there because they have no choice. I just think we should provide that choice. You can say that they all want to be illegals, but you can't know that unless you give them a (real) choice.
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I don't think the farms etc would be out of workers because many would want to remain as they are(not that there aren't TONS of workers to start with - easily replaced workers). But not everyone wants to pick strawberries for $10 a day. I don't think those who would take that option would all be enlisted at once obviously. As I said, you could put a cap on how many are enlisted at one time. Boot camps only has so much capacity anyways. Obviously they would fill that capacity with willing citizens first and willing immigrants second.
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Now for the language issue. Speaking Spanish is fine but they need to learn English too. Their drill instructors could know at least basic Spanish - but this is boot camp so they could have some English "drilled" into them. They would at least understand a basic amount of English getting out so that they could pick up the rest outside of boot camp(I have a feeling that numbers will be the first thing they learn - give me "fifty" push ups etc etc lol). They will learn it - a drill instructor is a good "motivator." They may also have a slightly extended boot camp if need be for just such a thing
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You know - there has been an "immigration crisis" since America was founded - the Irish, the Chinese, etc etc. With each new waive - they where all unwelcomed at first but they built this nation to where it is today. Ever take a train(or own anything transported by train - trust me you do) - thank the immigrants of the past. They where only legal because they didn't have immigration laws like they do today. Even then they still would have came. Of course they did end up all learning English(although not always right away), and I think todays waive of immigrants will in time do the same(although I could be wrong). We are a nation built on the backs of immigrants. So be grateful and quit bitching about it.
John Wilken wrote:mikec2003 wrote:
1) thats his right to do so in his own business...only person he's hurting is himself
2) it should be press 1 for english...the USA has no official language, english is the most common, so it should be the first choice on a phone machine
3) its a free country, if they don't want to learn english thats their business. theres no law saying they must know english to be a citizen.
if you make an offical language, then you start to erode freedom of speech, and when that falls...all other freedoms follow suit
How does having an "official language" erode freedom of speach? It's not regulating what you say or think, just what language appears on tax forms and job applications.
And in response to your #3, someone who doesn't bother to learn some English will have a tough time getting anything other than manual labor for a job, ordering a pizza, or communicating with a doctor. Before you get to warm and fuzzy feeling about "tolerance of other cultures" think of the possible harm that can be caused from a self-inflicted language barrier. A prescription bottle that reads "once a day" could be misread as "11 a day", because "once" means 11 in Spanish. Learning the language of the country you choose to move to isn't an option, it's a necessity.
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mikec2003 wrote:how does it erode freedom of speech?!? because you are ordering people to write, read and speak a certain language. your not making it reccommended to use english, your making it mandatory, and if something is made mandatory, its taking away freedom.
mikec2003 wrote:also, if an official language was made, it won't be long before an official religion is declared, and so on and so forth. once the small things like language start becoming regulated, everything will fall apart
Ian Mayberry wrote:1. Your never gonna keep them out
Ian Mayberry wrote:2. We dont want to (Have you seen the jobs they do, I dont want them)
Ian Mayberry wrote:3. Government will never enforce a Nation Language
Ian Mayberry wrote:4. Nor will it ever even think about it w/religion.
Ian Mayberry wrote:5. Its a FREE country, they are free to come and go as they please. Most imagrant are not terrorist threats. The terrorist only want our education and are willing to pay. Thats how they got here in the first place.
Ian Mayberry wrote:6. Who gives a S*^T, are they stealing your job? No, you are far more educated by the time you reach High School.