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191457, So then,what is your position on illegal immigrants who are also black?
Posted by kfine, Sun Jul-12-15 04:33 PM

Or black illegal immigrants who are also hispanic? lol

Where do they fit in your whole Hispanics vs black people thing?

I've tried to make sense of what your saying but it really seems to just boil down to xenophobia and racism.

You also make a lot of assumptions about the immigration process that seems to indicate you are not all that well-versed on how it works or the barriers/biases applicants face when attempting to go by the rules.

Why do you assume that all immigrants are unskilled/have endured no training or meaningful work experiences in their country of origin?

Why do you assume that all undocumented immigrants who have come to the US came with the intent of unlawful presence?

And if the US economy was so self-sufficient without the contribution of immigrants, why would the job openings/business opportunities that immigrants are able to come and fill even exist? Wouldn't it be harder to penetrate if that was the case?

Have you ever lost a job? What if when that happened, it didn't just mean you were unemployed. It meant that you had to pack up the whole life that you have since you were here and move out of the country. Irregardless of the tens or possibly hundreds of thousands in US dollars you pumped into the economy by way of tuitions, income tax, insurance, etc. Irregardless of a pregnant spouse or a newborn or the side-business you just started? You talk as if every illegal immigrant arrived in the US with an evil grin, rubbing their hands together after hopping a fence. You would be surprised at the number legal immigrants/permanent residents that were probably out-of-status or undocumented at one point, and did what they had to do to survive so they could be your doctor/nurse/contractor/landscaper etc.

I just find positions like yours fascinating when it is considered that, apart from Native Americans, the entire US population descends from immigrants.