http://www.riledup.com/debate/187/undocumented-workers-give-them-citizenship-or-ship-them-home With so many undocumented workers residing in the US, what is the appropriate way of handling the situation? en-us If we want to change illegal immigrants into legal ones, the system needs a streamlined overhaul. It is very expensive and takes forever to go through the naturalization process. Especially as a parent, I can see why people risk and sacrifice so much to come here. Doesn't mean I agree with them coming illegally, just that I get it. Why not simplify the process and let them become citizens? flippinsweet Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:33:41 +0000 http://www.riledup.com/debate/187/undocumented-workers-give-them-citizenship-or-ship-them-home http://www.riledup.com/debate/187/undocumented-workers-give-them-citizenship-or-ship-them-home First, most people from Mexico are working jobs no one else wants to take. They are also paid less than most Americans, and the employers continue to enjoy the benefits. If they were legal, this wouldn't be a problem. Why are we discriminating against certain cultures? Indiviuduals from some countries can immigrate, idividuals from other countries cannot. There is no clear line. . The original people of this land were/are Native Americans. How is it that most of the families of immigrants are saying "No!" to immigration, as though they have something to lose? Without relaxed immigration laws, they wouldn't be here. In any number of areas the United States has set itself up to be the good samaritan country. If the government were so worried about others, support immigration, not the fascist regimes they are trying to flee or flee the poverty starving them. kreiley Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:28:56 +0000 http://www.riledup.com/debate/187/undocumented-workers-give-them-citizenship-or-ship-them-home http://www.riledup.com/debate/187/undocumented-workers-give-them-citizenship-or-ship-them-home I don't buy this crap that we don't have Americans willing to do the work. Yeah, not at minimum wage, which is what these people are working for. Maybe if the cost of the wages was reflective of the work, you could find an able American to do it. By allowing these people to hop the border, work for equally illegal wages, and then to send the money home...why don't I just write a big ol' check to Mexico. Or better yet, the US can because that is what we are pretty much doing. Even if that means we have to oursource the labor/product, that still means we have less people using our services without paying into our system. We will get the tax dollars from the company either way. Fragrant_Brit Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:20:51 +0000 http://www.riledup.com/debate/187/undocumented-workers-give-them-citizenship-or-ship-them-home http://www.riledup.com/debate/187/undocumented-workers-give-them-citizenship-or-ship-them-home So many people in the world want to get into this country, why should we allow the ones that did it illegally to stay?. I can't stomach rewarding bad behavior. If we do give them carte blanche into the country because some mushy liberal is feeling like the Hispanic vote is going to kill him/her in the future, what else, or who else, will we allow in later?. These people are doing something illegal. They should be treated like criminals. We don't give other people convicted of crimes a green light. Why do they deserve more privileges than our citizens? "Break & Enter" conduct is illegal if it happens to a home owner or all citizens of a country. Breaking & entering into a country should not be rewarded with housing, educating, medicating, feeding and providing the handout with a drivers' license. Fragrant_Brit Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:16:26 +0000 http://www.riledup.com/debate/187/undocumented-workers-give-them-citizenship-or-ship-them-home http://www.riledup.com/debate/187/undocumented-workers-give-them-citizenship-or-ship-them-home