I'm not bothered at all by Mexican immigrants, legal or otherwise. [View All]

[Bouncy Ball]

It seems my government isn't too bothered about it. Seriously, they must not be, because there has never really been any real effort to stop illegal immigration.

So why should I be bothered about it?

Before you tell me they take jobs, that's a no-go for me. I don't care. They work at jobs people I know WON'T do. And they get paid under the table, get paid far less than they would if they were legal (ie: employers take advantage of it) and they get no benefits from those jobs. Believe me, employers around here (Texas) LOVE it. Super-cheap labor. And they can fire them with no questions asked and they can't file for unemployment.

I know illegal Mexican immigrants. They lead a dog's life. No, not as good as a dog's life. Why the hell would I be envious of that?

I'm not racist, so appeals to bigotry won't work on me. I don't care if they speak Spanish (so the hell what?). I don't care if they stick a Mexican flag sticker on their car. Who cares?

Granted, in an ideal world, I'd love it if everyone who immigrated did it on the up and up. But I don't see the government under any recent administration (or any at all?) particularly concerned. Not enough to really do anything about it.

And don't go the route of "they suck money from taxpayers by using services." The Department of Defense wastes more money on weapons and weapons systems and development in one year than ALL the illegal immigrants EVER could.

So it's a big shoulder-shrugger for me. Honestly, it's weird to watch people get so riled up just SEEING Mexicans in public places. Heck, this area used to belong to them. Maybe they're just slowly taking it back? :shrug: