How people really feel

I know plenty of people who have no problem with immigrants and think that it is not at all a crime to come to the U.S. and try to become legal. Of course, then there are the people who think this is a crime and have a problem with living around immigrants. Without a doubt, some immigrants do commit crimes. For example, some people come here in a boat; some come with a visa and just never go back. I believe that coming here should not be considered a crime at all. After all immigrants do pay bills and buy as much as citizens do. Most even, pay taxes. People think badly of immigrants right away because they think they do not pay taxes or they live here for free. If they were to really think about it, how can someone possibly be here and not live the same lifestyle a citizen lives? How do these "citizens" know that immigrants do not pay taxes, or that all immigrants do is work here to send all the money back to their country? Unless you really do know, I do not believe someone should judge any immigrant without really knowing all the facts about what they go through. Yes, all citizens do pay taxes, most immigrants do as well, as a matter of fact, range of studies show that immigrants pay between $90 and $140 billion a year in federal, state, and local taxes. As for the undocumented immigrants and ones even without "working on the books", they pay taxes as well and the government gets taxes that cannot be matched to workers’ names and social security numbers, which means that is $20 billion unaccounted for. Some people feel as if immigrants are here to take over their jobs as well. This really has nothing to do with trying to take your jobs away. It is said that there are not enough jobs in the United States for residents but that does not mean that it is the immigrants who are taking the jobs that are left over. Some people have no choice but to come to a different country and try to make a better living. You cannot blame them for being brave enough to practically start a new life. Just because you a citizen of the United States does not make you more qualified for a job than an immigrant. It takes a lot out of an employer to choose who gets a job. If you are not qualified than, it was simply just not meant to be. There are even a lot of jobs other than government jobs that require you to be a citizen or a legal permanent resident, so what happens to those jobs, why is it that citizens don't apply to those jobs which immigrants cannot even step foot near? So does this mean that you just do not look for a good high paying job or you are not qualified? What else is there to prove? Immigrants are people just like citizens and if you think about it, the things they go through to become legal permanent residents and citizens is way more you as a citizen will ever have to go through. The citizenship test alone has a whole lot to do with the United States' history, now many citizens do you know that know everything about their country???



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Should illegal immigrants pay to stay in the United States?

Facts about immigrants