Illegal immigration; US and Mexican economy

[agentc73]

So, someone sneaks into my country, unwelcome, unwanted, taking jobs ($2 TRILLION+ of wages yearly),and social services($336 BILLION YEARLY) from the US born/legal immigrants, and WE PAY for it, but it's not stealing? Your logic is very selfish and flawed. Undocumented? You mean ILLEGAL, BREAKING THE LAW DAILY, right?

Illegal = Illegal, STEALING = STEALING.

I WELCOME those who obey the law.

Hopping a fence, illegally, bringing disease and poverty, is NOT immigration of ANY sort.

It's INVASION.

[UA1977]

I agree with you, but one thing that people need to understand is that not all speaking Spanish people are from MX. I was born in MX and now protect the freedom that you enjoy.

[jtx1bx]

The US & Mexican Border are Very Sensitive Area so the Border Patrol might not work.

The US should put US Army, Soldiers & Security Force to stand & keeping watch all the fence wall border area a long the Mexican otherwise our Country will be Invaded!!

[gsonetom]

The United States is under THREAT & ATTACKS by the Majority of MEXICAN GANGS including MS 13 in the US especially in the Southern California areas. This is a Serious THREAT to our National Security

Number 1 Crime & Terror in the US.

They sneak, Spy, Robb, Stealing & Thief to all property from the US Citizens & local communities.

They say; this country is not the USA but this is Their Motherland that's why They come Across the US border every weeks, months & years. They don't care about USA.

[Nextraker]

Dude, just wait till 2050, Mexico will be the the 6th largest Economy in the World. as the USA fall to 2th, which sucks but will happen. Anyways, If the World Start To Freeze and we head into another Ice Age, Ha the US people will certainly head to Mexico. HAHAHAHA

[jra73]

Rid America of illegals

Report & Deport ILLEGAL ALIENS--- National I.C.E Number: (866) 347-2423

NumberUSA dotcom go here and get immigration under control

[Fallkenn]

I dont think that mexicans are stealing the southern USA. Americans are giving it away.

[eddiecruzer]

I just wish compassion was contagious. No matter what they say: America (The United States) was founded by immigrants. Every Caucasian can trace roots back to immigrants.

[Arisveth]

this how illegal immigration issue is pretty ironic. The usa belonged to the indians. people came from europe/spain/england/ and took it by force and established their own country and laws.Look at texas, it belonged to mexico, but americans settled down and out of the blue they decided, that it was theirs now & took it by force.

[Schemefighter]

Arisveth: So you think it's OK for the Mexicans to "steal" the land from native Americans. The fact is that the land was held by both Americans and Mexicans. The dispute was settled with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. I find your comparison somewhat dishonest. Apparently you think it is okay for Mexico to "steal" the land from native Americans. I think comparing the US purchase of the land from Mexico to stealing is somewhat dishonest and fascist.

[Arisveth]

first of all the Mexicans don't steal the land when they come over to the usa to work for a living, second of all let me give you some little known facts, the usa stole the land from mexico. the usa government pointed a gun at santa anna and made him sign the land over to the usa after they defeated him in the war.The american government knows it, the usa gains more by letting the illegal aliens cross the border, than stopping them.

[Schemefighter]

Arisveth: You know very little about history, you have a lot of rhetoric and hypocrisy. Only an idiot would take what I said out of context the way you did. I wasn't talking about the illegal immigrants "stealing" land from the native Americans it was the Mexican government that was "stealing" the land from the Native Americans. That's where some of your hypocrisy is.

[Schemefighter]

Arisveth: When the US does the same thing you call it "stealing", however you dishonestly tried to dodge the issue when I pointed out the Mexican government did the same thing.

Another part of the hypocrisy is the US is only trying to limit and monitor immigration it's not trying to totally stop it. Where as in 1830 Bustamante outlawed the immigration of United States citizens to Texas.

[Schemefighter]

Arisveth: Another lot you make is "the usa stole the land from mexico"

Texas (similarly to many others) succeeded from Mexico and was a sovereign nation for about 10 years, the end of which the majority of voters in Texas voted to join the United States. The US paid $15 million and forgave 3 million to Mexico to settle the disputed territory with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

[Schemefighter]

Arisveth: The US also paid Mexico $10 million for the Gadsden Purchase. When Santa Anna abolished the Mexican Constitution, many territories disputed the legitimacy of the Mexican government. The new government was supposed to unite Mexico, however many residents and territories refused to recognize the new government.

[Schemefighter]

Arisveth: Another way that you're lying and showing hypocrisy. Is that many of the illegal aliens are stealing US land. Many of the illegal aliens, illegally live on land that they did not purchase or rent. It's called squatting. The illegal aliens do an incredible amount of property damage with litter, urine, feces, crop damage, stealing firewood, setting fires, ect.. while they are squatting.

[ragassapierre]

DITTO!!!

[eoqui]

Remittacenses comming from mexican emigrants are stuck on the same level in the last 2 years.. which is losing importance for mexican economy compared to the 35% increase in wages of the poorest 20% in the last 6 years

[eoqui]

foreign investment coming from US is now -25% compared to what it was back in 2000. actually it remains the same since 1998. By the other hand investments coming from the European Union has grown 146% compared to what it was back in year 2000.

Conclusion, Mexico is growing in spite of US

[eoqui]

Mexican economy is very tightly connected to the US economy, but part of the success in mexican economy in the last years has been mainly due to diversification of the economy. Though exports in Mexico increased 10% last year, the exports to US only did 4%, but over 30% to the rest of the world.

[orland9999]

There are no comments to really make about this whole issue. Here is how it breaks down. U either believe in laws, borders, national security or NOT! Our government is not listening and doing what they are suppose to. But they will when elections come and we vote people in who will in the Senate and House. Change takes time.

[wrightpaw]

to bad you disabled the Ann Coulter one.

Keep your finger on this stuff, maybe some of the younger ones will listen... again thanks

ole soldier

[Schemefighter]

wrightpaw: There are times that comments and voting cannot be done during some periods of YouTube maintenance. So far all of the video comments and voting should be enabled, unless I have made a mistake. I am considering closing the comments because of the spammers, trolls, and flamers. If there is a video that I forgot to enable the comments or voting, let me know which one.

[wrightpaw]

putting up with the bad ones is part of the information exchange. Sometimes it helps.  Once from a way a guy responed to a lady I visited his site and was so angered by his stuff, I forwarded it to the FBI. about an hour later youtube removed his site and his hate. So even if the haters comment sometimes we can do something about it. Again Thanks for what your doing, we need your message out there. Ole soldier

[Schemefighter]

wrightpaw: I feel the same way, for the most part. What would a debate be without opposing views? I prefer debate rather than spoon feeding. However many people, particularly liberals frequently resort to vulgarities, lies, slander, defamation of character, and pathetic rhetoric/ straw arguments. I would prefer people remain civilized, however sometimes I like when an opponent's hateful ignorant statements hang themselves. Unfortunately I don't have much time to fend off spammers and trolls.

[pigoprha]

keep hope alive. ha ha ha