I've had enough, we need to deport every single illegal alien. Period. End of story.

[chico2663]

you can go back on any statement you want an edited after the fact brooks but no where did you ask any question. you just made dumb statements!

[brooks85]

you can go back on any statement you want an edited after the fact brooks but no where did you ask any question. you just made dumb statements!

lol can you read properly?


no where did I say I asked a question...


that is twice now you have had to make up some narrative in your head.

[chico2663]

Ten Myths About Immigration

• Blogs and Articles:
• Immigration

Number 39: Spring 2011


Editor’s note: While originally published in 2011, this story was updated in 2015 to reflect current statistics, policies and conditions in the United States. Click here for a detailed list of sources.
Myths about immigration and immigrants are common. Here are a few of the most frequently heard misconceptions—along with information to help you and your students separate fact from fear.
When students make statements that are mistaken or inaccurate, one response is to simply ask, “How do you know that’s true?” Whatever the answer—even if it’s “That’s what my parents say”—probe a little more to get at the source. Ask, “Where do you think they got that information?” or “That sounds like it might be an opinion and not a fact.” Guide students to find a reliable source and help them figure out how to check the facts.
Most immigrants are here illegally.
With so much controversy around the issue of undocumented immigrants, it’s easy to overlook the fact that most of the foreign-born people living in the United States have followed the rules and have permission to be here. Of the more than 41 million foreign-born people living in the United States in 2013, about 30 million were naturalized citizens, permanent residents and legal residents. Eleven million were unauthorized immigrants. Of those who did not have authorization to be here, about 40 percent entered the country legally and then let their visas expire.
It's just as easy to enter the country legally today as it was when my ancestors arrived.
Ask students when their ancestors immigrated and if they know what the entry requirements were at the time. For about the first 100 years, the United States had an “open immigration system that allowed any able-bodied immigrant in,” explains immigration historian David Reimers. The biggest obstacle would-be immigrants faced was getting here—some even resorted to selling themselves into indentured servitude to do so. Today, there are many rules about who may enter the country and stay legally. Under current policy, many students’ immigrant ancestors who arrived between 1790 and 1924 would not be allowed in today.
There’s a way to enter the country legally for anyone who wants to get in line.
Ask students if they know the rules to enter the country legally and stay here to work. The simple answer is that there is no “line” for most very poor people with few skills to stand in and gain permanent U.S. residency. Generally, gaining permission to live and work in the United States is limited to people who are (1) highly trained in a skill that is in short supply here and offered a job by a U.S. employer, (2) escaping political persecution, (3) joining close family already here, or (4) winners of the green-card lottery.
My ancestors learned English, but today’s immigrants refuse.
Ask students to find out how long it took for their ancestors to stop using their first language. “Earlier immigrant groups held onto their cultures fiercely,” notes Reimers. “When the United States entered the First World War [in 1917], there were over 700 German-language newspapers. Yet, German immigration had peaked in the 1870s.”
While today’s immigrants may speak their first language at home, one-half of those older than 5 speak English “very well” according to research by the independent, nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute. And the demand for adult ESL instruction in the United States far outstrips available classes.
Today’s immigrants don’t want to blend in and become “Americanized.”
Ask students what it means to blend in to American society. Nearly 655,000 people became naturalized citizens during the 2014 fiscal year. They had to overcome obstacles like getting here, finding a job, tackling language barriers, paying naturalization fees, dealing with a famously lethargic immigration bureaucracy and taking a written citizenship test. This is not the behavior of people who take becoming American lightly.
The reality is that the typical pattern of assimilation in the United States has remained steady, says Reimers. “The first generation struggled with English and didn’t learn it. The second was bilingual. And the third can’t talk to their grandparents.” If anything, the speed of assimilation is faster today than at any time in our past, mainly because of public education and mass media.
Immigrants take good jobs from Americans.
Ask students what kinds of jobs they think immigrants are taking. According to the Immigration Policy Center, a nonpartisan group, research indicates there is little connection between immigrant labor and unemployment rates of native-born workers. Here in the United States, two trends—better education and an aging population—have resulted in a decrease in the number of Americans willing or available to take low-paying jobs. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, close to 26 million foreign-born people, or 17 percent of the country’s labor force, worked in the United States in 2014. These workers are more likely to be employed by the service industry, while native-born workers are more likely to hold jobs in management, professional, sales and office occupations.
To fill the void of low-skilled American workers, employers often hire immigrant workers. One of the consequences, unfortunately, is that it is easier for unscrupulous employers to exploit this labor source and pay immigrants less, not provide benefits and ignore worker-safety laws. On an economic level, Americans benefit from relatively low prices on food and other goods produced by undocumented immigrant labor.
Undocumented immigrants bring crime.
Ask students where they heard this. Nationally, from 1990 to 2010, the violent crime rate declined almost 45 percent and the property crime rate fell 42 percent, even as the number of undocumented immigrants more than tripled. According to the conservative Americas Majority Foundation, crime rates from 1999 to 2006 were lowest in states with the highest immigration growth rates. During that period, the total crime rate fell 14 percent in the 19 top immigration states, compared to only 7 percent in the other 31. Truth is, foreign-born people in America—whether they are naturalized citizens, permanent residents or undocumented—are incarcerated at a much lower rate than native-born Americans, according to the National Institute of Corrections.
Undocumented immigrants don’t pay taxes but still get benefits.
Ask students what are some ways Americans pay taxes, as in income tax and sales tax. Undocumented immigrants pay taxes every time they buy gas, clothes or new appliances. They also contribute to property taxes—a main source of school funding—when they buy or rent a house, or rent an apartment. The U.S. Social Security Administration estimated that in 2013 undocumented immigrants—and their employers—paid $13 billion in payroll taxes alone for benefits they will never get. They can receive schooling and emergency medical care, but not welfare or food stamps.

[brooks85]

lol 2011 article from tolerance.org

where is khicks?


he'll get the joke.

[chico2663]

You know how stupid you sound. if they go apply for for benefits than they will be deported. last line of above paragraph dumb ass. you know there are a lot of times where I put dumb ass as one word. But when i think of you it seems to fit!

[brooks85]

You know how stupid you sound. if they go apply for for benefits than they will be deported. last line of above paragraph dumb ass. you know there are a lot of times where I put dumb ass as one word. But when i think of you it seems to fit!

you poor, ignorant little sheep. I so wish you were correct for once.

[chico2663]

yes someone who was in charge of the dept said it wasn't so BUT BROOKS SAID SHE WAS WRONG! SO SHE MUST BE!

[brooks85]

yes someone who was in charge of the dept said it wasn't so BUT BROOKS SAID SHE WAS WRONG! SO SHE MUST BE!

do you use your head at all when people tell you things?

I'm sure you don't but just wondering if you can figure out why someone in charge of a department might lie to you.

Also, use your free time to check out google and how illegals are using welfare since you're paying for it you ignorant putz.

[chico2663]

I have many friends from ghana, ecuador and other countries so I know. But sit in your mom's basement and keep telling us how it is!

[brooks85]

I have many friends from ghana, ecuador and other countries so I know. But sit in your mom's basement and keep telling us how it is!

lol enjoy watching how desperate you get.

The classic "well I know people..." reminds me of high school debates


I'll stick with the facts, good luck with your stories.

[brooks85]

lol can you read properly?


no where did I say I asked a question...


that is twice now you have had to make up some narrative in your head.

let today be a day of self-reflect for yourself chico. You're going down a very dangerous and stupid path.

[chico2663]

believe it or not brooks believes everything he reads on the internet. the found a yeti in russia

[chico2663]

well i have to meet you because where else would you be.I have other things to do than argue with DUMB ASS!

[brooks85]

believe it or not brooks believes everything he reads on the internet. the found a yeti in russia

says the idiot who believes someone from a welfare department told them illegals can't use welfare...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=illegal+immigrants+on+welfare

funny watching how stupid people make themselves look instead of just accepting they're wrong. You've gotten crushed here chico, no denying it.

[chico2663]

by the way more people have been deported under the obama administration than any time in history.

[brooks85]

by the way more people have been deported under the obama administration than any time in history.

omg, sealing the deal on how penetrating incredibly sheepish you are chico

again, you would be SO easy to scam. I just send you a number every month greater than previous and you'll be clueless as to what really changed and why.

Obama, in fact, HAS NOT deported more people. He simply changed the definition and numbers of what would be counted as "deported," whereas, before it was a quick release. Poor little chico's reality is breaking.

[chico2663]

brooks the argument was whether or not more people that are white are on welfare. like a person who gets tea-bagged on a regular basis; they try to steer the tangent of the argument in a different vector when they are wrong. If you got one point right doesn't mean you won the argument. THERE ARE MORE WHITE PEOPLE ON WELFARE. I have read those articles from newsmax and washington examiner. I only can tell you what i have seen when a person from ghana lost there job and they were told they weren't entitled to benefits.

[chico2663]

have a nice day brooks

[brooks85]

brooks the argument was whether or not more people that are white are on welfare. like a person who gets tea-bagged on a regular basis; they try to steer the tangent of the argument in a different vector when they are wrong. If you got one point right doesn't mean you won the argument. THERE ARE MORE WHITE PEOPLE ON WELFARE. I have read those articles from newsmax and washington examiner. I only can tell you what i have seen when a person from ghana lost there job and they were told they weren't entitled to benefits.

lol love how you keep going back to this as if it is true.


you asked the question, there was no "argument" you desperate clown. Lying isn't going to save you.


here are your options;

1.go khicks mode and just go full-bore with your ignorant abilities

2. go acoochy mode and hit ignore

3. grow up, realize you're wrong

[khicks26]

lol 2011 article from tolerance.org

where is khicks?


he'll get the joke.

Don't involve me in your BS. Let me know when you grow up & learn how to communicate with people.

Such a worthless lump of shit you are.

[pboozer57]

do you realize there are more people that are white that are on welfare than any other race?

That's false...

Welfare Demographics
Percent of recipients who are white	38.8 %
Percent of recipients who are black	39.8 %
Percent of recipients who are Hispanic	15.7 %
Percent of recipients who are Asian	2.4 %
Percent of recipients who are Other	3.3 %

[frogsrangers]

That's false...

Welfare Demographics
Percent of recipients who are white	38.8 %
Percent of recipients who are black	39.8 %
Percent of recipients who are Hispanic	15.7 %
Percent of recipients who are Asian	2.4 %
Percent of recipients who are Other	3.3 %

Blacks make up only 12% of the population but make up a majority of the welfare recipients

[brooks85]

Don't involve me in your BS. Let me know when you grow up & learn how to communicate with people.

Such a worthless lump of shit you are.

don't like when people call you out on posting from agenda-based websites like your friendsofearth embarrassment?

step 1, acknowledge the embarrassment. It takes all the power away from me.

[khicks26]

have a nice day brooks

Face it Brooks really has a problem talking to people. He only knows how give his opinion & thinks his opinion is fact.

He's a Avg. systems manger who lacks real world skills.

[chico2663]

- 29 million people are on welfare
- 39% white: 11,661,000
- 38% black: 11,362,000

[brooks85]

^lol so desperate so he is posting old numbers now

Face it Brooks really has a problem talking to people. He only knows how give his opinion & thinks his opinion is fact.

He's a Avg. systems manger who lacks real world skills.

100k points for one example khicks!

lol foot in mouth again for you

[khicks26]

100k points for one example khicks!

lol foot in mouth again for you

Thanks for proving my point.

Fuking dumb as a stone.

[chico2663]

google is your friend the other artlcles say snap which is food stamps

[DwightShrute]

Face it Brooks really has a problem talking to people. He only knows how give his opinion & thinks his opinion is fact.

He's a Avg. systems manger who lacks real world skills.

thank goodness we have you to show us how its done

[brooks85]

Thanks for proving my point.

Fuking dumb as a stone.

and thanks for proving mine SJW queen. Keep on digging!

[chico2663]

Thanks for proving my point.

Fuking dumb as a stone.

someone needs to tell the emperor that he isn't wearing any clothes

[frogsrangers]

- 29 million people are on welfare
- 39% white: 11,661,000
- 38% black: 11,362,000

Old numbers but even then.

Whites are 59% of the population and 39% of welfare recipients, so they are under-represented.

Blacks are 12% of the population but 38% of welfare, over-represented by over 200%.

[khicks26]

thank goodness we have you to show us how its done

From someone who is a step above Brooks.

WOW means a lot to me. LOL

[brooks85]

^awesome non-response to your burial chico lol

khicks would be proud

[khicks26]

someone needs to tell the emperor that he isn't wearing any clothes

I doubt it would mean a thing. The guy is Thick as A Brick.