Why can Mexican residents work in the US?
I live in El Paso TX, and everyday about 10,000 Mexican residents cross the border to work on this side. It's driven the job market to the point where you have to speak Spanish, be Mexican and/or know somebody to get a job. I can't even get a scholarship because they've all been given to Mexican residents! Is it just me, or is this illegal? And if it isn't, should it be?
To clarify: I did not intend to sound racist, and apologize if I offended anyone. We were just stationed here, and I am shocked at the way a lot of us military spouses are discriminated against especially in a city whose economy is supported by an Army base. There's less discrimination on bases in other countries! BTW, the source for my statistics is the Bureau of Transportation. If you're interested in seeing how many people cross the Mexican-US border legally, check out this link.
http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/border_crossing_entry_data/us_mexico/index.html
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kinda unfair but they want a better life who can blame them. i bet u would do the same.
if you suspect it of being illegal jsut call the homeland security agency and file a complaint
Well if you can’t find a job then learn Spanish. A lot of people do… why wouldn’t you?
Reverse Discrimination is fun, isn’t it?
Just accept it, you live in a zone where illegals are going to be, and since you are in america…reverse discrimination is rampant.
Just under the table or for the secret services.
I knew that mexicans got jobs no one wanted but how r they able to get a scholarship?? how can it be done w/o ss #?
Yes, it is illegal. Most of the immegrants that are coming over to Texas will work for any wage and do any job. I read a story once that Mexican immegrants will work for pennies on the dollar. Basically they ride the system. They work here without paying taxes, they get medical and dental care and scholarships. It is not fair. Write to your congressman. There are ways to stop immegration but it takes more than just a few people.
For the most part your numbers are way off, its about 10,000 Mexicans (legal and not) entering El Paso just to go to school (at tax payers expense , of course) and about 25,000-30,000, entering to come to work (legally and illegally) The reason so many come illegally is that they have legal documents to enter (Local Border Crossing card) and the "claim" to come to shop or do business, but they come to work and take their kids to school here, and it needs to stop. Its very frustrating, but they are coming and the numbers are growing.
Your question sounds confusing: are you referring to the illegal aliens, or the mexican-americans? if you’re referring to the mex-am’s then it sounds like you’re racist. Keep in mind that From Cali to Texas is heavily populated with Mexicans: Remember, Mexico is below Texas hun. And keep in mind too a lot of those migrant workers are possibly illegal immigrants but some of them fly under the radar and get fake documents so they won’t get caught. And you have to consider this… Mexicans are the fastest growing demographic. Which means that they are going to fight for more things offered in spanish. But hey, if you go to new york or wash d.c. for a job you’re definetly are going to have to speak some other kind of language or two. People of other nationalities need representation and that’s the way it is, immigrants helped "color" this country, learn your history hun. I don’t have a lot of time to break it down but your best bet is to learn spanish, or move to an area where you won’t have to, and no that is not "illegal". And obviously you’re not looking hard enough for scholarships because the money is out there for EVERYONE, so you just need to take some reliability and quit complaining and get with the program.
political correctness and it’s ugly head.
Your taking this personal because of the scholarship deal. These people are crossing legally to work, they have permits obviously! You should try going to http://www.fastweb.com and finding scholarships that suit your background. If you are going to live in El Paso, I think you should learn Spanish too. There are going to be a lot of Spanish speakers because you are so close to the border.
let me explain it as simple as possible, anybody can work on the AMERICAN side and live in the MEXICAN side as long as they do it legally (it’s just cheaper) so good luck complaining to home land security hahaha but stop blaming other people for your problems,I find it hard to believe everyone can do it but you…..
it might be ignorance, apparwntly you think that only anglo-americans are americans. Read a little and learned that mexicans were in Texas and California before anglo americans, the border crossed them…they didn’t cross the border. There are americans that are not anglo, I beliive that over 30 million hispanic americans. Some people chose to live in Mexico and cross every morning to work in hte US. Ifyou were from a border town, you would know it. Also border cities depend heavily on mexican people buying their products, again, if you were from a border town you would know it.
Go to states like Louisiana and see what discrimination is if you are not from there.
Illegal people can not get scholarships or dental and medical care like someone wrote here. If you go and try to get free health care and dental care you can not get, try it. They will review your background, income, etc. etc. It is extremely ignorant to think that because you are illegal they will not review your personal data.
I do not why people complain so much when the same illegals clean our crap and put the food that we eat on our table. If you dont like it you should complain about the corporations that hire the illegal aliens. They are the ones with the power, not the guy cleaning our gutters!! They even go an d recruit in Mexico.
I work one mile from the border in San Diego and a lot of my co-workers live in Mexico, but they are US citizens so they can legally cross and work here as well as take advantage of scholarships and such just as any US citizen can. They just happen to live in Mexico because it is much cheaper to live there. Also some of them are married to Mexican citizens who can’t cross the border so they have to live there.
I agree with the author of this post, this is nothing more than bull$hit! I understand that people need to make a living, but when you displace jobs and resources from legitimate citizens, then you are crossing the line! People say, just “learn Spanish!” Look, why don’t you apply that same logic to the people that are coming here? Why don’t you think that they should learn English? I’ll tell you why? It’s because you like it like this, it benefits those that don’t oppose it. We are American, and we have to think about the majority, and not cater to these people coming here. This gentleman and myself could simply pick up and relocate, but this doesn’t solve anything. It’s El Paso today, it’ll be in the Midwest tomorrow. Join me, and let’s take America back!