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The more I think about it, the more people talking about this issue pisses me off. To even discuss it in a mildly positive manner is to lend it an undeserved legitimacy. So I've decided to go over some myths and facts...prepare to have your face rocked off with an infallible argument.

MYTH: Illegals do jobs Americans won't take.

FACT: There isn't a job that an American won't take so long as it is capable of sustaining them. The problem is that many of these jobs seen as "immigrant" jobs cannot be had by the working poor because illegals have low-balled the wages of these jobs to the point where Americans can't survive with said jobs. Illegals can because, more often than not, they stack a dozen people into a 1 or 2 bedroom apartment. Rent's not so hard to make when you live in a shithole and divide rent by 12.

MYTH: Most immigrants come here because they want to be citizens

FACT: Right...that's why they keep citizenship to their home country (whether it be Mexico, Central America, or elsewhere). Look...when the first thing you do when stepping into a country is illegal you're off to a bad start. Once you've shown a disregard for laws by your mere prescence, what's to keep you from disregarding any and all other laws without fear of reprisal? I suppose some blame goes to Mexican schools and government for teaching students that America stole California and, if they hadn't, Mexico would be a superpower when gold was discovered. Did I mention that Mexico invited German and Soviet intelligence to spy on the U.S. during WWII and the Cold War respectively. I'm pretty sure I did.

MYTH: This is an immigrant nation

FACT: Ok...you know what? By that notion EVERY country on this planet (save a small handful) is an "immigrant nation". Yeah...people came here from Europe 400 or so years ago, but there are now 280 million native-born U.S. citizens. Since they're native-born, they cease to be an immigrant. There are almost no places in this world that have always been inhabited by people, so to be settled and become a country people would have had to immigrate (or emmigrate).

MYTH: The United States is hostile towards immigrants

FACT: Ok...I'll preface this by saying there will always be some backwards assholes who oppose any and all immigration. When I was in Germany I saw how some Germans downright hate Turkish folks (the Turks are basically the mexicans of Germany). That said, this country allows more immigrants (legally) into this country than all other countries on earth COMBINED. Most citizens with a modicum of common sense are accepting of the legal immigrants.

So there you have it. Well...a little of it at least. I could rip off Derek and say "discuss". Rather, I'll say "extrapolate" (which is really just a fancy of saying "discuss").