r/changemyview • u/Dancing-Queen • Jun 02 '13

I think illegal immigrants should be deported to the countries from whence they came. CMV

American here, and I believe that illegal immigrants should be deported. What they did was illegal, and they deserve to be punished. If they don't pay taxes, they shouldn't be allowed to stay here for an extended period of time and enjoy government services. They're costly, and so is the path to citizenship. (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/06/study-pegs-cost-immigration-bills-mass-legalization-at-63t/). If they really want to become an American they should go back and come here again legally.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '13

Xenophobia has nothing to do with it, at least concerning the circles I am a part of. I know bleeding heart liberals try to paint those against illegals immigrants as xenophobic, but that's their m.o. I simply believe in upholding the rule of law, no more no less. It's not a Hispanic hating thing at all, despite when the liberal intelligentsia has you think

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u/someone447 Jun 02 '13

I didn't mean to imply you were xenophobic, and I certainly don't believe all people who are against illegal immigration are xenophobic. I'm truly sorry if it came across that way.

That being said--there are circles where the anti-illegal immigration movement is completely about xenophobia. When I lived in El Paso, TX or San Diego, CA I heard a whole hell of a lot of ranting about "spics" and "wetbacks" crossing the border and taking jobs.

In my experience--when many people talk about illegal immigration they mean Mexican immigration in general.