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Quote by: leftcider Poll: Majority of Mexicans See US As 'Exploiter' http://zogby.com/Soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=12882
I was especially surprised to read the section on personal views Mexicans have about Americans. Where does the animosity of Mexicans towards the US stem from? |
The amount of mistrust and misunderstanding between Mexico and the US is staggering to the mind of the ordinary citizen. Furthermore, it is propagated by three groups. The politicians, the media, and the illegals themselves.
Poltically correct politicians call illegal aliens "guest workers" and say they do jobs that no other American will perform. No wonder there is confusion there.
If someone illegally enters your home, do you call them a guest? Not hardly. When someone works illegally for a company for wage levels that are considered below "minimum", are they not harming the economy. If these workers were not available to companies that wish to exploit their condition, would not wages rise and afford legitimate citizens jobs at a higher wage, even above the minimum wage? No wonder these Americans are confused, even angry.
Politically correct politicians call illegal aliens "undocumented workers" which implies that there are "documented workers" when there is nothing of the sort. Besides a social secuirty card, which illegal aliens have, what other documents do you have to provide to work in the US? No wonder ordinary American are confused.
Does it make sense when politicians refuse to control the borders yet all rise to the political occasion when the port terminals are "threatened" by foreign ownership? No wonder ordinary Americans are confused.
Does it make sense when people who legally enter the US and wait 10 years to become citizens while those who illegally enter are offered instant citizenship? This encourages people to enter the US illegally because they will become citizens faster than those who enter the US legally. No wonder there is confusion and anger.
Illegals come to the US and demonstrate by the thousands against oppression here in the US. Why don't they protest their civil rights violations and job conditions in Mexico which forced them to come here in the first place? The illegals march using the flag of Mexico as their banner while using the flag of the US to denigrate the US. The illegals refuse to learn English to better assimilate into the US society, yet they continue to complain about discrimination. No wonder ordinary American are confused and resentful.
The media complain that the illegals are not treated fairly in their work efforts. This is simply because the illegals are not coming to the US taking their jobs for half their wages. If the illegals came to the US, and took the jobs of the media at half their pay, they would certainly sing a different tune. Hypocrites. No wonder ordinary Americans are confused.
The media says the illegals take "jobs that no one else will take". This is merely a question of wages and labor supply. Eliminate the illegals and wages will rise to a level acceptable to the current labor supply. Simple economics. No wonder ordinary Americans are confused.
Politicians accuse people of racism who won't accept the illegals. They are calling Asians, and Eastern Indians racists because it is they who come and enter the country legally. This is a bold insult to these people who have waited 10 years to become citizens. Blacks are called racists who don't accept illegals who do a job the blacks would do if the wages reflected the true wage levels according to the legal labor supply No wonder these ordinary Americans are confused and cry foul.
And we wonder why there is so much suspicion and confusion on the behalf of ordinary Americans. I think it is clear to me. We don't get the truth from the media. We don't get the truth from the politicians. We don't get the truth from the illegals.